Board Meting September 9 2024
Horizons K8
Board Meeting Minutes
9/5/2024
Facilitators: Travis Lockhart, GBC
Timekeeper: Adam Brink
Process Observer: John Bogosian
Secretary/Minutes: Michelle Bargo
Call to Order: 6:05 PM
Present: Travis Lockhart, Kristin Hauger, Michelle Bargo, Jasmine GBC, Jim Freund, Mike Ashmore, Emmy Kurtz, Adam Brink, Rob Horansky, Fran Cohen, John Bogosian, Rachel Clionsky
Present Online: Rob Horansky
Absent: Jim Freund
Additional community members in attendance virtually: Lauren Yedell, Joal Gratz, Lynn Pence
Video Link: https://meet.google.com/rmu-gnau-tqw
- Quorum established
- Public Comment: None
Consent Agenda: Reviewed minutes from 7/8/2024 and agenda for 9/5/2024
Agenda: DRAFT Board Meeting Agenda – September 5, 2024.docx - Google Docs
- Motion to approve: Travis Lockart
Second: Adam Brink
Concorded
HOS Update: GBC
- Staffing: Now that we have hired a music teacher (Alice Hartman) and STEAM teacher (Christina Crizzoli), the faculty is fully staffed. We still have a 5/6 para role open.
- Enrollment: We’re currently enrolled at 356. There are a few outstanding offers (2 kinder and a 2nd grader). In one week we will no longer be working from the waitlist (slow process), and can shift to enrolling via administrative transfers (quicker process).
Update on DAC and LRAC: GBC
- Our new DAC Rep is Becky Goddard, parent of a 2nd grader! Thank you, Becky!
- We are still looking for a LRAC rep from Horizons. Please consider taking on this position to bring the Horizons perspective to the district level!
HOS Evaluation Process: Travis and Michelle
- Let’s get this process started now so the annual goals align with the school year. GBC reports to the Board. Kristin reports to GBC and ideally the annual goal-setting for Kristin’s AP role will also begin now.
- Principal Evaluation Committee: Travis Lockhart, Adam Brink, Michelle Bargo
- Motion to approve: Emmy Kurtz
- Second: Rachel Clionsky
- Concorded
Proposed Board Priorities: Travis - These potential 24/25 priorities for the Board were proposed at the 7/8/24 Board meeting. We need to decide how many priorities we can take on this school year based on the number of board members.
- Open Enrollment
- Bylaw Review
- Salary Review for Auxiliary Staff (i.e., front office staff)
- Board priorities for 24/25 have been set in this order:
- Open Enrollment
- Salary Review
- Bylaw Review
- Board priorities for 24/25 have been set in this order:
Open Enrollment Discussion: The goal of this priority would be to review the historical data around open enrollment and create a plan for the fact that our waitlists are very full for grades 3-6 and very empty for grades K, 7, and 8. This concerns the Board because student enrollment directly relates to the school budget.
- By 9/27/2024, the Board will provide support for the faculty as they engage in problem solving around open enrollment and waitlist issues.
Bylaw Review Discussion: The goal of this priority would be to clean up the bylaws to account for other changes which have already been made in prior years. It would also make the bylaws more user-friendly. This could happen proactively ahead of our next Charter renewal in 25/26. We reviewed the existing bylaws to understand how changes can be made to the bylaws, as well as which changes would be voted on by Council vs. Board.
- Motion to review the bylaws: Adam Brink
Seconded: Travis
Concorded
Salary Review for Auxiliary Staff (Front office staff) Discussion: These salaries have not been reviewed in a long time but the job responsibilities have substantially increased over time.
- Motion to create a committee to review auxiliary positions and salaries using the same review technique that was used to review para salaries in 23/24: Adam Brink
Seconded: John Bogosian
Concorded
Other Board Business: Topics for the first Council Meeting (and Chili Cook-Off) on 9/19 include:
- Communications Agreement
- Classroom Cleaning
Process Observer: Mix of brief and long (over-time) discussions. The meeting was respectful and we are all still friends!
Adjourned: 7:34 PM