THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OF

VANCE CHARTER SCHOOL

MINUTES

OF

SPECIAL CALLED  MEETING

3/8/10

 

The Board of Directors of Vance Charter School held a special called meeting on March 8th, 2010. The following members were present and constituted a quorum:

 

Jill Pike, Chairperson                                      Karen Bobbitt

Janet Gruchacz, Vice Chairperson                  Harrison Ford

Jay Andrews, Secretary                                  Cydne Sharpe

Mike Johnson                                                  Bill Satterwhite

 

Also present was Principal Sean Connolly.

 

The meeting was called to order at 7:05pm by Jill Pike. She immediately turned the meeting over to the policy and personnel committee chairperson Cydne Sharpe. Cydne gave each Board member a handout which included the state law regarding charter school preference and a printed recommendation to further clarify the policy for teacher and staff preference for student enrollment at Vance Charter School. It read as follows:

 

SECTION 1. G.S. 115C-238.29F(g)(5):

A charter school shall not discriminate against any student on the basis of ethnicity, national origin, gender, or disability. Except as otherwise provided by law or the mission of the school as set out in the charter, the school shall not limit admission to students on the basis of intellectual ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, athletic ability, disability, race creed, gender or national origin, religion, or ancestry. The charter school may give enrollment priority to siblings of currently enrolled students who were admitted to the charter school in a previous year and to children of the school’s principal, teachers, and teacher’s assistants.

 

Vance Charter School defines “children of the school’s principal, teachers, and teacher’s assistants” as any birth or adoptive child or any child for whom the teacher, principal, or teacher assistant maintains sole guardianship and custody pursuant to a court order. Guardianship must be obtained prior to admission and continue for the full school year. Those requesting preference based on guardianship must provide an affidavit that the principal, teacher, or teacher assistant provides the primary financial support of the child and that the child resides full time with the principal, teacher, or teacher assistant.

False or misleading applications submitted solely with the intent of getting preference are considered insubordination and will result in immediate termination of the employee as well as loss of staff preference.

 

Cydne made a recommendation to accept this policy and include it in the teacher handbook, the policy handbook, and have it posted on the website as well. The recommendation was accepted unanimously.

Cydne made a motion to accept the salary changes involving Meagan Sauer and Peggy Pegram as recommended by Principal Sean Connolly.  Janet Gruchacz seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

Cydne made a motion to adjourn. Karen Bobbitt seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 7:27pm.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Jay Andrews, Secretary