THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

VANCE CHARTER SCHOOL

MINUTES

JUNE MEETIN= G

The Board of Directors of Vance Charter School held its regular monthly meeting on Monday June 20^th, 2010. The following members were present and constituted a quorum:

Jill Pike, Chairperson= &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; Mike Johnson

Pat Olmert, Treasurer&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Cydne Sharpe

Jay Andrews, Secretary= &nb= sp; = Clem Seifert

Bill Satterwhite = &nb= sp; = &= nbsp; Tom Betts

Karen Bobbitt

Also present was Principal Sean Connolly and Ann Bunch= .

WELCOME

Jill Pike called the meeting to order at 7:07 p.m.

PUBLIC COMMENT

None

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Karen Bobbitt made a motion to approve the minutes of = the May meeting. Tom Betts seconded. The motion passed.

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Jill opened the floor for nominations to fill the two = Board positions being vacated by Cydne Sharpe and Tom Betts. Cydne Sharpe nominat= ed Jay Andrews to return to the Board. Karen seconded. With no other nominatio= ns for this seat, Cydne made a motion to elect Jay to the Board. Karen also seconded this motion. The motion passed unanimously.

Pat Olmert nominated Delony Spraggins to the second se= at to be filled. Karen seconded. With no other nominations for this seat, Pat mad= e a motion to elect Delony Spraggins to the Board. Karen also seconded this mot= ion. The motion passed unanimously.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Jay nominated Karen Bobbitt to the position of Secreta= ry. Clem Seifert seconded. Karen was elected unanimously.

Clem Seifert nominated Pat Olmert to the position of Treasurer. Karen seconded. Pat was &n= bsp; elected unanimously.

Tom Betts nominated Gina Harris to the position of Vice Chairperson. Clem seconded. Gina was elected unanimously.

Clem nominated Jay Andrews to the position of Chairper= son. Karen seconded. Jay was elected unanimously.

Jill then thanked Cydne and Tom for their many years of service to the Board and to Vance Charter.

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Principal Sean Connolly began by thanking Curtis Tynda= ll, Deborah Hughes, Matt Williams, and Jay Andrews for spearheading the procure= ment and delivery of used furniture donated by Vance Granville Community College. Approximately 500 items were delivered to the school including chairs, teachers’ desks, tables, filing cabinets, and book cases. This donati= on saved the school many thousands of dollars.

Mr. Connolly reported that the basketball goals have b= een installed in the elementary playground area.

Mr. Connolly recently witnessed a demonstration of the smartboard technology and was impressed with its many capabilities and applications. He stated that the smartboards described in the grant proposal cost around $12,000 each (total of 3), but the grant would discount them ar= ound 46%. Clem noted that the figures on the handout provided by Mr. Connolly did not appear to reflect that large of a discount. Mr. Connolly assured the Bo= ard he would confirm the figures by the next meeting.

Mr. Connolly stated that he would have a presentation = on the necessary changes required to improve the school’s connectivity issue= s by the next meeting (including a more accurate handle on pricing).

When asked about the status of renting the vacant spac= e next door, Tom Betts replied that due to a few small issues, we were in a holding pattern at this time. He did state that he was confident that it would be worked out soon.

Mr. Connolly also reported that he was receiving quote= s for the replacement tiles for the 5^th grade rooms

The budget for next school year needs to be approved b= y June 30^th.

Mr. Connolly recommended Renee Knight for the part tim= e E C specialist position. After a brief discussion, Pat made a motion to hire Re= nee Knight for the part time E C specialist position. Karen seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

Mr. Connolly brought to the Board’s attention th= at Ms. Cash had been mistakenly underpaid this year by approximately $6,000. Pat made a motion to pay Ms. Cash t= he money owed to her from this year’s budget. Tom seconded. The motion passed.

LONG RANGE PLANNING

Clem reported that he spoke with Steve Hubrick of Hock Development. Mr. Hubrick expressed continued interest in building a school = for Vance Charter. The package offers 100% financing and would be practically a turnkey project. Clem stated his concerns that along with the high price, H= ock would be wearing too many hats and making too many decisions for the school rather than with the school. Karen stated that Bert Long had mentioned want= ing to discuss some new financing ideas.

FINANCE

Pat made a motion to approve the 2010-2011 budget. Clem seconded. The motion passed.

STUDENT RECRUITMENT

Bill Satterwhite reported the new meetings have been approved and will be posted on the web site soon.

POLICY&PERSONNEL

Cydne pr= esented a recommended policy on building use for the school. It reads as follows:

Vanc= e Charter School does not lease, rent, or otherwise permit the use of its building or ground= s to non-school sponsored entities. The building and grounds may be used by the following with the Principal or Board approval:

-School sponsored clubs or teams

-VCS Booster Club

-VCS Board of Directors

-School parent-teacher organization (Friends of Vance Charter)

-Current faculty members on behalf of the school

-Faculty members conducting official school functions.=

Policy was unanimously adopted as stated.

BUILDING & GROUNDS

No report.

PERFORMANCE

No report.

INCLEMENT WEATHER

No report.

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NEW BUSINESS

Bill Satterwhite wanted to mention that the graduation ceremony went very well.

Bill made a motion to go into closed session to discuss personnel matters. Karen seconded.

Later Cydne made a motion to come out of closed sessio= n. Karen seconded. With othing to report, Cydne made a motion to adjourn. Clem seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 8:57p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Jay Andrews, Secretary