Regular Meeting
Odyssey Charter School
6510 Zane Ave. N.
Brooklyn Park, MN55429
December 20, 2001
6:30 P.M.

Call to Order A regular meeting of the Odyssey Charter School Board of Directors was held on Wednesday, December 20, 2001 in room 19 at Odyssey Charter School. The meeting was called to order at 6:40 p.m. and was facilitated by Tony Spears.

Roll Call The following Board members were present: Tim Wollenzien, Nathan Disch, Lyle Clemmenson, Jeni Holm and Tony Spears.

Additions to Agenda There are no additions to the Agenda dated December 20, 2001.

Acceptance of Agenda A motion by Lyle Clemmenson, seconded by Nathan Disch, to accept the printed agenda for the December 20, 2001 meeting. The motion carries unanimously.

Consent Agenda A motion was made by Lyle Clemmenson, seconded by Jeni Holm, to accept a $1000.00 donation from Walmart. The motion carries unanimously.

Approval of Minutes A motion by Nathan Disch, seconded by Tim Wollenzien, to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of November 20, 2001. The motion carries unanimously.

Old Business There was discussion among the board members about the by-laws. Lyle Clemmenson will review and update the by-laws. Further discussion was tabled to the January 16 board meeting.

New Business Audit Report- Dennis Hoogeveen from LarsonAllen presented the audit report for this year. He noted that the report is unqualified, meaning that no problems were noted in the findings of the audit. Please see the audit report for more information. He also suggested that the Board decide what they would like the fund balance to be, and suggested that 15%-20% would be prudent.

Finance Team- The Finance Team met Tuesday December 18, 2001. They again discussed ways to adjust the budget. They discussed amending the current budget as well as starting the budget process for next year. They will meet again before the next Board meeting.

Agent for Benefit Change- Mary Beth Frank discussed changing the agent for benefits. She suggested that changing to one agent all of our benefits administration would be beneficial in terms of efficiency and customer service. Lyle Clemmenson suggested she get more than one proposal for future benefit packages. More discussion was tabled to next Board meeting.

Administrative report- Anne Lindgren, Executive Director, discussed the process and outcome of Merit Pay. She noted that $24,000 in Merit Pay was given out. The Board had questions about how the process was received by the staff, and Lyle Clemmenson asked for written feedback from the staff. Jeni Holm said she would provide the Board with written feedback from the staff.

Anne Lindgren discussed the recent changes in the Osseo School District. She noted that the changes would have little impact on Odyssey. She did note that there might be changes in the transportation plan due to our arrangement with the Osseo bussing company. She also suggested opening up communication with Osseo regarding the possible use of one of their buildings in the future. She suggested presenting Odyssey as an alternative for those families in the Osseo School District.

Anne Lindgren noted that Sage Academy has received their charter and will open as a 9-12 school in the Fall of 2002. She expressed Odyssey’s support of this offshoot, and recommended that Odyssey transition to a K-8 school.

Anne Lindgren reports that due to budget cuts the position of Executive Director has been cut to part time. She requested that the Board begin the process of reviewing candidates for the position of Executive Director. Further discussion was tabled to future Board meetings.

Community Comment Tony Spears set the time limit for each community comment at 5 minutes. Lyle Clemmenson stated that the Board would take comments and would respond at the next Board meeting. 25 members of the community offered comments regarding recent personnel changes in the secondary program.

Adjournment: Motion by Tony Spears, seconded by Lyle Clemmenson to adjourn at 8:30 p.m. Motion carries.

Next meetings: Regular meeting January 16, 2001 at 6:30p.m..