Regular Meeting
Odyssey Charter School
6510 Zane Ave. N.
Brooklyn Park, MN55429
May 15, 2002
6:30 P.M.
Call to Order A regular meeting of the Odyssey Charter School Board of Directors was held on Wednesday, May 1st, 2002 in room six at Odyssey Charter School. The meeting was called to order at 6:40 p.m. and was facilitated by Tim Wollenzien.
Roll Call The following Board members were present: Jeni Holm, Nathan Disch, Tim Wollenzien, Lyle Clemenson, Karen Johnson, Lori Bona and Stephanie Dess.
Additions to Agenda The following additions were made to the agenda dated May 15th , 2002
7.3 Merit Pay
5.5 Tony Spears’ resignation
8.3 Board officers
Acceptance of Agenda A motion by Lyle Clemenson, seconded by Steph Dess, to accept the printed agenda. The motion carries unanimously.
Approval of Minutes A motion by Karen Johnson, seconded by Jeni Holm, to accept the minutes of the May 1st special board meeting. The motion carries unanimously.
Community Comments There were no comments from the community.
Consent Agenda A motion by Steph Dess, seconded by Lori Bona, to accept donations worth $5,673. Motion carries unanimously.
Old Business Merit Pay Process- Jeni Holm explained recent developments in the process of reworking the merit pay process. She introduced delaying the second merit pay payment to aid cash flow.
Motion by Steph Dess, seconded by Jeni Holm, to make merit pay payments up to $24,000 by October or the earliest available date. Motion carries unanimously.
Software Package- Mary Beth Frank introduced Smart software as a Skyward alternative. She will gather further information on Smart for the next board meeting.
Benefit Package- Lori Bona explained the developments related to staff feedback about Paid Time Off (PTO) and medical plan changes.
Motion by Lyle Clemenson, seconded by Nathan Disch, to cap the medical coverage premium at $300 with any overage being paid by the individual employee. Motion defeated 4-3.
Motion by Nathan Disch , seconded by Lyle Clemenson, to cap average single medical premium at $300 and any overage will be paid by the individual employee. Friendly amendment by Jeni Holm to strike the word average. Motion defeated 6-1.
Finance committee will review benefit changes and present at next meeting.
New Business Administrative Report- Anne Lindgren, Executive Director, presented the administrative report. Osseo is preparing a lease for the Orchard Lane Building. Excell is still working toward occupying the 6510 building. Odyssey’s current enrollment is set for 160 students returning, and information has been distributed to 60-70 K-8 families on the waiting list. Staff reviews are underway, hiring for new staff is ever present. There was an explanation given of all levels of the decision making process.
A board training session/retreat is tentatively scheduled for June 1st.
Business Manager’s Report- Mary Beth Frank, Business Manager, explained that the line of credit may be used in June due to low cash flow. The shortage, however, is minor compared to earlier to the shortages projected earlier in the year.
Board Officers- A decision regarding officers will be made at the next board meeting with all members present.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 8:40pm.
Next meetings: Special meeting to be held Wednesday May 29th at 6:30pm.