Regular Meeting
Odyssey Charter School
6201 Noble Ave. N.
Brooklyn Center, MN55429
August 20, 2003
6:30 P.M.
Call to OrderA regular meeting of the Odyssey Charter School Board of Directors was held on Wednesday, August 20th , 2003 at Odyssey Charter School. The meeting was called to order at 6:35 p.m. and was facilitated by Janice Sandberg.
Roll CallThe following Board members were present: Janice Sandberg, Steve Skramstad, John Sedey, Rick Fletcher, Jeni Holm, Susan Dougherty.
Acceptance of Agenda Motion by Jeni Holm, seconded by Rick Fletcher, to accept the printed agenda as amended. Motion carries unanimously.
Approval of Minutes A motion by Susuan Dougherty, seconded by Jeni Holm, to accept the minutes of the June meeting. Motion carries unanimously.
Community Comments There were no community comments.
Consent AgendaMotion by Rick Fletcher, seconded by Jeni Holm to approve Barbara Mahowald as Odyssey’s LEA representative. Motion carries unanimously.
Old BusinessExcell
The amount due form Excell Academy has been recalculated and Odyssey should be receiving more money from them.
New Business Board planning session
The board reviewed the planning session packet. There was discussion about a planning session in November or December.
Annual meeting
There was discussion about the annual meeting in November. It was stated that this should not be a regular board meeting.
Elections
There was discussion about the upcoming board elections. The size of the board was discussed. Jeni Holm stated a board of five was too small, and the number should stay at nine for a year because of the number changing over the years. Janice stated that a smaller number of board members may result in more committed members.
John Sedey stated bylaws are often changed and voted on at the annual meeting. There was dicussion about updating the bylaws, possibly with the help of MACS. John Sedey stated that perhaps Odyssey should consider boiler pate bylaws.
Board calendar
Janice asked if the board should be meeting less often. It was decided that monthly meetings are necessary to approve business.
Motion by Jeni Holm, seconded by Rick Fletcher, to accept the attached calendar of meetings. Motion carries unanimously.
Human Resources
There was discussion about establishing a 4036 and other benefits. Barbara Mahowald stated she will be getting quotes for 2 more insurance vendors.
Technology
Barbara Mahowald stated she is looking for a technology plan.
Community Action Committee
The committee presented the attached report.
Designs for Learning
Designs is currently handling human resources and accounting functions for Odyssey. There was discussion about Designs taking over government reporting and grant reporting (two per quarter). Barbara asked if these functions could be included in the contract between Odyssey and Designs. She is especially concerned about the Walton grant. The cost for these services would be $18,000.
John Sedey asked if Judith Darling would be able to get finacial information in the next board packet since there was none in the August packet.
Susan Dougherty asked if it was wise to contract with Designs for Learning for all the services we are currently and potentially contracted for. Janice stated Odyssey would keep them this year and ask for bids next year.
Motion by Rick Fletcher, seconded by Jeni Holm, to approve add reporting and grant writing to the Designs for Learning contract. Motion carries unanimously.
Mission statement
Jeni Holm stated she expected the CAC to present the updated mission to the board. Jeni will follow up with the committee regarding why this hasn’t been done.
Administrative report
Motion by Rick Fletcher, seconded by John Sedey, to accept the following new hires: Jeff Weiberg, Katherine Trottier, Destiny Sparks, Kristin Travis and Melissa Anderson. Motion carries unanimously.
There was discussion about the discipline policy. Motion by John Sedey, seconded by Rick Fletcher, to approve the new discipline policy. Motion by Rick Fletcher, seconded by John Sedey, to remove the gum chewing and mission portions of the discipline policies.
Adjournment:The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Next meetings:Regular meeting to be held Wednesday, September 17th at 6:30pm.