Regular Meeting
Odyssey Charter School
6201 Noble Ave. N.
Brooklyn Center, MN55429
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
6:00 P.M.

Members in attendance: Mike Auld, Lori Bona, Rochelle Barclay, Susan Dougherty, Dave Rand, John Sedey, Destiny Sparks, Steve Skramstad arrived at 6:35, and Harry Ford arrived at 6:45. Judy Hinck attended as an ex officio member. Motions passed unanimously unless otherwise noted. Rochelle took minutes until Steve arrived.

1. Call to order and roll call at 6:00 P.M..
   

2. Dave moved and Lori seconded to accept agenda. Voted on and passed.
   

3. Amended minutes were voted on and passed.
   

4. Judy Hinck gave the Director’s Report.
   

   1. Judy discussed the staff’s reactions to visiting other schools; Project Night was a success; Test Prep Night went well, though we had fewer people attend than we had hoped; we need judges for the Chili Cook Off; Judy turned the communication of renting the church over to Kari; we are overstaffed for next year by our attendance projections; and in planning our budget for 2005-2006 we ran into a problem with our salary scale and Judy will look into that.
      

5. Committee Reports:
   

   1. Susan reported for the HR Committee. They are working on the pay scale and working on getting the best value for our insurances.
      

   2. Dave reported for the Technology Committee. He received a new quote for purchasing new computers. The school has a new firewall. The Technology Plan continues. They are working on a proposal for the Finance Committee.
      

   3. Mike reported for CAC. They met with the Facilities Committee. The Pancake Breakfast was successful. The Scholastic Bookfair and the Chili Cook Off are coming up.
      

   4. Harry reported on the actions of the Facilities Committee. They discussed the building purchase and are working on a first right of refusal with the Osseo School District. They have narrowed down the parent survey to four questions that try to get parent input. Antonio is going to try to contact schools that were in a similar position to see what they did.
      

   5. Curriculum Committee actions were reported by Judy. That committee worked on Social Studies curriculum and have standards in place for grades 4/5, 6/7, and 8.
      

   6. Lori reported for the Finance Committee. That committee has started working on next year’s budget.
      

6. Lori gave our Financial Report Our Food Service report from Designs for Learning is now given to us in more detail. The Profit and Loss Statement was reviewed. We received our $20.000.00 deposit back from Thorp that went toward our Fund Balance months.
   

7. Destiny moved and Lori seconded to pass the Consent Agenda. Included was the payment of bills and payroll. Voted on and passed.
   

8. Judy brought to the Board her recommended 2005-2006 School Calendar. Lori moved to adopt that calendar, Rochelle seconded. Voted on and passed.
   

9. The Board will try to set up a date for training. The value of training was discussed.
   

10. Dave moved to adjourn, Harry seconded. Adjourn at 7:40 P.M.