{"id":2604,"date":"2015-10-28T20:05:31","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T20:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/21stcenturypa.com\/wp\/?p=2604"},"modified":"2015-10-28T20:05:31","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T20:05:31","slug":"10615-governance-council-meeting-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/21stcenturypa.com\/wp\/?p=2604","title":{"rendered":"10\/6\/15 Governance Council Meeting Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Members Present: Virginia Trujillo, President<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Chris Velasquez, Vice President<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">John Everette, Secretary<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Jim Freese, Member<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lori Hagen, Member<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Members Absent: Maxine Mora, Member<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Guests: Mary Tarango, Principal<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Rita Hirschy, COO<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Camille Cordova, Parent<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Art Silva<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kathy Potter<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Jim Richardson<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Governance Council Called to Order at 5:40 p.m.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Finance at 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Roll Call<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Quorum met.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Approval of Previous Governance Council (GC) Meeting Minutes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Motion to approve minutes \u2013 Lori Hagen<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2nd \u2013 Jim Freese<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Motion approved<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Open Forum<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Virginia received and accepted letter of resignation from Jim Freese. \u00a0She thanked him for all his service and help on the council.<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Election of Members<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Mary Tarango recommended to GC that Camille Cordova and Art Silva be elected as members of the council.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Motion to approve new members \u2013 Jim Freese<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2nd. \u2013 Chris Velasquez<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Motion approved<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">School Finances<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Finance met prior to Board meeting. \u00a0Chris stated that the audit was recently completed and the results will be forthcoming.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Balance in activity account &#8211; $21,000<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Balance in primary account &#8211; $706,000<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">4 BARS submitted for approval<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Maintenance BAR #001-027-1516-09M<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Maintenance BAR #001-027-1516-10M<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Increase BAR #001-027-1516-07IB &#8211; $20,000 School Leader Incentive<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Increase BAR #001-027-1516-08IB &#8211; $10,000 School Leader Incentive<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Motion to approve BARS \u2013 Chris Velasquez<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2nd \u2013 Jim Freese<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Motion approved<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Principal\u2019s Report<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Enrollment is at 260 (40 day goal 252)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">All portables are here and in place<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Background check verification was submitted to PED<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Fall festival will be held 10\/30\/15<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">PARCC test results should be released 10\/30\/15<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Foundation fundraiser with Barnes &amp; Noble will be held December 11-13, 2015<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Joined APIAL Athletic League. \u00a0Proceeds from selling pizza will support athletic program<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">APS School of Choice Fair will be held October 15, 2015 at Convention Center<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Morning program was started before school for students. Charge of \u00a0$5 per day or $20 per week. \u00a0Parents have to sign in students. \u00a0Program starts at 6:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Mary stated that she would like to have a letter to parents stating that all students will take the PARCC test. \u00a0Lori suggested that Mary draft a letter for GC to review at the November Board meeting.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Old Business<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">No old business<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">New Business<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">President of PTA asked John Everette about monies in activity fund and asked how parents can find out how money is distributed. Rita stated that accounts are openly reviewable as the school is a public institution. \u00a0Mary requested that concerned parents could call either her or Rita for information.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Next Meeting<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">November 3 at 5:30 p.m. \u00a0Finance meeting at 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Motion to adjourn \u2013 Camille Cordova<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2nd. Lori Hagen<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Motion approved<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Meeting adjourned at 6:55 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members Present: Virginia Trujillo, President Chris Velasquez, Vice President John Everette, Secretary Jim Freese, Member Lori Hagen, Member &nbsp; Members Absent: Maxine Mora, Member Guests: Mary Tarango, Principal Rita Hirschy, COO Camille Cordova, Parent Art Silva Kathy Potter Jim Richardson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/21stcenturypa.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/21stcenturypa.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/21stcenturypa.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/21stcenturypa.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/21stcenturypa.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2604"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/21stcenturypa.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2606,"href":"https:\/\/21stcenturypa.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604\/revisions\/2606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/21stcenturypa.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/21stcenturypa.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/21stcenturypa.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}