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In attendance: Noreen Bergin, Paige Cisewski, Jayne Marsh, Jim Marsh, Marji McMillan, Lynn Mitoma, Sari Mundon, Scott Schweitzer, Michelle Schwindler, Mary Smathers, Sharon Sousa, M.J. Taylor, Mary Williams

Meeting called to order at 6:20 p.m.

The group reviewed the meeting norms agreed upon at the first meeting and reviewed the agenda.

Go Over Management Responsibilities – It’s important when looking at leadership structures to take into account daily responsibilities

• oversee facilities – e.g. maintenance, facilities, safety
• budgets/all financial – e.g. vendors paid, balancing accounts, reimbursements
• community outreach – e.g. attending community functions, participating in community/business organizations
• public relations – press, marketing materials, annual report
• working with volunteers/parents
• liaison with district, county, state – reports, requests, funding
• reports, compliance issues
• behavior issues
• salary/benefits – personnel
• ordering supplies/vendors
• staff and other meetings
• communications
• legal issues
• Board communications
• hiring
• state testing
• managing personnel
• fundraising
• charter law, legislation
• special education
• curriculum
• instruction
• schedules of school, extra-curricular, non-school activities

The committee broke into groups to discuss possible scenarios that would support the school’s vision, keeping in mind budget restraints (at or less then the existing approximately $200,000 currently spent on administration plus $50,000 spent on office staff). Leadership doesn’t have to be confined to administration or even paid staff.

• Top Level – Board (advisory)
• Second Level –1 FTE Executive Director/CEO (salary based in part on success of school) – held accountable
• Third Level A – 1 FTE Principal (Product development)
• PBL – Contract/Teacher
• Staff Development – Contract/Teacher
• Student/Parent Relations (principal’s job)
• Enrichment/Exploratory – existing model

• Third Level B – 1 FTE COO/Admin.
• Financial PT
• Facility PT (existing)
• Regulatory/Legal PT
• Third Level C – Marketing Sales - part time (pay partly or fully based on commission)
• recruitment
• fundraising
• PR

• Board of Directors
• Principal ($90K)
• driving vision of school
• K-4 staff
• oversee all
• focus on staff, facilities, PR, students, budget

• Middle School Director – 5-8 (VP) $70K – overseen by principal

• curriculum development
• program development
• behavior policies
• exit requirements
• internship/entrepreneurial program
• trips

• Office staff $60K

• Kinder teachers - when not teaching $0

• staff and student support
• ESL interventions, primary literacy

• ½ time exploratory – PBL, Tech ($35K)

• Board of Directors
• Principal 90K (oversees all operations and additional management responsibilities – Board, etc.)
• Business Manager full time $5K (Gen. opt. only) – overseen by principal
• Office $60K
• Lead Teacher Grades K-2 $8K stipend
• Lead Teacher Grades 3-5 $8K
• Middle School Director ½ time Grades 6,7,8 $35K+ & Exploratory, PBL For all grades? Overseen by principal?
• Tech Coordinator $8K stipend
• Grant writer $8K stipend
• K Teachers – ESL, Interventions when not teaching $0

• Board of Directors
• 1 K-8 administrator full time $90K
• 1 part time business manager $20K
• Office staff $50K
• Teacher Leader $60K? – rotating staff on annual basis based on school priorities and teacher leader skills – e.g. middle school coordinator, literacy, PBL
• Leadership Team – no cost – administrator, teacher leader, reps from teachers, parents and students? – meet to discuss school issues, ensure that school is focused on vision

• Refine models down to 2-3
• Ask for staff input – product feature model
• Finalize key points of vision elements brainstorming
• Then go to parents with one basic model

ACTION ITEM for Lynn: Send draft of minutes to task force members who attended meeting

Next meeting at 6:30 – 8:30 PM (note new start time!) on October 29 at the Marsh’s clubhouse on Montoya Circle. We will start promptly at 6:30.

Possible topics for next meeting: 1) Discuss current leadership structure 2) Brainstorm what kinds of structures would support the vision

Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.