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Bay View Academy Board of Directors Regular Meeting Announcement & Agenda WHEN: February 25, 2014, 7:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M. WHERE: Bay View Academy Community Room, 222 Casa Verde Way, Monterey Call to Order

Consent Items: These are routine items to be approved by the Board of Directors. A director or member of the public may request that a consent item be moved to the regular agenda. Adopt agenda Approve past minutes from 2/18/2014 Comments and Questions from the Community: This is an opportunity for members of the BVA community to make brief comments or ask questions on subjects not on the agenda. The Board President will briefly address questions from the community. Please limit comments to 3 minutes or less. The public may only comment after an agenda item is introduced. After public comment is closed, discussion is limited to board members. Board time keeper will remind speakers of the time remaining. Reports 1. None Discussion and Action Items 1. Appoint New Board Members 2. Policy for Teachers Leave of Absence Closed Session 1. None Return & Report from Closed Session Requests for Future Agenda Items 1. Select Board Representative to CVO meeting Adjournment

Bay View Academy

831.717.4630 www.bayview-academy.org 222 Casa Verde Way, Monterey, CA 93940

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Board of Directors Regular Meeting Minutes Tuesday, February 18th, 2014 BVA Community Room, 222 Casa Verde Way, Monterey

Call to Order, Roll Call Ben Nurse (BN) David Gulley (DG) Sheri Shaw (SS) Marilyn McMasters (MM)

Diane Gsell (DG) Lisa Bernardi (LB) Jayme Fields (JF) Nancy Henderson

James Valarde (JV) Ralucca Gera (RG) Kendra Cabrera (KC) Glenn Pesenhofer (GP)

Other’s Present Elisa Tacconi – Principal Brian Greenshields walked in at 7:00pm Consent Items Meeting called to order at _6:30_PM. Pledge recited. _Kendra___makes motion to adopt agenda. _Nancy__seconds. __ Voted yes: Ben Nurse, Diane Gsell, David Gulley, Lisa Bernardi, Ralucca Gera, Sheri Shaw, Jayme Fields, Kendra Cabrera, Marilyn McMasters, Nancy Henderson, Glenn Pesenhofer Voted no: none Abstained: none _Sheri__makes motion to approve past minutes. _Nancy__ seconds. Voted yes: Ben Nurse, Diane Gsell, David Gulley, Ralucca Gera, Sheri Shaw, Jayme Fields, Kendra Cabrera, Marilyn McMasters, Nancy Henderson, Glenn Pesenhofer, Lisa Bernardi Voted no: none Abstained:

Community Comments Reports Principal Report CVO Report Treasurer’s Report Committee Reports

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Discussion and Action Items Jayme’s presentation on the Budget process is the only item: Budgeted Net Income (per this early draft) Comparison of primary amounts to business plan Major changes from the current year: - 42 more students (2 new classes - K-3 downsize) = 14% - State aid entitlement revenue up 43% - New positions and salary increases - No new facilities, utilize community rooms Major assumptions: - Non-statutory revenue sources + Capital campaign + After school + Lunch program - Health insurance up 20% - No common core funding or expenses - New class expenses centered on tech, additional tech spending beyond new classes - No increase to rent - Accounting increase 1/2 of ADA pace

Summary of Position Changes New Positions of $315,000 plus increased time for Part Time of $45,000 4th Teacher 7th Teacher Middle School Math (1/4 time) Special Ed (0.4 existing increase & 2 new 1/4 time) Middle School Spanish (1/4 new time) Music, Art and Drama (.1 increased each) Reading Specialist (.1 increase time), Classroom Aid (.375 new time), P.E. Aid (.2 new time) & Aid Substitutes ($2.5K) One more person to help with lunch period (total .25 increase) Increased Janitorial (.3 time) and Admin (.25 increase and .375 new time) Director Stipends for Middle School Curriculum Development ($1K) and After School Clubs and School Athletics ($3K)

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Salary Increases of $63,000 3 full-time and 2 1/2 time teachers passing 3 yr threshold Other increases at ~2%

More budgetary tables here: https://docs.google.com/a/bayview-academy.org/file/d/ 0BxMkFv4elIoBbFQ4YUI3M2lzWnc/edit Closed Session

1. Update on Teacher Harassment Complaint

Return from Closed Session No action taken.

1. Next week, 2/25/2014, at 7pm special session on choosing next board members 2.

Lottery, staff is ready.

3.

Math festival on Thursday 2/20/14.

Requests for Future Agenda Items 1. Select Board Representative to CVO meeting (2nd Tue of March): Ben

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Bay View Academy Unpaid Leave of Absence Policy for Study and Professional Development Leave of absence without pay may be granted to teachers by the Board upon recommendation of the Principal for the following reasons: a.  Approved study b.  Approved travel c.  Approved teaching positions outside the United States or teaching of a specific nature within the United States In order to receive favorable consideration by the Principal and the Board, the following conditions must be met: a.  Request for professional leave must be submitted in writing to the Principal and Board on or before April 1 of the school year previous to the school year for which the leave is requested. b.  The applicant must have been performing his/her duties in a completely satisfactory manner prior to the request. c.  A minimum of 2 years of service at BVA must be completed, prior to the request. A teacher returning to the school after a year of professional leave without pay will be granted an increment of salary under the following conditions: a.  Approved study­ If a teacher has successfully completed the planned course of study. b.  Teaching experience­ A teacher on approved leave without pay who has taught in a foreign country or in a school within the United states may be granted an increment increase on the salary schedule upon return to duty following the year of leave after such experience has been completed. The number of teachers taking professional leave shall not exceed two teachers in during any school year. BVA shall place a returning teacher in a position for which they are qualified and endorsed upon their return to the school.  The grade level assignment will not be guaranteed to be the same as the teacher’s original assignment.