Silvies River Charter School March 10, 2015 4:00 p.m. Silvies River Charter School Tutoring Center Call To Order ……….... Nancy called the meeting to order at 4:16 p.m. Roll Call 1. Establish a quorum – Members present were Katie Baltzor – Superintendent, Nancy Walker – Board Chairman, Elaine Davies, Melinda Davis, Kristin Shelman, Jennifer Williams, Leslie Bole, and Erik Nichols from the ESD. Tom arrived at the meeting late. 2. Pledge of Allegiance - Led by Nancy Walker. 3. Public Comments- Leslie Bole was on the webcam using Chat to join our meeting. She was only here to observe via internet. Approve Agenda 4. Approve agenda – Elaine made the motion to approve the minutes as printed. Melinda seconded the motion. After no discussion, the motion was voted on and passed with all voting in favor. 5. Approve February 2015 minutes - Melinda made a motion to approve the previous meeting minutes with no changes. Kristen seconded the motion. There was no discussion to the motion and the motion carries unanimously. Reports 6. Treasurer’s Report- Katie reported that the financials look good. She explained the funding process for the benefit of those new folks present. E-rate will reimburse our phone expenses which will be shown later on the budget. a. Approve invoices for payment- Elaine made the motion to approve the invoices for payment in the amount of $40892.51. Jennifer seconded the motion. There was no further discussion. Chairman called for a vote and it was unanimous. 7. Superintendent’s Report- Katie submitted her report on paper which included enrollment numbers, the possibility of opening up a high school position for .75 next school year, a new program for Early College opportunity, our Special Education Contract options, and the Rural School Fundraiser Event. 8. Instructional Report- The teachers were not present to give a report. Chuck submitted a written report. It included writing sample report, and he reports his students are taking the Science state test and passed. Jamie and Tami will attend the Crane Science Fair tomorrow with the rural schools. 3 students represented SRCS in Battle of the Books a few days ago. It was a positive experience. 9. Technology Report- Nancy reported that everything is running smoothly at this time. She’s been answering basic remote help-desk questions. She would like to replace about 20 worn out computers. Old Business 10. Superintendent Search – Eric Nichols was here representing the ESD and the superintendent search. He presented a PowerPoint presentation on where the ESD is on this. There was lengthy discussion about setting up a screening committee to sift through the initial applicants to get finalists. There was some discussion about the details of this committee and the application process. Mr. Nichols has set the process in motion already.

New Business 11. Extend new Teacher Contracts-Katie submitted a recommendation to retain our two new teachers for a year (June 2016). Melinda made the motion to this effect and Jennifer seconded it. There was no further discussion and the motion passed unanimously. 12. Expand SRCS with Early College Option - Katie presented the idea of adding this program to our program. After extensive research of other charter schools and the benefits they all currently have, Katie presented this as an option for SRCS to offer to our students. She went through the entire plan, registration requirements, expectations, costs, and expected outcomes if successful even for one student. After some discussion on the particulars of this program, Melinda made a motion to allow Katie to put the Early College Option program together and into place for our students beginning in the fall of 2015. Tom seconded the motion. There was no further discussion and a vote was taken. All voted in favor of this motion and program and the motion passed unanimously. 13. Late Items – There were no late items brought forward. 14. Next Meeting/Adjourn – The next meeting was set for April 14, 2015 at 4:00 in the SRCS Tutoring Center. Meeting adjourned at 5:58 p.m.