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CLINTON PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION
Board of Trustees Meeting
7:15 a.m., Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Board of Education Office
President
Juan Garcia called the Board of Trustees meeting to order at 7:15 a.m. Others present included Board of
Trustees members: Stephanie Jones,
Russ Meacham, Pat Miskel, Lynda Richert, and Kevin Wolters. Also present were Executive Director
Penny Askew, School Liaison Linda Thomas, and Curriculum Director Jason James.
Consent
Agenda: Jones made a motion to
approve the consent agenda, which included the minutes from the January 2011
Board of Trustees meeting and the executive director’s report. Wolters seconded the motion, which
carried.
Financial
Report: Meacham reviewed the
financial reports from January and March 2011. Richert made a motion to approve the financial reports and
Miskel seconded. Motion carried.
OLD
BUSINESS:
Scholarship
Report: Askew reported that
donor Robert Brickner had offered to honor 2010 Brickner Scholarship recipient
Aaron Anglin’s scholarship as long as he enrolled in school by the time he was
20 years old. Had not yet heard
from Davis-McElmurry Trust regarding disbursement for 2011; the deadline for
scholarship applications was March 31, and interviews would be scheduled in
April.
Fundraising:
Meacham shared an idea about
broadcasting school events utilizing broadband technology. Fundraising committee set a meeting for
April 1 to discuss ideas.
Top 10
Day: Askew reported that the
date had been set for May 11.
Actual event will be from 12:00-1:30 p.m. Set-up will begin at 10:30 a.m.
NEW
BUSINESS:
Spring
Grants: Jones made a motion to
fund Jackie Sternberger’s request to attend the Colonial Williamsburg workshop
with Neparko Family Teacher Assistance Funds, $2,600. Miskel seconded the motion, which carried.
Richert
made a motion to provide $1525 for the grant “R2D2 Robots.” Wolters seconded the motion, which
carried.
Wolters
made a motion to provide $900 for the grant “Study Island.” Miskel seconded the motion, which
carried.
Jones moved
to table discussion of the grant “T’app’ Into Reading & Math” until the
status of the project’s request to ONG was known. MIskel seconded the motion, which carried.
Newsletter: Askew asked the Board if they wished to
continue the newsletter. Consensus
was positive, and the next newsletter should focus on fundraising efforts, with
spotlights on past grants.
Next
Meeting Date: The next Board
of Trustees meeting was set for Tuesday, May 3, 2011, following the annual
meeting at 7:15 a.m. at the Board of Education office.
Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 8:15
a.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Penny Askew
Executive
Director
ADDENDA TO
MINUTES:
Oklahoma
Foundation for Excellence All-State Partner: On March 10, Askew emailed the Board of Trustees that CHS
senior Austin McCullough had been selected as an Academic All-State recipient,
and that the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence was asking for a donation of
$1,250 for CPSF to be an All-State Partner. $1,000 of the contribution would go to McCullough as a
college scholarship; $250 to OFE to cover costs for the awards banquet. Stephanie Jones made a motion to donate
$1250 to OFE; Amy Hunter seconded.
Motion carried.
Neparko/Colonial
Williamsburg Grant: On April
26, at a special meeting of the Board of Trustees, Stephanie Jones made a
motion to cancel additional funding for Jackie Sternberger to attend the
Colonial Williamsburg workshop, as she was leaving the Clinton Public School
system. CPSF had paid for her
plane ticket, but no other funding had been allocated to date. Terry Garner seconded the motion, which
carried.
Respectfully
submitted,
Penny Askew
Executive
Director
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