ACCA Board Meeting Minutes

Date：January 10,20155:00-7:30

Place：New campus

Attendees: Min Zhang, Li Sun, Qinghua Lin, Ying Zhang, Xinxin Chen, Tian Sun, Fang Yan,Vivian Phung, Kou Hui

Chair: Qinghua Lin

Recorded by: Ying Zhang

ACCA held 2015 Boardmeetingwith the following agenda:

  1. Update on main campus law suit and preparation for January 2oth court date
  2. 2015 Board member division of responsibilities
  3. Solutions to reverse new campus’ loss center situation
  4. Interim General principal’s progress report

Tasks accomplished:

  1. After Qinghua Lin provided a brief update and analysis of the law suit situation, the Board discussed the paths to handle the law suit and preparation for court date
  2. The Board members agreed to attempt a settlement and determine what conditions are reasonable for a settlement offer
  3. The team in charge of the law suit will help prepare lawyer for court in case our settlement attempt is not successful
  4. As the Board has doubt about the lawyer’s specific area of expertise, two members, with Lin Qinghua’s help, will approach 2 new lawyers who specialize in the field and request for an reassessment of the lawsuit
  1. Lin Qinghua stated that the goal of the Board member team is to maintain stability and facilitate a harmonious environment. He reiterated the responsibilities for teams formed by Board members

a)New campus management: change/reverse the current status as a loss center. Team members are Tian Sun, XinXin Chen, Hui Kou, Ying Zhang. Tian Sun is the team lead

b)Finance team: enhance and implement management rules and regulations. Min Zhang, Tian Sun and Ying Zhang. Min Zhang is the team lead

c)Education and public relations: Establish and maintain the educational system, identify areas of improvement and tackle them. Li Sun, Fang Yan, XinXin Chen and Ying Zhang. XinXin Chen is the team lead

  1. Simplifying registration from twice a year to once a year is brought up for discussion because it may save time and cost
  1. Tian Sun proposed solutions to reverse the main campus loss status. The Boarddiscussed several options 1) Rent the building to an American Church 2) Rent the building to a Chinese company 3) Sell the building. The Boardbelieved that renting to thechurch is a reasonable plan for the short term. Tian Sun will lead the negotiation with Li Rong’s assistance. Back up plans will be discussed in future meetings if necessary. Also, the Boardbelieved it is necessary to assess the fair market value of the school building, therefore an appraiser will be hired soon.
  1. Interim General principal Sun Li provided updates of the campuses, and the Board discussed a few related issues
  2. Pre-registration updates for all three campuses, tuitions and the date and format for spring festival celebrations.
  3. A proposal on ACCA website update will be presented at the Feb Board meeting
  4. Lin Qinghua requested that ACCA should have a phone number that prospect students can reach. Google Voice number linked to a cell phone number is a viable option
  5. Sun Li asked to clarify a question about teacher’s substitution.
  • Vivian Phung offered details thatsupport the preparation of the law suit
  • Each board member received a key to the main campus building

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