Erath Excels! Academy
Huston AcademyShoreline Academy
Board Minutes
March24, 2014
4:30 PM Erath Excels! Academy 680 Peach Orchard Road Stephenville, TX
I. Jim calls meeting to order at 4:30 PM in Weldon’s absence.
II. Board Members Present: Jim Myers, Linda LaMarca, Joanna Shaw, Bob Becker and Debra Miller Administration Present: Debra Miller, Karen Jackson, Valarie Harvick
III. Debra shared some reports with the board concerning the hiring of new aides who will work with students to keep them caught up on their class work and to help close gaps in their academic skills. We also have an aide that is working with students to prepare the m for testing. Mrs. Mayes, our junior high math teacher and Mrs. Bullard, our English teacher are having math and English camps this week and last week to help prepare students for the EOC’s and STAAR test.
We had our “Tag Me In” Fundraiser Saturday. Several students, teachers, and parents showed up to help us. We had a goal of $1,100 which we met and are now eligible to apply for the HEB $5,000 and $10,000 grant for athletic equipment.
Our school has been designated as a Focus School since we have a discrepancy between our math and reading scores and the state expectation of 75%.
This makes us eligible for the $20,000 Focus Grant to use to close the gap between our school’s scores and the state standard of 75% passing.
IV. Joanna moves to approve the February 2014 Board Minutes. Bob seconds. Jim calls for question. None presented. Jim calls for vote. All approve.
V. Debra explains the request to hire Debbie Constable as a SPED Consultant. Copies of her contract options are shared with the board. Joanna moves to approve contracting Debbie Constable’s SPED services for the 2013-2014 school year. Linda seconds. Jim calls for question. None presented. Jim calls for vote. All approve.
VI. Valarie shares KSTV contract for 2014-2015 school year as well as March, April, May and June of 2014. Debra plays the “I am Huston Academy” ads. Joanna suggest that we make a survey to collect information from new students on how they heard about our school. Add survey to admission forms. Bob moves to accept the marketing contract. Linda seconds. Jim calls for question. None presented. Jim calls for vote. All approve.
VII. Karen presents current Financial Report. Linda moves to accept the Financial Report as presented. Joanna seconds. Jim calls for question. None presented. Jim calls for vote. All approve.
VIII. Karen reports there are no checks over $5000 for consideration.
IX. Karen request a budget amendments to address the additional cost for marketing in this year’s school budget. She asks to move $800 from function 11 into function 81. Joanna moves to approve the budget amendment presented. Linda seconds. Jim calls for question. None presented. Jim calls for vote. All approve.
X. Valarie shares the availability of the Gay & Son Masonry building on HWY 377 with 10,000 sq ft for rent. Right now they are asking $3500 monthly rent and a two year contract. Valarie explains that it would be nice to have a place for students to work out, practice volleyball and basketball and football drills. It would be easy to advertise with large banners to all the HWY 377 traffic. The question is whether we want to sink $84,000 into another facility that could go to help build the new gym. Bob offered to talk to the owner of Gay & Son Masonry. Joanna suggested we see if he would let us rent the building for $2,800 a month (or less) on a month by month basis. We would need two weeks to get out if he found someone to rent the building at $3500 for two years. This line item is tabled until next meeting.
XI. Debra moves to adjourn meeting. Joanna seconds. All approve.