Governing Board Minutes – January 18, 2001

Regular Board Meeting Minutes

Thursday, January 18, 2001

   1. Call to order at 6:10 pm.  Board members in attendance were:  Melinda Binder, June Ikegami, Julie Yoshida, Lily Reeves, Ben Meritt, Eileen Savage, Roger Scadron, Rob Shaffer
   2. Minutes of the December meeting were approved as amended.
   3. Public Comment:
         1. Rosario Sindel:  The Friends of Marquez is thinking of ways to increase funds for this year.  They are currently planning a Phone-a-thon and a Garage Sale.  She also spoke about how well the PTA meeting went with Susie Newman speaking about homework.
         2. Deanne Wilken:  The STAR ECO STATION is available for field trips.  In addition, the Eco Station will be having special programs on the weekends for families to come and enjoy this wildlife way station.  The Eco Station is also available for birthday parties.
         3. Roger Scadron moved to add 3 items to the agenda (TA, Lower yard policy, and the Strike).  The motion was seconded by Rob Shaffer and passed unanimously.
            
   4. Committee Reports: Dana Fein:
      The Coordinating Council was notified that there will be 3 District D Townhall meetings.
             2/24 Webster
             3/1 Mark Twain
             3/6 Palisades
      A Complex Townhall meeting is also being planned.
      On February 5, there will be a complex-wide Staff development Day.  Ms. Reeves and Mrs. Fein will be leading a class.  This will be a great opportunity for us to have K-12 articulation.
      GATE:  Names are continuously being submitted for GATE testing.  We may want to look into  creating a policy prioritizing the order of students submitted.
      Charter Foundation:  sponsoring 5 Saturday computer classes
      
   5. Principal Report
   6. Advisory Committees:  Chairs for each Advisory Committee were chosen.  The chairs will recruit to fill the other positions.  The committee members will be filled by the next meeting and will be asked to come to the meeting.
      
   7. Block Grant Funding:  Ben Meritt and Eileen Savage will accompany Mr. Dover to meetings with the District to begin the process of being funded in this way.
      
   8. Townhall Meetings:  Tabled until the next meeting
   9. Teaching assistants:  Starting next month, assistant hours will be cut to 2 hours/day for each classroom.  Roger will speak with Mr. Dover about access to the LEARN surplus to fund more hours.  At the next faculty meeting, the teachers need to come up with a proposal or priority list to present to the Friends of Marquez.
  10. Lower Yard:  Bruce Rosen will speak with Parks and Recreations about weekend use of our campus.  Rob Shaffer will talk with LAUSD about opening the campus for weekend use.  In addition, he will speak with others such as the Marquez/Knolls Association or the Chamber of Commerce.
  11. Strike:  Ben will be going to a UTLA meeting this Sunday to learn about the negotiations.  The parents will send out an informational letter to the other parents to urge them to write to their District Representative.  The Address will also be posted on our Marquez website.
  12. Meeting was adjourned at 7:50 pm.  The next meeting will be on February 15, 2001