This was a closed meeting. Listed for discussion was: Personnel issues, Student attendance & tardiness, educational leave, real estate and legal issues.
Public Meeting- 7:30 pm

1. Agenda adopted
2. July 8th minutes approved.
3. School Lane presentation given by Carol Adams A reference sheet was handed out. K - 3rd grade teachers participated in a work shop called "Children's Literacy Initiative." They are very enthused and can't wait to start practicing what they learned. Their work in fixing their classrooms reflects this enthusiasm. An instructor," Jack McGovern," will come to the school to work with the 4th - 8th grade staff. This program will help the school reach their two main goals of:

1. Creating a Sanctuary
2. Academic Excellence
It is believed that academic excellence cannot be reached without an environment that can create a state of relaxed alertness.

4. Kathleen Karr announced Dr Spinella's resignation as of 8/9. We will have a team who will fill his position until an interim CAO is hired. This will consist of: Carol Adams Mona Cohen- Acting assistant CAO Mr. Gamal Sherif- Assistant principal of Math, Science& Technology Colleen McCloskey- New assisting CAO
Also a new secretary was hired. Please welcome Veronica Nash.

5. Acting Assistant CAO, Monica Cohen, reported some of the things that have been addressed:

20 student transfers

Student package sent home

Bus companies notified of school calendar.

New series in Math, Science and Social Studies are in classrooms.

New kindergarten orientation is scheduled for 8/20/02.

Teacher introduction day is set

The state requires certain reports and they are due in August.

Some were sent in a day early.

Motion Items

1. Approval of operating account management issues. The schools set balance for operation expenses was increased, from $65,000 to $150,000. Due to too much moving of money from checking to money market accounts.
2. Expenditures of July 2002 approved!

New Business

1. Facilities manager, Herb Beverly, stated that our new cleaning service is the best so far. We now have cleaner floors that were finished in a timely manner. All other projects are in progress. These would include, renovating a new office space in the basement, windows, phones, and security/smoke detectors.

Our parent attendance was much better tonight; about 30 give or take a few.
Diane Pylak (sorry if misspelled) submitted her suggestions to the board.

Will parents question sheet be answered? A verbal yes from Kathleen Harr. Suggests starting a book swap for the students. Wants board forum to begin. Thinks school should form relations with groups that are out there to help and improve charter schools.

All this was done typed with questions, suggestions and offerings of help, which was well received by the Board Meeting recessed. Next meeting:
SEPTEMBER 9, 2002 AT 7:30 PM
Parents were sent home with a sheet of answers to our questions?

This is just an over view of the meeting taken by a concerned parent.