Mission Statement

Scattergood FriendsSchool challenges students with a college-preparatory curriculum, farmexperience, a

shared work program, andcommunity living in the spirit of Quaker faith.

 

Scattergood Friends School Committee

Approved Minutes

5 March 2011

 

Present: RuthDawson, Debbie Galusha, Frank Griffith, Lucy Hansen, Phil Henderson, RussLeckband, Sylvia Sanford, Doyle Wilson, Bob Winchell, Allan Winder, GeorgeBergus, Megan Knight, Lorene Ludy

 

Absent: ClaireCumbie-Drake, Dan Schlitt, Steve Tamari, Callie Marsh

 

Faculty present:Christine Ashley, Bob Gutwein, Shelley Hughes, Margie Figgins, Matt Brown,Nicole Wolf-Camplin, Mark Quee

 

Theclerk reopened the meeting after brunch. The morning was shared with staff in the annual state of the schoolretreat.

 

         Minute: We approved the minutes of ourJanuary meeting.        

 

         Minute:Discussion was presented aboutpublishing a list of donors of gifts in kind or money given to Scattergood aspart of the annual development and business office reports.  The donor list will be published afterthe fiscal year.  It will bepossible for donors to remain anonymous. 

 

Margiewill be coordinating a phone-a-thon for School Committee members at the end ofApril.  She will contact us aboutthe way for us to help.

 

         Minute:The Committee supportsgoing forward in investigation of the wind turbine project.

 

         Ruthpresented the vision statement review. After some discussion, it was agreed that Ruth, Christine, the clerk andany one else who worked on this assignment will revisit the work.

 

         Minute:The retreat held at thebeginning of the committee meeting was a rewarding experience for staff andSchool Committee members as we shared our thoughts on our work and visionassociated with the school.

 

         Theclerk asks that any policy or writing that is in draft mode and needs theapproval of the Committee be completed by the May meeting so that those itemsmay be included in any of the three handbooks for printing during the summer.

 

         Minute:  The Consultation and Finance Committee report was heard andaccepted as written.

         Wethank Russ Leckband for his sharing his pottery skills and clay for a week withthe students.

         Wethank Phil Henderson and his brothers for the dressers they constructed for theboysÕ dorm.

         Wethank Rebekah Bergus for her hours volunteered in the admissions office.

         Weapprove the financial reports

 

         Therewill be an alumni weekend the second week of June rather than a reunion ofspecific graduating years.

 

         Thecommittee approved the clerk to contact Bonnie Williams and Jonathan Sabin tosee if they would be willing to serve as co-opted members on the SchoolCommittee.  This would bring ourtotal of co-opted members to four, which is the maximum allowed.

 

         Christineagreed to the contract offered to her by the School Committee.

 

         Theclerk will attempt to release the committee at future meetings before thebrunch bell is rung so that we can disperse ourselves among the dining tablesin order to sit with staff and students.

 

         Cooksand cook helpers are needed after March 20th.  Please let Christine know of potentialpersons that can assist.

 

Weappreciate the work of the sub-committees and the thoughtful reports from thestaff.

        

         Wewent into a closed meeting for a short period of time.

 

Theclerk closed the meeting with a period of quiet worship. We look forward tomeeting again on May 7, 2011.

 

Doyle Wilson,recording clerk

DebbieGalusha, clerk