Scattergood
Friends School Committee
Approved
Minutes – November 22, 1997
The
School Committee met on Saturday, November 22, 1997, at 9:00 am on the
Scattergood Friends School campus.
The
meeting opened with a period of silence.
Members present included: Burt
Kisling, Lucy Hansen, Dan Treadway, Alice Hampton, Kathy Cordero, Bruce Rohwer,
Richard Johnson, Ron Knight, Deborah Fisch, Kent Luetke-Stahlman, Dana Harr,
Bob Rye, Joe Davison, Jim Cottingham, George Welch. Staff members present included:
Ken Hinshaw, Karla Hanson, Nancy Ryan.
Special guest, Lee Neff.
The
September 20, 1997, minutes were reviewed.
Minor changes were made to the Nominating Committee Report and to the
Development Report. The minutes were
then approved by the committee.
The
committee welcomed new member, Bob Rye, of Northern Yearly Meeting.
Bruce
Rohwer and Lucy Hansen, who were assigned during the September meeting to
nominate the nominating committee, announced that Deb Fisch, Ron Knight and
George Welch had agreed to be on the nominating committee with Deb as the
convenor.
The
Smith Farm was sold for the asking price of $202,500. The value of the farm was
listed by the Foundation as $126,000. The SFSC agreed that the Foundation invest
$126,000 in the school’s endowment fund, with the difference to be used to pay
off the note which was taken out at the beginning of the Capital Campaign.
Director’s Report: Ken Hinshaw presented the Director’s Report. (See attached) Overall, everything is going well. The Committee discussed the new Academic Alert policy and how it
is benefiting students and parents.
Consultation Report &
Self-Evaluation: These reports were presented
by Jim Cottingham. (Reports enclosed.)
The financial statements were reviewed and both revenue and expense items are
tracking well. Two unexpected expenses
occurred when the septic tank in the orchard needed repair and the boiler in
the main needed a new controller installed.
The SFSC approved spending $1,500
for the septic tank repairs and $1,200 for the boiler controller. The consultation committee also
suggested that committee members be reimbursed for travelling to meetings. The possibility of doing this and then
donating that money back to the school was also discussed. The
SFSC approved the implimentation of a travel reimbursement plan for committee
members to begin at the next meeting with the details of the plan to be worked
out by the Director.
The
suggestion was made to postpone the January meeting due to the past record of
poor driving conditions. The SFSC agreed to postpone the January
meeting until February 21.
Development and Long Range
Planning: Dan Treadway presented these reports. (See attached.) This committee has been very active with the completion of the
Foundation 2000 Campaign and the establishment of the Advancement Council. Nancy Ryan continues to meet with Friends
and donors. A list of possible projects
for the next years was reviewed by the LRP committee. Ron Knight noted that the art building should be added to this
list.
The SFSC gave Burt Kisling
the authority to assign a group of members to evaluate the Director, Ken
Hinshaw. The names will be announced at the next
meeting.
Farm/Development Report: Bruce Rohwer distributed this report. (See attached.) There was
a joint meeting of these two committees focusing on creating and finding funds
for a “model teaching farm.” The LRP is
also working towards this goal.
Facilities: This committee continues to work on the upkeep and maintenance of
the campus. This year saw many projects
including the new classroom and entrance in the science building, new 5-bay
garage, completion of the boys’ dorm addition, and many others. The committee is also actively seeking
experienced people to volunteer their skills and/or materials to the school.
Instruction: Richard Johnson presented this report. (See attached.) This
group continues to work towards the ISACS accreditation. A draft of the school’s self-study will be
sent out in January. The visiting team
will be on campus March 1-4 to observe and review the practices and policies of
Scattergood Friends School.
This
meeting adjourned at approximately 10:30 am.
The School Committee then participated in Board Training, which was lead
by Lee Neff of the Friends Board Training Project.
Recording
Clerk
Mailing
List
Not
present (13)….Wilmer Tjossem, Barbara Barrett, Dwight Schumm, Roy Hampton,
Larry Marsh, Judy Cottingham, Darlyne Neff, Deb Suess, Barb Garlinghouse, Bob
Berquist, Bill Deutsch, Kay Meyer, Elaine Hansen
Approved
September 20 Minutes
Telephone
List
Scattergood
Committees
Enrollment
– Updated 1/6/98
Director’s
Report
Consultation
Report & Self-Evaluation
Financial
Statements
Instruction
Report
LRP
Committee Report
Development-Farm
Committee
Development
Report & Self-Evaluation
Present
(15) … Joe Davison, Deb Fisch, Ron Knight, Kathy Cordero, Dana Harr, Jim
Cottingham, Alice Hampton, Burt Kisling, Dan Treadway, Richard Johnson, Bruce
Rohwer, Kent Luetke-Stahlman, Lucy Hansen, George Welch, Bob Rye
Approved
September 20 Minutes
Telephone
List
Scattergood
Committees
Enrollment
– Updated 1/6/98
Board
Training Stuff
Director
Letter to Parents
Appropriate
Use Policy