The Scattergood Friends School Committee gathered at the school near the appointed time, and opened the meeting with a few moments of silent worship.
Minute: Lucy Hansen reports that Eve Goodhue let her know that she is no longer the Iowa Yearly Meeting Representative for the School Committee. We thank both Eve and Jeff Cox for their service on the committee. We are happy to welcome Doyle Wilson as a new member.
Minute: We approve the minutes of July 21, 2007 as written.
Minute: We reaffirm our Mission Statement. We approve and affirm the statement of non-discrimination as amended. It now reads, "Scattergood Friends School does not discriminate in hiring, promotion, or termination of employment on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or national or ethnic origin."
Minute: We approve the appointment of Debbie Galusha as Clerk, and Callie Marsh as Recording Clerk, effective at the next meeting. We thank Lucy Hansen for her many years of good service as Clerk of the School Committee.
Minute: We heard the report of the Consultation Committee. We approve the proposed operational budget and the capital budget for 2007-2008. We approve a raise of $750 for all levels of tuition for the 2008-2009 school year. We approve the following amounts:
Minute: We heard and discussed the Facilities Committee report with appreciation. We approve the school's continuing consultation with Don Laughlin and Larry Marsh in exploring energy solutions which best suit the school's needs. We appreciate their willingness to work with us.
Minute: We also heard and discussed the reports of the Academic, Admissions, Community and Spiritual Life, Farm, Advancement, and Technology Committees. We approve these reports and appreciate the work being done in all these areas. We also thank the staff for writing, and Sutter, for sending out the reports to the committee members.
We were pleased to meet more staff members, some new at the school, after brunch. Dan Carter, Elenoir Wilder Tack, Heidi Castro, Michal Lynch, Rachel Butler, Riley Lark, Sarah Giffen-Hunter, Steve Nordlund, and Sutterfield Winn joined us. We welcome everyone and wish everyone at the school a good year.
Jan updated us on the progress of the crisis management plan, shared her goals for the year, and asked for volunteers for the energy audit on the weekend of November 9-11, 2007.
We remind ourselves to remain focused during our discussions.
We closed the meeting in a timely manner with a few moments of silent worship. We look forward to meeting again on December 8, 2007.
Callie Marsh
Recording Clerk