The clerk began the meeting close to the appointed hour with a short period of worship.
We have suggested two names to the Nominating Committee of the Yearly Meeting for Foundation Trustees. They are Lowell Wilson and Barb Garlinghouse.
We are suggesting the following names for possible Scattergood Friends School Committee names: Frank Griffith, Andrea Jilovec, and possibly Megan Knight or Elsie Kuhn.
We agree to invite Philip Henderson to be a co-opted member of the Scattergood Friends School Committee.
We regret the resignations of Mark Tomer, Kirk Bragg, and Lorene Ludy from the Scattergood Friends School Committee. We appreciate their work and will miss them. The clerk will send them thank you letters.
We approve the minutes of our last meeting in May 2008.
We approve an increase in the reimbursement of travel costs for staff and Scattergood Friends School Committee members to henceforth match the amount allowed by the Internal Revenue Service, which is currently $.585.
The Scattergood Friends School Committee authorizes the following people for signing checks and doing business on behalf of Scattergood Friends School and the Scattergood Farm, effective 30 July 2008: Jan Luchini, Head; Steven Tippins, Business Manager; Sarah Giffin-Hunter, Registrar; Debbie Galusha, clerk, Scattergood Friends School Committee. In addition we authorize Mark Quee, Farm Manager, to sign checks and do business on behalf of the Scattergood Farm.
We approve the installation of the suggested phone system. The hope is that it will be installed before the fall semester begins.
We are grateful for the generous surplus revenue this year. We approve the financial statements for the fiscal year 2007-2008.
We received the proposed 2008-2009 operating and capital budgets, which we will approve in their final forms at the October meeting.
We approve the Annual Report to Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative). We appreciated receiving the report in good time before Yearly Meeting.
We appreciate the Yearly Meeting’s support of the school, and hope that the Yearly Meeting can continue to support us at the current amount of $33,000.
We agree to set a goal for ourselves for the next school year. The theme “Letting Our Light Shine” will be developed and a Retreat Planning Sub-Committee set up by the October meeting. This theme might cover such topics as learning how to raise funds, how to recruit students, and other ways to promote the school using our individual talents.
We appreciate the reports of the Human Resources, Admissions, Academic, Spiritual and Community Life, Development, and Facilities sub-committees. The work of those committees and, especially the staff who write reports, is invaluable. We thank you all.
The meeting closed in a timely manner with a short time of worship. We look forward to gathering again, God willing, on 11 October 2008.
Callie Marsh Recording Clerk on behalf of the Scattergood Friends School Committee