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MINUTES OF THE
WESTLAKE ACADEMY
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
June 16, 2003
Present: Scott Bradley, President
Bill Frey, Member
Fred Held, Member
Larry Sparrow, Member
Trent Petty, CEO
Ginger Crosswy, Secretary
Dawn Lenzie, Assistant to the CEO
Jean Shivers, Assistant to the Head of School
Absent: Buddy Brown, Member
Don Redding, Member
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Also present were Brett Barron of Kaleidoscope Information Services and Michael Bennett of Hart
Howerton. This meeting was held in Rooms A -D of the Marriott Hotel in Westlake, Texas.
President Bradley called the meeting to order at 6:10 p.m. by announcing a quorum, consisting of Mr. Frey,
Mr. Held, Mr. Sparrow and himself. President Bradley introduced the members of the School Board who
were present and then turned the meeting over to Mr. Petty.
Mr. Petty introduced Ms. Lenzie and Ms. Shivers who have been very instrumental in getting the process to
this point and in putting this meeting together. Mr. Petty then introduced other members of the Town staff
as well as Mr. Barron and Mr. Bennett. Mr. Petty then thanked State Representatives Vicki Truitt and Kent
Grusendorf and Texas Senator Jane Nelson for their help in getting the financing structure clarified with
new legislation during the last session. He then gave a brief overview of the agenda for tonight's meeting.
Mr. Bennett made a short presentation regarding the planning and construction of the project.
While several children modeled the school uniforms, Mr. Petty explained the uniform policy for the
Academy and pointed out that there was a brochure in everyone's packet giving the pertinent information.
Mr. Petty quickly covered the highlights from the Parent/Student Handbook, speaking of the calendar, times
school will begin, traffic flow, and the Student Directory. He told the audience that the Handbook is
stamped "draft" to allow the Board to receive input from the parents, with the final version of the Handbook
to be adopted in August.
Ms. Shivers spoke about the parent involvement opportunities at the Academy. These will be through the
Parent Volunteer Program and the PTO.
Ms. Lenzie covered the items in the packet handed out to all parents when they arrived. She asked that the
parents fill out the appropriate forms and return them to the Townhall as soon as possible.
Mr. Petty then opened the floor for questions. Below is the list of parents who had questions and some of
the subjects.
Mark Coetzer - school supplies
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Christine Smith - organized sports
Iryna Kalyta - late pick up and textbooks
Carole Taylor - terms of School Board
Rena Hardeman - field trips
Terri Smith - volunteers in regard to fund raising
Carmina Freire - languages, automatic progression policy, siblings, pool, PE uniforms
Mary Turbeville - certified teachers
Nanette TerBush - times school begins, scouting
Carole Taylor - location of 7th grade
Tracy Long - music classes, cafeteria service
Janet Noonan- microwave availability, request for e-mail addresses
Stacye Thompson - junk food
Michael Szpak - IB accreditation, scouting
Melissa Jones - playground equipment
David Lee - foreign language program
Mark Coetzer - uniform policy
Frank Sunderland - parent involvement
Denise Stringfellow - Nurse on site
Mahesh Tharoor - technology, Head of School duties
Daniela White - dress up days
Carole Taylor - Head of School contract, any other PYP schools
Carmina Freire - uniform shoes
Caryl Ann Jacobs - TEKS test
Lori Wolf - textbooks
There was a question from the audience regarding required reading for the summer.
As there were no more questions, Mr. Petty turned the meeting over to President Bradley.
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There was a. motion by Mr. Sparrow, seconded by Mr. Held, to adjourn. There was no discussion and the
motion carried unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
Approved by the School Board on June 23, 2003.
Scott Bradley, President
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