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WESTLAKE ACADEMY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
September 11, 2017
PRESENT: President Laura Wheat, Trustees: Alesa Belvedere, Rick Rennhack, and Wayne
Stoltenberg.
ABSENT: Michael Barrett and Carol Langdon
OTHERS PRESENT: Superintendent Tom Brymer, Assistant to the Superintendent
Amanda DeGan, Board Secretary Kelly Edwards, Executive
Director Dr. Mechelle Bryson, PYP Principal Rod Harding, PYP
Assistant Principal Beckie Paquin, Secondary Principal Stacy
Stoyanoff, Secondary Asst. Principal Jennifer Furnish, Registrar
Ange Bumgarner, Director of Finance Debbie Piper, Director of
Facilities and Parks & Recreation Troy Meyer, Director of
Communications Ginger Awtry, and Director of Information
Technology Jason Power.
Work Session
1. CALL TO ORDER
President Wheat called the work session to order at 5:05 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
President Wheat led the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.
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3. RECOGNIZE AND HONOR AP SCHOLAR STUDENTS.
Mr. Stoyanoff stated that 42% of the Class of 2018 are AP Scholars and recognized each
student.
AP Scholars: Nathaniel Broadfield, Anna Connolly, Sophia Depumpo, Anna Deshotels,
Lauren DiFillipo, John Ferguson, Neena Perdue, Jude Perry, Tanya Pillai, Madison
Spencer, and Lauren Wear
AP Scholars with Honor: Sabrina Islam, Garrett Bartels, Bobbi Crim, Nicolas Cussen,
Robert Fitzgerald, Nathaniel Mathews, Tanner Scott, Cassidy Stoltenberg, and Elliot
Taylor
AP Scholar with distinction: Hunter Cochran, Abigail Harrell, Ryan McKinney, John Luke
Miller, Tyler Simpson, Anand Singh, and Riley Timmerman.
National AP Scholar: Brianna Taylor
4. REPORTS
a. Back to School Report and Update of Primary Years Strings Program.
Mr. Harding provided an overview of the Strings Program.
b. Technology update report.
Mr. Power answered questions regarding the insurance rate and the number of
students opting for the insurance.
S. DISCUSSION ITEMS
a. Presentation and discussion regarding the International Student Leadership
Symposium (ISLS) 2018.
Mr. Burt, Ms. Firsching and students (Ms. Shelly Suttles and Ms. Caroline Ross)
provide an overview of planning to host the Symposium. The theme —"Ethics Gone
Viral". Students will visit Deloitte, conduct multiple sessions, and that they will need
host homes for 50 plus students.
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b. Presentation and discussion regarding the 2017-2018 School Census.
Mrs. Furnish and Mrs. Bumgarner provided a presentation and overview regarding
the census.
Discussion ensued regarding Kindergarten, school age students per neighborhood,
homes per subdivision, size of the secondary boundary, the lottery-wait list, and
presenting the Leavers data at a future meeting.
6. REVIEW OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS LISTED ON THE REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA.
No additional discussion.
7. BOARD RECAP / STAFF DIRECTION
Specifics regarding additional data to be included in future censuses.
8. ADJOURNMENT
President Wheat adjourned the work session at 5:46 p.m.
Regular Session
1. CALL TO ORDER
President Wheat called the regular session to order at 6:03 p.m.
2. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
Director Awtry provided an overview of upcoming events.
3. CITIZEN COMMENTS
No one addressed the board.
4. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Consider approval of the minutes from the August 7, 2017, meeting.
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b. Consider approval of Resolution 17-13, Amending the School Sanctioned Trips
policy.
c. Consider approval of Resolution 17-14, Amending the Bullying policy.
MOTION: Trustee Rennhack made a motion to approve the consent
agenda. Trustee Belvedere seconded the motion. The motion
carried by a vote of 3-0.
S. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
No future agenda items.
6. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Board, President Wheat asked for a motion to
adjourn the meeting.
MOTION: Trustee Stoltenberg made a motion to adjourn the regular
session. Trustee Belvedere seconded the motion. The motion
carried by a vote of 3-0.
President Wheat adjourned the regular session at 6:06 p.m.
APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON NOVEMBER 6, 2017.
ATTEST:
Laura Wheat, President
Kell/Edwards, Board Secretary
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