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BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
April 9, 2018
PRESENT: President Laura Wheat, Trustees: Alesa Belvedere, Carol Langdon, and Wayne
Stoltenberg.
ABSENT: Michael Barrett and Rick Rennhack
OTHERS PRESENT: 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, Director of Finance Debbie
Piper, Finance Clerk Marlene Rutledge, and Communications
Manager Jon Sasser.
Work Session
1. CALL TO ORDER
President Wheat called the work session to order at 5:19 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
President Wheat led the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.
3. REVIEW OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS LISTED ON THE REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA.
No additional discussion
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4. REPORTS
a. Report of the Quarterly Financial "Dashboard" information for the quarter ended
February 28, 2018.
Discussion ensued regarding the number of operating days.
S. DISCUSSION ITEMS
a. Presentation and discussion on the IB philosophy of second language acquisition and
the sequence of Language B courses in both the primary and secondary programs.
Dr. Bryson, Mr. Stoyanoff, and Mr. Harding provided a presentation and overview of
the item.
Discussion ensued regarding APPL testing in Grades 5 and 6, Language teachers,
time spent in the target language, Ab Initio Spanish, pathways, Spanish immersion
options, and Grade 6 and 9 grammar instruction.
b. Presentation and Discussion on the Policy Analysis and Recommendations Related to
Upper PYP Math Instruction revisited.
Dr. Bryson provided an overview of the item.
Discussion ensued regarding additional staff, impact to other grades, creating
academic pages on the website, and adding information to the FAQ regarding
tracking.
6. BOARD RECAP / STAFF DIRECTION
Website and Simply Westlake article regarding Upper PYP Math instruction.
7. ADJOURNMENT
President Wheat adjourned the work session at 6:10 p.m.
Regular Session
1. CALL TO ORDER
President Wheat called the regular session to order at 6:10 p.m.
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2. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
Mr. Sasser provided an overview of the upcoming events.
3. CITIZEN COMMENTS
No one addressed the Board.
4. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Consider approval of the minutes from the February 5, 2018, meeting.
MOTION: Trustee Langdon 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 Langdon seconded the motion. The motion
carried by a vote of 3-0.
President Wheat adjourned the regular session at 6:17 p.m.
APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON JUNE 4, 2018.
ATTEST:
Laura Wheat, President
Kelly Edward ,-Board Secretary
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