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BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
May 7, 2018
PRESENT: President Laura Wheat, Trustees: Michael Barrett, Rick Rennhack, and Wayne
Stoltenberg. Carol Langdon arrived at 6:02 p.m.
ABSENT: Alesa Belvedere
OTHERS PRESENT: Superintendent Tom Brymer, Assistant to the Superintendent
Amanda DeGan, Board Secretary Kelly Edwards, Dr. Mechelle
Bryson, PYP Principal Rod Harding, PYP Assistant Principal Beckie
Paquin, Secondary Principal Stacy Stoyanoff, Secondary Asst.
Principal Jennifer Furnish, College Counselor Carl Tippen,
Director of Finance Debbie Piper, Finance Clerk Marlene
Rutledge, Director of Facilities & Parks Troy Meyer, Director of
Communications Ginger Awtry, Communications Manager Jon
Sasser, Foundation Executive Director Shelly Myers, Public Works
Director Jarrod Greenwood, and Management Inter Kirk
McDaniel.
Work Session
1. CALL TO ORDER
President Wheat called the work session to order at 5:06 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. RECOGNITION OF THE 2018 TOP 10% AND THE VALEDICTORIAN AND
SALUTATORIAN.
Mr. Tippen acknowledged the follow students:
• John Luke Miller (Valedictorian) - Stanford University
• Riley Timmerman (Salutatorian) - Southern Methodist University
• Anna Connolly - Texas A&M University
• Abigail Harrell - University of Virginia
• Anand Singh - California Northstate University - BS/MD Program
• Cassidy Stoltenberg - Davidson College
4. DISCUSSION ITEMS
a. Presentation and discussion regarding Process for Capital Improvement Planning for
Westlake Academy.
Superintendent Brymer, Dr. Bryson, and Directors Meyer, DeGan and Greenwood
provided a presentation and overview of facility planning.
Discussion ensued regarding science labs, science classrooms, funding roles,
reviewing tipping points, new residences, corporate partnerships, using an outside
consultant to review the plan, an internal assessment from staff, community
involvement, reviewing the needs in conjunction with the Town's capital needs, long
term use of the portables, timing verses capacity, enriching the educational
experience for students, percentage of Westlake residents (students) per
programme, long term needs and how to those align with the long term facilities
plan, and the Town's funding mechanism.
S. BOARD RECAP / STAFF DIRECTION
Additional revisions to the proposed definition of immediate need.
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6. ADJOURNMENT
President Wheat adjourned the work session at 7:05 p.m.
APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON JUNE 4, 2018.
ATTEST: /
441
Laura Wheat, President
Kelly Edward , Board Secretary
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