Columbia Lutheran Association of Schools, Board of Directors Agenda
Minutes of Meeting; Thursday, January 10, 2013 – Trinity Lutheran Church
Attendees – Jenny Coon, Craig Busseau, Tom Stone, Tim Kephart, Dan Buchheit, Matt
Dyer, Pastor Gerike, Rachel Gonzales, Stephen Gonzales
Opening Devotion: Dan Buchheit
Next Month: Tim Albers
Approval of Agenda: Tom Stone moves to accept, Tim K seconds. Approved.
Visitor Input: none
1. Regular Activity:
a. Minutes
i. Tom Stone moved to accept the minutes as sent, Tim Kephart
seconded. Approved.
b. Financial Reports
i. Reports will be on file. Tim K. moved to accept the financial reports
as presented, Tom Stone seconded. The motion was passed.
c. Church Councils and Pastor
i. Trinity:
1. Pastor Gerike: Board of Parochial Education inducted Larry
Samuelson. He will become a voting member of the CLAS
Board onto this Board in July of 2013.
2. Lenten services will begin in February - the GSLS students
are invited to sing in the Ash Wednesday services.
ii. Campus:
1. No Report
d. Teacher Report
i. Christmas Parties. 8th graders swapped presents with
Kindergartners. Young students and older students can learn from
one another. Sarah Thieme is preparing to take over the
Kindergarten class. Some basketball students are not eligible
because of grades - working to get them back on track.
e. Administrator’s Report
i. General Administration: Two first graders left at Christmas Break.
One first grader joined the class. An eighth grader will be joining
GSLS soon.
ii. Human Resources: Hannah Lillenkamp will begin teaching music
on January 22nd. Sarah Thieme will be taking over the
Kindergarten class with Danielle Dyer assisting her.
iii. Events: National Lutherans Schools week is the last week of
January. Student council will be planning special activities for the
week. An open house will be planned with the TLCLC during that
week.
iv. Technology: Midwest Computech will be out on Friday to discuss
wireless coverage for the school.
v. Facilities: Possible to add additional classroom in the cafeteria area
vi. Athletics: We have 3 JV basketball games at GSLS this Saturday.
f. PTL: Denise Tachitt:
i. Scripts sales profited $4773 for 2012, $800 increase over last year
ii. PTL approved marketing funds for shirts for open house
iii. Feb 10th Chili Supper
g. Committee Reports
i. Communications - Tim Kephart
1. Denise will be meeting with Lili next week and negotiate a
refund of CLAS marketing funds. Funds will reallocate by
Denise who will work to create another piece.
ii. Finance - Tom Stone
1. Draft of cornerstone letter was presented. Tom is ready to
get a letter sent out by the first of next week.
iii. Curriculum - Dan Buchheit
1. No report.
iv. Student Growth and Retention - Jenny Coon
1. Open house with TLCLC. Teachers will be available to talk
with parents as they pick up their children from preschool.
Craig talked with both families who chose to leave the school
at semester.
v. School Policy - Tim Albers
1. Tom Stone moved that we amend the policy procedures
manual section II under health and accident insurance to
read that if a called employee leaves to another called
position, then their insurance remains the same until the new
called position starts. If the employee leaves for a non-called
position, then the insurance will stop at the end of the month
of termination. Tim K seconded. Motion approved.
vi. Building and Facilities - Matt Dyer
1. Matt has not found any free dirt at this point.
2. Old Business
a. No Old Business was discussed.
3. New Business
a. 2013-2014 Budget
i. Recommendations were made to the Board by Principal Craig
Busseau and Treasurer Tom Stone.
1. Give students $1000 raise and provide raises based on
education and merit
2. All special classes (art, P.E., and Spanish) will have to be
taught by teachers financial support.
3. Ask congregations for one time gift and increase in financial
support.
4. Tech fees would have to be passed on the families.
5. Raise tuition by 5%.
6. Principal will have to teach in 6-8 grades
7. Students in each grade will need to increase.
ii. Jenny moved that we accept the 2013-2014 budget as presented,
Tim K. seconded. Motion approved.
iii. Tom moved that we raise the base tuition rate 5% for the 20132014 school years. Matt seconded. Motion approved.
Tom made a motion to go into executive session, Matt seconded. Motion passed.
Tom made a motion to come out of executive session. Matt seconded. Motion passed.
Tim made a motion to adjourn, Tom seconded. Motion passed.
Next Board Meeting: Thursday, February 14, 2013