BELLOWS FREE ACADEMY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

October 5, 2004

A meeting of the BFA Board of Directors was held on October 5, 2004 in the School Library Conference Room.

Present were: Absent were:

Jim Mercier Nilda Gonnella-French (ex)

Tom Koldys

Lynn Dickinson

Donna Corrigan

Marilyn Grunewald, Superintendent

I. CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order at 6:05 PM by Jim Mercier, Chair, who presided, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance by all who attended.

II. DISCUSSION ON GOVERNANCE

Discussion occurred on the governance issues pertaining to the BFA’s transition to a public school. During the discussion the Board reviewed the proposed goals, discussed the structure requirements as required by the Franklin County Supervisory Union, Business functions and the Northwest Technical Center. There was consensus by the Board that coordinating the business functions through the transitional period will be the most time consuming and that the students and staff should not see much of a difference from the day to day operations of the School during the transition. Regarding the NWTC/BFA relationship, the Board also agreed that the relationship is very good and there should be no changes to this relationship, that the relationship should remain the same as it is now. Discussion also occurred on the VT Statutes, and the changes in the role of the Superintendent and the role of the Principal as result of the transition.

III. EXECUTIVE SESSION

A motion was made at 6:20 PM by Tom Koldys and seconded by Lynn Dickinson to enter into Executive Session to discuss personnel issues and the Union District Operating Agreement.

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A motion was made at 7:15 PM by Tom Koldys and seconded by Lynn Dickinson to exit Executive Session. Motion carried unanimously.

IV. ADJOURNMENT

A motion was made at 7:15 PM by Tom Koldys and seconded by Lynn Dickinson to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.

Respectfully submitted,

Susan C. Krupp

Recording Secretary

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