Meeting Details:
- Date: November 2024
- Time: 5:44 PM – 7:30 PM
- Location: Waldorf School of Bend (WSB)
Attendees:
Board members: Katherine Caballero, Jen Price, Kris Porto, Kyle Nelson, Cecelia McClellan, Koorosh, Michelle Gere
Guests: Amanda Wren, Brook Sexon, Julian Matson, Erin Bliss, Natalia Lyubimova, Peter Woekel
Absent: Cyndi Pointer
Key Highlights:
- Motions Approved:
- Approval of October 2024 meeting minutes.
- Admissions Update:
- Exploring a transition from SchoolCues to a new system by January 1st, pending faculty confirmation.
- Support for grant development and summer camp logistics.
- Finance Report:
- Initiatives to close budget gaps:
- “Giving Monday” campaign on December 2nd.
- Option for families to add $15 to monthly tuition.
- Creation of a “Friends of WSB” email list for quarterly updates.
- Initiatives to close budget gaps:
- Faculty Report:
- Policy refinements needed for:
- Governance Matrix.
- Infant care and health closure policies.
- Proposal to refine the salary matrix based on enrollment projections.
- Emphasis on improved communication between the Board, Faculty, and TLC.
- Policy refinements needed for:
- Advisor Report:
- No actionable items.
- Additional Notes:
- Planning to review bylaws and finalize procedures for email voting.
- Introduction of an FSA/HSA option for faculty.
- Minutes to be posted publicly on the WSB website.
Closing Reflection:
โThe healthy social life is found, when in the mirror of each human soul the whole community finds its reflection, and when in the community the virtue of each one is living.โ โ Rudolf Steiner