Inland Preschool

Board Meeting
6/1/10
Terah Gordon’s home
Meeting called to order at 10:26 am.
Members present, Terah Gordon, Lacie Vick, Kelly Chadwick, Marianne Loomis, Tammy
Montanero, Karen Richardson, Mari Hubert, Sarah Feldman, Tiffany Head, Julie Salas,
Amity Fogle.
Teacher contracts were discussed. Julie and Sarah expressed concern over some of the
wording in the contracts, wording was explained to Julie and Sarah’s liking, wording to
be changed in contract.
Tiffany gave a presentation explaining the new blog. Wet paint will be left up for public
information but we will switch over our information to new blog.
Secretary:
Kelly presented minutes from the 3/2/10, 4/7/10, and 4/22/10 board meetings for
approval. Terah moved to approve minutes, Marianne seconded. Motion carried.
School calendar needs to be finalized by June 21, 2010 and sent to Pastor for approval.
Some of the orientation will be done at in home meetings instead of all at once at
orientation.
Orientation to be held on September 1st and September 2nd.
Treasurer:
Marianne presented treasurers report. T-shirts will be blue or gold this year.
Open House surveys discussed.
Terah explained the grant that IPS is up for. We are in serious contention for this grant.
Things that need to be done over summer: Aprons will be made, each class will be a
different color. Cubbies need to be cleaned and painted. Tammy will check with pastor to
see if we can use any other color than white. Playground needs to be sprayed for
spiders.
Vice President:
Laci needs information from Michelle for admission paperwork. First months tuition to be
billed by August 15. Paperwork packets to be given at playdates and turned in at
orientation. She expressed that next year paperwork packets need to be handed out
when the child is registered. We will be letting the membership know that they will be
expected to get physicals so that they can begin making appointments.
Playdates are August 18th and August 19th.
No outstanding member responsibilities.
Buy out fees were discussed. Maintenance day buy out is to be raised to $75.00 each.
Fundraising buy out will be lowered to $75.00 per year to make it more attainable for
families. Parent handbook will be changed to reflect these changes in buy out fees.
Church Liaison:
Pastor wants to do away with singing performances. Terah wants to push for at least
one performance so that the congregation can see the kids. We will work on improving
relations with congregation.
Historian will do 2 DVD’s, the yearbook, and the “me” books. Timeline was passed out.
Inland Preschool has a Picassa account so that parents can upload pictures. Historian
committee will help teachers work on “me” books.
Maintenance:
Goal for the maintenance committee: better communication of maintenance days.
Terah motioned to raise maintenance buyout to $75.00, Laci seconded, motion carried.
Playdough to be changed weekly.
Fundraising:
Terah moved to decrease fundraising buyout to $75.00. Laci seconded. Motion Carried.
This needs to be changed in the handbook.
Personnel:
Committee lists handed out.
Director:
Got good feedback on conferences. Julie expressed that she would like to see more
assessments during the year. Mari would like the Kindergarten teacher to come in April.
Next year conferences will be done prior to registration. There will be a two day teacher
in service training. Teacher start date will be August 26, 2010. Teacher goals for next
year are, more cohesiveness between the board and the staff.
Emergency board meeting to be held July 28th at Terah’s house.
Meeting adjourned 1:00 p.m.
　
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Kelly Chadwick, Secretary