CSPN Board Meeting  January 17, 2007

In attendance: The meeting was called to order at 1:30 p.m. with Amy Mulroy, Dr. Susan Copeland, Pam Rose, Mary O’Kelly, Claudia Lakey and Lee Meyers in attendance. Diane Coleman joined the meeting for about 10 minutes.

Minutes: The December 13 board meeting minutes were reviewed and approved with one correction about the timing of the intercession activities schedule distribution. The list of activities will go out by year end.

Bank Statement: Secretary Lee Meyers opened, briefly reviewed, initialed the December bank statement and handed it to Treasurer Mary O’Kelly for processing.

Treasurer’s Report: The group reviewed the written treasurer’s report submitted by Mary O’Kelly which listed a net profit of $41.49 for December and $15,847.34 year to date. December is typically a spending month rather than an income generating month, so the board was pleased to see that we were slightly above the break even point.

Holiday Fair: This event is planned as a service activity, rather than a fundraiser, but it still netted $480.81. Mary was very pleased with the service and quality offered by the vendor, Signature Fundraising, and she recommended using them again in the future.

Teacher Luncheon: Talana Vogel is organizing the next lunch for the teachers which will be held near the end of January.

Accreditation: Susan noted that a four-member team will be at Campus March 13 and 14 for an accreditation survey. CSPN will provide breakfast for the survey team on the morning of March 13 and snacks for the report meeting with the surveyors and the faculty on the afternoon of March 14.

Family Fun Night: Final plans are being completed for this free event to be held on January 18. Chair Kari Duncan has put together a lot of fun activities including line dancing, karaoke, bingo, board games, floor puzzles and chess. Cookies and soft drinks will be provided. Amy asked board members to help with the event, if possible, beginning with set up at 5:00 p.m.

Book Fair: The Campus Book Fair will be held the week of March 19, with Family Reading Festival Night on Thursday, March 22. Tammy Vanderhook is chairing this event, and she has asked for suggestions on a celebrity reader to invite.

Web Site: After our initial web site host went bankrupt, Milton Craft is now looking for another host. The plan is to retain our current web address which is www.campusschool.org.

Balanced Calendar: Susan pointed out that the calendar for next year was distributed to parents in the January newsletter. This calendar is now final, and will be sent out again with registration materials. She noted that the start date will be August 6, which is the same as the Shelby County schools. Intercession activities, to be held the second week of the two-week Fall and Spring breaks, are in development. Campus is coordinating with our current after care providers for pick up after intercession activities and for weekdays during the break. More information will be shared by the end of the school year.

Library: Susan reported that they are weeding books out of the current collection and the full library update plan is being finalized. The board agreed to put something in the next issue of the newsletter about this project.

Technology: Susan will conduct a review and recap of technology needs for the board at our next meeting. She thinks we need a minimum of five new computers.

Climbing Wall: Mary is continuing to research alternatives. Diane Coleman joined the meeting for a few minutes and shared a catalogue of indoor rock walls that could be installed in the playroom. Diane will complete her review of the catalogue and get back to us with more information, including a price quote.

Lowe’s Grant: Amy or Lee will check with Ginger Whelan about status.

Year End Parent Meeting: The group agreed to schedule a parent meeting to coincide with the Campus Art Show. Susan will check with Mary Larrick to see if she can hold the Art Show near the end of April.

Next Meeting: The next CSPN Board meeting is scheduled for February 14 at 1:30 p.m.

Adjournment: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:45 p.m.