OPEN MEETING
JUNE 7, 2006
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
HANIA BROOKS, STACY BROOKS, NEAL FELDER, ESTELLA HERNANDEZ, JOHN LAZAR, GINA POLIZZI, MICAH
ROBERTS, DARCIE TILLIS, TOLLY VALENTE, AND MARIA VON HARTZ
MEMBERS PRESENT: TRACY RODRICKS, DAWN PLEW, STEVAN
COKER, CARDIE LOY, JAY SHAPIRO, KAREN LOVELESS, JULIANNE ABEYTA, GREG APT, LORI
BERMAN, LEIGH TAYLOR ELLIS, MARIA ESTELA HERNANDEZ, AMY MARTIN, GINNEAN SHAW,
YAEL APT, PATTY CLEARY, DIANA TOOTHMAN, LISA FRAZIER, RAYMOND GEARHART, JUDY
ROSENZWEIG, OLGA GONZALEZ, ERIKA HINDLE, KHE VIAU, KATHY GIFFIS, ANDREA
DANIELS, ROSANNA CRASNICK, ANN WARREN, JULIA SAK GEARHART, PHILIP GALPER, CATHY
GALPER, KELLI KELLY, LARRY DEMERS, SALLY DEMERS AND STEVEN MICHAUD
CHE STAFF: PATRICIA TANN
1.
MEETING WELCOME
– 7:10 PM
MICAH AND
MARIA WELCOME ALL.
MICAH AND MARIA THANK THE EFFORTS OF THE 2005-06 BOARD
MEMBERS. HOWEVER, 6 BOARD MEMBERS HAVE
STEP-DOWN VOLUNTARILY TO ACCOMMODATE THE STAGGERED TERMS SET IN THE FRIENDS
BYLAWS. TODAY WE ARE HERE TO RE-ELECT 6
NEW BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE 2006-07 SCHOOL YEAR.
THE BOARD WANTS TO THANK ALL THOSE WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO
RUN. THERE ARE ONLY SPACES FOR 6, BUT WE
ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO STAY INVOLVED. THERE
IS
2. 2006-07 FRIENDS BOARD ELECTIONS
MARIA
ASKS IF THERE IS ANYONE PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SELF NOMINATE THEMSELVES FOR
THE ELECTION.
NO
ONE VOLUNTEERS, THE ELECTION PROCESS CONTINUES.
THE
FOLLOWING ARE THE NOMINEES:
ANN WARREN
– SECRETARY
DAWN PLEW
– TREASURER
YAEL APT –
DIRECTOR
GINGER
BOWER – DIRECTOR
ROSANNA
CRASNICK – DIRECTOR
LISA
FRAZIER – DIRECTOR
STEVE ROOT
– DIRECTOR
JULIA SAK
GEARHART – DIRECTOR
DIANA
TOOTHMAN – DIRECTOR
EACH
NOMINEE GIVES AN INTRODUCTIVE SPEECH TO THE PRESENT MEMBERS OF FRIENDS.
UPON
CONCLUSION OF THE INTRODUCTIONS, THE BALLOTS ARE PASSED OUT, AND THE ELECTION
BEGINS.
AS EACH
PERSON COMPLETED THEIR BALLOT, THEY BROUGHT THEIR BALLOT UP TO MS. TANN. MS. TANN AND DARCIE TILLIS (CURRENT FRIENDS
SECRETARY), PROCEDED TO THE TEACHERS LOUNGE TO TALLEY THE VOTES.
43 MEMBERS
SIGNED IN. 43 BALLOTS WERE RECEIVED.
MS. TANN
MAKES THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NEW BOARD RESULTS - THE FOLLOWING ARE VOTED AS
THE NEW MEMBERS TO THE FRIENDS BOARD FOR THE 2006-07 SCHOOL YEAR:
ANN WARREN
– SECRETARY
DAWN PLEW
– TREASURER (CO-TREASURER W/ELLEN KLINENBERG)
YAEL APT –
DIRECTOR
GINGER
BOWER – DIRECTOR
STEVE ROOT
– DIRECTOR
JULIA SAK
GEARHART - DIRECTOR
1.
VARIOUS TOPICS
THE FOLLOWING TOPICS WERE DISCUSSED WHILE THE BALLOTS WERE TALLIED:
VOLUNTEER PICNIC
SCHOOLS RULE
ART SHOW
END OF OPEN MEETING
MARIA MOTIONS
TO ADJOURN MEETING.
DARCIE
SECONDS.
MEETING IS
ADJOURNED.
THE NEXT
MEETING IS ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21ST 2006.