THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MICANOPY AREA CHARTER SCHOOL MINUTES OF

REGULAR BOARD MEETING

January 20, 2010

The Board of Directors of Micanopy Area Charter School met at 6:00 pm in the Landry Building at
Micanopy Area Cooperative School, Micanopy, FL. Present were John Eubanks, Beth Allerton, and, Jim
Walkup. Robert Cox was absent, excused, and submitted his proxy vote approving the agenda for January
20, 2010.

The meeting was called to order at 6:03 by Beth Allerton followed by the reading of the Mission Statement
by Jim Walkup.

AGENDA APPROVAL Motion by J. Walkup Seconded by B. Allerton

Moved to adopt the agenda for the meeting of January 20, 2010.

Upon Vote: 4-0

APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by J. Eubanks Seconded by J. Walkup

Moved to approve minutes of Board Meeting for November 18,

2009.

Upon Vote: Motion passed 3-0.

PUBLIC INPUT None

REPORTS Staff – See attached

Grants – Anne Thomson to check with Chris Feaster on status of
any grant applications.
Committees
Human Resources –Robert Partin with American General
Insurance recently met with employees.
Finances – Will meet next week to review mid-year figures.
Curriculum – Teachers are meeting weekly to implement new
Sunshine State Standards into the curriculum.
Facilities – Sink in 3rd grade restroom fell off the wall in Dec. All
sinks in the building have been checked to ensure they are properly
installed.
Community Involvement –
SAC – Elizabeth Schuppie – SAC met today and some questions
arose regarding the PTO. What are the fundraising goals set by the
PTO? Elizabeth would like to know how to get funding to paint
mural on building. Elizabeth Schuppie and Anne Thomson will
work to help install officers within PTO and gather more
information regarding goals.
PTO – None
Publicity – MACS is advertising monthly in N. Florida School
Days magazine.

CONSENT AGENDA Approve $50 gift card from Publix for all employees.

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ITEMS OF DISCUSSION Steve Maynard, of the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, presented
information regarding child safety. The Sherrif’s Office is willing
to come into the school and hold safety classes for the students
regarding all aspects of child safety. Steve Maynard will present
Anne Thomson with a list of topics available. Mrs. Thomson will
survey the parents to determine the topics that the parents would
like to be covered. The Board discussed also having a parent
presentation on child safety at a PTO meeting one evening. The
Board will address the issue again after the survey has been
completed.

Steve Maynard also informed the Board that a CPTED Survey is

available to the school. The Board informed Mr. Maynard they
would like to pursue having the survey completed. Mr. Maynard
will coordinate with Mrs. Thomson in regard to having the survey
completed.

Race To the Top – this is a Federal Grant that the State of Florida
has applied for, The Alachua County School Board has asked to
be included, and in turn, MACS has asked to be included via a
Memorandum of Understanding. We can opt out at a later date.
The details are unavailable at this time. Mrs. Thomson will
continue to update the Board as more information becomes
available.

First Reading of the By-Laws

ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:48 p.m.

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