MINUTES

2. ROLL CALL: Helene R., Anne C., Kari G., Marie S., Melissa T., Karen B. Debbie G., Colin K., Nancy M., Janet K., Tracy R., Laurie V., Judy, Rose J., Valerie R.

3. CONSENT AGENDA

3.1. Approval of Agenda: Rose moved and Marie seconded with a unanimous approval.

3.2. Approval of previous minutes: Debbie moved and Helene seconded with a unanimous approval.

4. COMMENTS/ANNOUNCMENTS

4.1 Facilitator sign ups for the year. Melissa passed around a sheet for sign ups for facilitator.

4.2 Rose added Science Camp Announcements to the agenda. Mandatory Science Camp Orientation and Presentation for the Point Reyes Science Camp is scheduled at the Amador site for Tuesday, August 28^th at 12 pm.

4.3. Brown Academy in Ione (Anne). Anne read a proposal from the Governing Board about Brown Academy in Ione. Brown Academy is currently an independent 8-12^th grade school that is looking for admission into Mountain Oaks. They are no longer associated with any religious groups. The Board has toured the site in Ione and will be discussing the proposal at the August 28^th Governing Board Meeting.

5. REPORTS

6. PRESENTATIONS

6.1. Introduce Melissa as the new Amador Office Staff Person (Anne)

7. OLD BUSINESS

7.1. Discuss Workshop Guidelines and procedures (Anne). Discussion was held about the workshop guidelines and procedures and whether the priority for instructors should be given for returning instructors or for student instructors. Judy brought up that for Drama productions, students can take a letter from the school to Hospice and that Hospice would donate props, costumes, etc. Tracy R. also volunteered to assist in finding Grants for the workshops. Discussion took place over the selection of workshop instructors as many of the workshop sign up sheets have no instructor listed. Anne moved to have an email sent out with a list of all the workshops needing instructors, asking if anyone is interested then have all interested candidates go through an interview. Tracy seconded. Anne read the Interview Committee Guidelines and after discussion she added that all proposed syllabi will need to be brought to the interview and that volunteers would be needed for the interview committee. The motion was unanimously passed for: Distribute an email of available workshops for instructors to be interviewed by an Interview Committee.

7.2. Review workshop sign up sheets (Melissa). In reviewing of the workshop sign up sheets, it was discovered that the addition of “grade” would need to be added so as to distinguish how many students of each grade level were interested. Melissa will be adding that to next year’s interest sheets. Rose motioned that generated instructor interests be pursued for interviews and schedules before it comes back to the Committee. The start of workshops may have to be bumped back a week. Helene seconded and unanimously passed.

7.3. Discuss student led workshops as needed (Anne) Tabled until next meeting.

7.4. Block Amador Workshop Schedule and new site hours (Melissa) – Tabled until next meeting.

7.5. Confirm date for mandatory Workshop Instructor Orientation meeting as moved at last workshop meeting (Anne). Janet moved and Debbie seconded that the instructor meeting would be set for Thursday, September 13^th at 2 pm. Motion passed unanimously.

8. NEW BUSINESS

8.1. Review projected 2007-2008 Amador Workshop Cost and discuss projected budget shortfall. (Melissa). – tabled until September 10^th meeting.

8.2. Discuss workshop teachers interested in returning and hiring workshop teachers based on sign up sheets. (Anne) Tabled until September 10^th.

8.3. Set day and time for workshop meetings for the year (Anne) Janet motioned and Debbie seconded for the next meeting to be held on Monday, September 10^th at 1 pm. This motion was passed with 6 in favor, 3 opposed and 3 abstaining.

9. CORRESPONDENCE

10. ADJOURNMENT: 1444 hrs

Next Meeting: Monday, September 10^th.

Motions to the Governing Board:

Respectfully submitted by: Melissa Tiquet