Charter School Minutes Dec 1, 2009 Attending: Erica Stein, Arthur Radar, Jen Wilkin, Anna Demm, Kim Bradley, Christina, Melissa Williams, Jill Penwarden, Angelica Stone, SunMie Won, Alison Schwedner, Mike Kahlich, Elizabeth Bell TTUSD/Union Update - Christina: Waiting until after Union’s meeting on Dec 8, will not hear an update until after their meeting when [...]
Truckee Charter School Meeting Minutes 11/18/09 Update from Finance Committee Need for money for planning phase Finance Committee needs to be ready to apply for Public Charter School grant and revolving loan once charter is approved. District has 30 days to approve charter once it is submitted. Action Item: Jill- Can we open bank [...]
Working committee meetingI.) Alison updated the group on the board training that she attended. The group needs to decide whether to form an actual board or remain in the structure of a ‘founding group’. We discussed 2 ways of voting. The 1st is by consensus the 2nd by majority vote. The group decided to adopt [...]
“Charter schools are public schools serving our children with our money. Instead of standing apart, charters should be partnering with districts, sharing lessons, and sharing credit.” - Arne Duncan, Oct. 2009 The Sierra Expeditionary Learning School is aligned with TTUSD’s commitment to educational programs with proven positive outcomes and supports all of the TTUSD’s [...]
Who are we?In early 2009, a group of local families came together with the goal to provide an alternative public education option in Truckee. We are a diverse group of parents with a wide range of skills to contribute to this project. Our dedicated group includes teachers, contractors, small business owners, non-profit directors, lawyers and [...]
Members present: Keri, Angelica, SunMie, Jen, Anna, Carolyn, Allison, Kim, Elizabeth, Jill, Melissa, EricaTTUSD Update- KimKim met with two board members, Kirsten Livak & Bev Ducey. They were both receptive and mentioned that they liked the EL model. Kirsten is going to talk with Steve tonight and give us direction this week. They both stressed [...]
Who are we?In early 2009, a group of local families came together with the goal to provide an alternative public education option in Truckee. We are a diverse group of parents with a wide range of skills to contribute to this project. Our dedicated group includes teachers, contractors, small business owners, non-profit directors, lawyers and [...]
SELS was founded by group of local parents and residents that desire to see an alternative public education option in Truckee. The goal was to complement the current educational model in the community and provide an alternative option for students and teachers. The founders were diverse group of volunteers that were organized and highly motivated [...]
Working committees met at Anna Demm's house. Meeting with TTUSD Erica, Carolyn and Kim shared info about the meeting with TTUSD - Steve Jennings (Superintendant), and Steve Dickinson (Finane). Overall, it was a very positive meeing - impression was that Steve D and Steve J were both impressed with the knowledge and inspiration driving the [...]
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