Report of the Major Actions Taken by the DMCS Board at Their Meeting on November 6, 2006
By Dan Grizzle, Board President, and Dr. Bob Stouffer, Superintendent
President Dan Grizzle called the meeting to order in Open Session.
Eleven (11) of the 12 Directors were in attendance, representing a quorum.
Dr. Bob Stouffer, Superintendent, was also in attendance.
Dr. Stouffer led the Board through a devotional period of viewing a worldview DVD, “Reset,” a production on transcendentalism by Dr. Bill Brown, President, Cedarville University.
Dr. Stouffer opened the meeting in prayer.
The Board adjourned to Closed Session.
Eleven (11) of 12 Directors were in attendance, representing a quorum.
Dr. Stouffer and Samona Yentes, Director of Development, were also in attendance.
The Board approved Closed Session minutes for the meeting on October 16, 2006.
The Board approved Laurel Zepp as Part-Time Development Department Administrative Assistant.
The Board approved Jaci Green as a Substitute Nurse.
The Board approved Brad Green as Eighth Grade Boys Basketball Coach.
The Board adjourned from Closed Session and reconvened in Open Session.
Eleven (11) of the 12 Directors were in attendance, representing a quorum.
Dr. Stouffer and Elementary Principal Cade Lambert were also in attendance.
The Board approved Open Session minutes for the meeting on October 16, 2006.
The Board read through 33 Board policies. Due to time constraints, all other policies listed on the agenda were tabled.
In particular, the Board engaged in a lengthy discussion of the policy when requires enrollment of full-time staff members’ school-aged children, except with Board exemption.
The Elementary program was listed as the department of emphasis for November; Mr. Lambert was available to answer questions and discuss important issues in his department.
Mr. Lambert, Dr. Stouffer, and the Directors engaged in a discussion about proactive vision for class sizes, the number of sections, and waiting lists with future enrollment patterns.
The Board approved the joint Finance Committee and Development Committee recommendation for use of the final disbursement of recent estate funds to increase the assets of the DMCS Foundation.
The Board approved the FY06 audit conducted by Schuring and Uitermarkt.
The Board approved the Strategic Prioritization Committee’s prioritization of key factors in the building of the 2007-2008 budget.
Due to time constraints, the Board tabled discussion about the parameters of Board and administrative involvement in the hiring process.
Dr. Ben Ochs, Director, closed the meeting in prayer.
The meeting was adjourned.