Summary Report of Major Actions Taken During the DMC Board Meeting on January 7, 2008
By Dan Grizzle, DMC Board President, and Dr. Bob Stouffer, DMC 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, DMC Superintendent, was also in attendance.
President Grizzle presented a devotional which highlighted ideas from Focus on the Family’s The Truth Project, by Dr. Del Tackett; 3:16 – The Numbers of Hope, by Max Lucado; When the Game Is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box, by John Ortberg, 2 Peter 1:3-11, and 1 Corinthians 13:1-3.
Do you really believe that what you believe is really real? Then how would
you behave? God cares. Do you? Who is my neighbor? Go. Live as though
there is no such person as a “mere mortal”; everyone is an eternal being who is
created by God. Know what matters in life. Death is the last big “move” in your
“life”? Be rich toward God. Grow a soul which is increasingly rich toward God
and others. Make that which is temporal a “servant” to that which is eternal.
Love God, and learn how to love people in the ways that God loves us. Des Moines
Christian is training students to care about that which really matters – God and
people. Live The Great Commandment!
President Grizzle opened the meeting in prayer.
The Board adjourned from Open Session and reconvened in Closed Session.
The following employees were approved by the Board –
The following resignations were accepted by the Board, with regrets –
The Board also approved Karen DeBruin as a Substitute Secondary Teacher for the 2008-2009 school year.
The Board adjourned from Closed Session and reconvened in Open Session.
During Communication from the Association or Public, Association Member Isa O’Hara expressed concern that her fourth grade student could not purchase a second lunch entrée. (Precedence prohibits students younger than sixth grade to purchase a second lunch entrée.)
The Board approved the EPC recommendation for a DMC Girl Scout troop, effective immediately.
The Board approved the Cedarville Academy (CA) program of Cedarville (Ohio) University, effective immediately. CA is available to the most able juniors and seniors who wish to earn dual high school and college credits while still at DMC.
The Board accepted the changes to the curriculum cycle but asked EPC to consider a more frequent review of the K-12 Bible curriculum, since Bible instruction is a key distinctive of the school. The basic changes included a compacting of the schedule and dovetailing of core area studies with ancillary studies.
The Board approved a new Anatomy and Physiology class for the 2008-2009 school year, requesting the opportunity to approve the curriculum and a textbook at a later date. The Iowa Department of Education cited DMC in 2006-2007 for not having enough science courses available, according to DE accreditation standards. The offering of this course will remove the citation.
The Board approved the Finance Committee’s recommendation for spending of the final $16,200 from the 2006-2007 budget on a snow blade, industrial strength vacuum, chair storage racks, website re-design, and Secondary Library books (with resources for Bible classes a priority).
The Board discussed proposed changes to the DMC Board and employment applications. DMC Board Vice-President Todd Toulouse and Dr. Stouffer will be finalizing a draft for consideration by administrative team members and the Board at a future date.
The Board did not approve the proposed changes to the DK program and requested reconsideration of that proposal on January 21, 2008.
Due to time constraints, ALL Board policy review was tabled.
Secretary Mary Jo Ytzen closed the meeting in prayer.
The meeting was adjourned.