CLSSC Board Meeting Minutes

January 21, 2006

In Attendance:

David Chieu: Board Member

Ali Liu: Principal

Joan Kung: Treasurer

Francis Maile: President of PTA

Jean Huang: Secretary to Board and VP General Affairs

Suh Chen Hsaio: VP Academic Affairs

Angelina Shih: Director of Registration and Board Member

Budget: Joan Kung

-German school, we will send the letter to the German school, and we will raise their rent accordingly and peg the increases accordingly.

-Motion to get a helper for the PB class.

Approved.

Budget shows $6000 “profit”

Suh will hire someone at $20 per week for 15 weeks for no more than $300 for the rest of the year.

-Fund raising: We need to increase our efforts. Frances will appoint someone.

Curriculum: Suh Chen Hsaio

-Raised the issue of PB crowding – the teacher is not ready to make the changes.

-7B and 8B class: disciplinary issues.

Solution: long term sub will start after April 6.

Discussion was tabled.

-B track curriculum

Dr. Zhou is willing to come in and help us change curriculum and teach. Possibility of grant. Suh will research and report back.

-Pin Ying vs. Po Bo Mo metheod

B track primary focus will be Pin Ying.

A track will study Po Bo Mo with option to learn Pin Ying at upper grade.

Suh will discuss with teacher staff and then put it in front of the parents at the next General Election if needed.

Meeting ran short. Follow Up meeting was scheduled for February 3, 2006

Follow up Board Meeting Minutes:

February 4, 2006

In Attendance:

David Chieu: Board Member

Joan Kung: Treasurer

Francis Maile: President of PTA

Jean Huang: Secretary to Board and VP General Affairs

Suh Chen Hsaio: VP Academic Affairs

Angelina Shih: Director of Registration and Board Member

Dennis Yeh: Board Member

PTA: Frances

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Curriculum: Suh

-B Track update

Dr. Zhou doesn’t want pay and will teach 6B class for the year along with a TA.

-Issue with 7B and 8B class- ???

PB class over-crowding issue addressed: helper hired.

School Insurance- tabled until next meeting

Budget: Joan Kung

-German school rent increase proposed.

Ali will speak with German school administration.

-Fundraising for Library, textbooks, scholarships for kids. Frances needs to appoint someone.

-We would like to promote sale of Ranch 99 Send email out to parents

-CLSSC investment CD are earning 4.02% investment

-Suh wants to advertise for new teachers under $500. Motion Approved.

-School Phone Number; Jean to get cell phone for the school and put number into website.

-Outside CPA services: Joan advise cost of the CPA to get the budget up to date to post at school general election.

-Suh will find out costs of books and materials and may be added to next year’s budget.

Administration:

Traffic control: Change job description

Two parents to arrive at 8:45 and one parent to arrive at 10:30am and stay until 1:30pm

Jim Wu contact one of each of the three and appoint one to come at 10:30.

Jean to s/w Jim.

March 11, 2006

Suggested CLSSC Board Meeting Agenda:

1. Review Old Minutes, mark up, and then approve.

2. Budget issues- Joan Kung

3. PTA Francis

Chinese New Years wrap up

Fund raising on-going

4. Insurance – Ali Liu

5. Curriculum update- Suh

6. New Members and new administration- let’s start getting more parents involved!

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