Board Notes

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 16:00

 

Members present:

Mr. Doug Holroyd, Mr. Peter Armstrong, Mr. Spin Bennett, Mr. Jim Morcom, Mr. Anthony Diaz, Mr. Rob Morin, Mr. Ancel Lewars, Mr. Basil Abul-Hamayel, and Mrs. Rana Al-Turki.

 

ISG staff present:

Mrs. Norma Hudson, Mr. Bill Stapp, Mr. David Whitaker, Mr. John Chapman, and Mr. Chris L’Esteve

 

Apologies:

Mr. Rashed Al-Doulab, Mr. Bob Britt, and Mr. Steve Porter

 

Minutes:

Mrs. Trudy Faulkner

 

1. WELCOME

President Doug Holroyd opened the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees at 16:05.

 

2. CONSENT ITEMS
 Approval of Minutes
 Committee Reports
The minutes of the following Committees were reviewed and discussed:

 

3. SECONDED RESOLUTIONS

The Members agreed to review equability of transportation fees throughout the district.


4. REPORTS AND COMMUNICATION
After a lengthy discussion it was decided to endorse the extension requested by AMO for the new Dammam School project. Enrollment Report: Enrollment is currently at 3,302


5. FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT
Recruiting Update: Norma Hudson presented an update to the Board on the recent recruiting fairs.

 

New hires:

 

Jubail
 Mark (Principal) and Gerd-Inger McDougall (EAL)
 Keith (Primary 3) and Alexis Snider (Primary 5)
 Jeffrey (IT Coordinator/Teacher) and Barbara Thomas ( Primary 5)
 Scott ( KG) and Julie Camponeschi (Grade 3)


Yanbu
 Rob (MS Social Studies) and Marsha Phelps (Grade 6)
 Brad ( HS English/Social Studies) and Rose Morley ( MS English)


DEMS
 Eric Brown (Math-DEMS)
 Caryn Carmella (Math)


DHS
 Jamie Brown (Social Studies and AP History-DHS)
 Ronald Carmella (Physics/Chemistry)
 Robert (Biology) and Laura Schlesinger (Special Education)


DBGS
 Sean Gale (Physical Education and Geography)


Sara Village School
 Tudor (Year 6) and Alison Thomas (Year 1)

 

Doug Holroyd congratulated administration on the recruiting season and asked what learning was achieved from the recent recruitment effort. Norma Hudson and John Chapman shared their opinions about what changes could be made to keep the recruiting process fresh and efficient, such as using Skype for electronic interviews.

 

6. FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT
Doug Holroyd mentioned that his report had been incorporated into previous items.

 

7. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
 Norma Hudson informed the Members that another Master cohort will be offered again and SUNY will offer a full scholarship in the name of Bruce Hudson.
 Anthony Diaz asked the committee if they would be attending the 65th anniversary of the US Consulate. The Consulate also asked if the STAR program could be extended to Grades 11 and 12 on the Dhahran campus and Norma Hudson said that it was be considered.

 

8. Adjournment
Doug Holroyd thanked the Members and adjourned the meeting at 17:07.

 

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