Present
Ayni S.
Kim W.
Aaron W.
Lina L.
Anjali R.
Robin H.
Carol H.
Tui H.
Bernadette H.
Jon B.
Rhett Y.

Agenda
1) Approve Minutes
2) Boxing Club
3) Status of Darkroom
4) Mascot/Colors
5) Name Change Proposal (to Carolina School for Interdependent Learning)
6) Location Report (Paula’s farm)
7) Camping Trip
8) Treasurer
9) Grantwriting/Raleigh
10) Notice Board (need to buy)
11) Brochure & Newsletter

Notes
1) Minutes Approved.

2) Boxing Club – Jon reports: he’s researching boxing, martial arts, and kickboxing. Safety is at issue. There was talk about getting an instructor, and Aaron voiced concerns over liability and safety.

3) Darkroom – tabled. Bernadette still needs to contact Carol about the equipment.

4) Mascot – suggested we combine several of favorite mascot choices into one mascot. Also, Butterfly was added to the growing list. A motion was made and passed to wait till next week to vote on a mascot, using the similar process we used to choose our name. (This would be for people to write their three favorite choices on a ballot, and the mascot selected according to a weighted scale.) We decided colors may depend on the mascot chosen.

5) School name – Aaron proposed we change the name from Carolina School for Independent Learning to Carolina School for Interdependent Learning. A brief discussion ensued, and the motion was carried.

6) Location – Aaron, Robin, Carol, Anjali, and Bernadette visited Paula’s farm. There were positive responses about Paula’s land, animals, and Paula herself. The land has four buildings that we could use, though all need renovation. A cinder-block building on a concrete slab, half a barn, a tool-shed that could be used as a woodshop, and a garage with a large room above. The land is 17 miles from Willow Creek. A question arose about septic – we would have to test if the land is able to handle a tank. Aaron’s visiting Friday morning to discuss this and other details with Paula. We’ll also tentatively plan a group visit next Wednesday about 4 or 5, if Paula agrees. The discussion digressed at this point, from a suggestion that we use someone’s home for the first year, and into a question about being a home school group rather than a private school. This was tabled for next week’s meeting.

7) Camping trip – Kim said we could camp at Wilson College in Asheville, if we were to plan a visit to see the college at that time. Other options suggested: Jordan Lake, Robin’s woods, mountains, Haw River. A committee was formed to plan the trip for June 4-6, covering the place, cost, etc. Anjali and Bernadette head this committee.

8) There is a protest against a new nuclear power plant in Orange County Thursday at 10 AM. See Anjali for details.

9) Year-round? This item was tabled for the Policy discussion group.

10) Passed a motion to adjourn, tabling remaining items till next meeting.