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9165 Chinden Boulevard,
Suite
101
Garden City, ID 83714
Phone: (208) 377-0011
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School Board Members
William S. Ramey, J.D.,
LL., President
Martha Monroe, Ph.D.,
Secretary
Tim Richey, CPA,
Treasurer
Janet V. Thomas, Ed. D.,
LCPC
Matthew Shapiro
Laurel York
Odell
Michael
Tetrault,
Parent Representative
Sara
Covington, B.S., C.P.M.,
Parent Representative
School Board Meetings
Board Meeting Calendar
Board Meeting Minutes Archive
Remember, you are always invited to participate in our school
board meetings. Your ideas are
welcomed and needed!
Bill
Ramey works at Thornton Byron, LLP as an Estate Planning and Tax
Attorney. He is married to Marin Ramey, a first grade teacher at
Garden City Community School. He received his Bachelor of Arts
from Whitworth College, in Peace Studies, a Juris Doctor from Vermont
Law School, and a Masters in Tax Law (LL.M.) from the University of
Florida. He was born in Texas, but raised in Lewiston, Idaho, from
the age of three. During his undergraduate studies, Bill traveled
to the Netherlands, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Germany, where he
studied politics and the process of democratization. He also spent
a summer during law school in Romania working with a legal clinic and
assisting them in developing a legislative proposal to the parliament
regarding family law and police rights to intervene in domestic violence
situations. When he isn’t working, Bill enjoys spending time
with Marin and their dog Harvey, running, snowshoeing, and playing
guitar. After living in Portland for three years, he and Marin decided
it was time to move back to Idaho and are enjoying everything the
Treasure Valley has to offer. He is excited to be in a position to
assist in the growth of this important school and to have a positive
impact on the development of Garden City and its children.
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Marti
is a family educator, parent and teacher coach, and a marriage and
family therapist, with a specialty in Adlerian psychology. She does
Granny 9-1-1 visits to homes and sees clients privately in addition to
teaching classes on the most important job in life, that of parent.
Her work in Idaho has been with the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson
Foundation's Open Book Initiative through the Lee Pesky Learning Center,
Coordinator in Continuing Studies in Education at Northwest
Nazarene University, Director of Family Education at the Landing
Community Center in Eagle, and as a public school teacher and college
instructor and administrator. Marti also serves as a director of the
Mary Parker Follett Foundation. She and Jan Blum teach a
three day Nonviolent Communication course monthly at the
Idaho POST Academy (Peace Officers Standards and Training).
GiraffeJuice.org is the organization under which she and Jan Blum
teach varied communication classes.
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Tim
Richey is a CPA and a Senior Associate auditor at Eide Bailly, LLP.
He received a Bachelors degree in accounting from Utah Valley University
and Master of Accountancy degree from Boise State University. Tim
was born in Rexburg, Idaho and was raised in Gooding, Idaho (Go
Senators!). He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints in Maracaibo, Venezuela. He moved to Boise four
years ago with his family. Tim and his wife, Katie, have been
married for seven years and are the proud parents of Marcus and twin
boys Owen and Eli. Katie stays home with their boys which is a
full-time job in itself. Tim enjoys athletics, reading, working in
his yard, and spending time with his family.
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Jan
is an Adlerian counselor and family educator. She received her
bachelor's and master's degrees at the College of Idaho, and her
doctorate in Counseling and Educational Psychology at the University of
Nevada-Reno. Jan worked 40 years in educational settings from
kindergarten to the graduate college level, including 25 years as an
elementary counselor for the Boise School District. Jan is
also CEO of Diamond L Development, Inc., a land development company,
with her two sons, Gary and Mike, offering beautiful view lots in
Wilder.
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Matthew
Shapiro initiated the effort to establish the Garden City Community
School. While facilitating the design of the GCCS model and writing the
charter, he served as founding board president. When the school opened,
he taught the Seekers class (grades 6-8) for the school’s first two
years. He holds a B.A. in Elementary Education, and is currently working
on his Ed.D. at Boise State University. Prior to his involvement with
GCCS, Matthew was a special education assistant for Boise Schools, a
wind power consultant, and a social entrepreneur. He is founder of the
Mary Parker Follett Foundation, was long active in the North End
Neighborhood Association, and was once a candidate for mayor of Boise.
Matthew is also the author of several books, including a community
profile of Southwest Idaho; a study of education reform in Idaho; a
study of the three-way relationship between nature, culture, and human
development; and a theory of reality. He has also published several
articles in scholarly journals and has been an invited contributor to
books on democratic engagement and participatory design. A native of
Brooklyn, New York, Matthew has lived in Idaho for fifteen years. Apart
from advocacy and activism for positive change, Matthew enjoys dancing,
movies, exercise, playing the tinwhistle and the mandolin, reading, and
sharing time with loved ones. He is also excited to be a brand new
father.
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Laurel
received her master’s degree in Philanthropy and Development from St.
Mary’s University of Minnesota in 1996 and served as “Fund
Development for Nonprofit Organizations” course instructor at Boise
State University in 1998 and 1999. In 1997, Laurel established Concepts
In Writing, Inc., to provide technical assistance to organizations and
businesses in organizational development, strategic communications and
fundraising. Since its inception, Concepts In Writing, Inc., has
provided services to over 100 organizations throughout Washington,
Oregon, Montana, Nevada, Arizona, Alaska and Idaho.
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Michael
Tetrault has been active in the field of education over the past 15
years as both a substitute teacher and a middle school science teacher
(for the past 13 years in Kuna). He received his education degree
from Boise State University and also has another undergraduate science
degree from the University of Manitoba in Canada with his area of focus
drawn from the fields of biological and earth sciences. He was
born and raised mostly in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and immigrated to
the United States (Boise, Idaho) eighteen years ago. He’s been
married to his wife Alyssa for sixteen years and they have two sons
(Gavin – age 7 and Rowan - age 3) with Gavin having attended
GCCS for the past two years. Michael enjoys spending time with family,
traveling, and reading, along with the sports of curling, disc golf and
beach volleyball. Other outdoor pursuits include whitewater
rafting and canoeing, backpacking, backcountry skiing and snowshoeing,
urban exploration and even a little spelunking when he can ‘squeeze’
it in. He hopes to bring his energy and enthusiasm into the mix
during his term as parent rep in order to help GCCS continue to grow and
succeed in shepherding students into becoming bright, literate and
concerned citizens through the application of the school’s philosophy
and its ideals.
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Sara
Covington works at Riverside Rehab Inc. as a Psychosocial Rehabilitation
Specialist and Case Manager working with children and adults who have
mental illnesses. She received her Bachelors degree through Boise
State University in Psychology and is currently working on her Masters
in Psychology with a specialization in Clinical Psychology. Along with
receiving her bachelors, Sara also became a Certified Professional
Mediator through the Idaho Mediation Association and the Idaho Supreme
Court specializing in Divorce and Child Custody Mediations. Sara enjoys
hiking at Table Rock, dancing, going on long drives, and watching movies
with her family Travis and Rileigh. She has one daughter Rileigh (10)
who attends GCCS.
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Generally, the regular
board meeting will be held on the third (3rd) Monday of every month. If
there is an exception to this, it is noted below. Agendas are posted 5
days in advance at the school, at Garden City City Hall, and on the website. The open session of the board meeting
generally begins at 7 p.m. All meetings are held at the school, 9165
Chinden Blvd., Suite 101.
2009-2010
Board Meeting Calendar
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August
17th
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September
21st
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October
19th
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November
16th
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December
21st
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January
25th (exception due to MLK holiday)
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February
22nd (exception due to Presidents holiday)
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March
15th
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April
19th
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[notice
of budget hearing must be in newspaper 10 days prior to budget
hearing - May 7 (send to paper by April 30)]
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May
17th (this meeting will include the budget hearing for the following
year)
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June
21st
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July
19th (Annual Meeting)
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January 2010
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March 16, 2009
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Dec. 15, 2008
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Nov. 17, 2008
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October 20, 2008
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Sept.
15, 2008
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August
11, 2008
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July
21, 2008
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June
16, 2008
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May
19, 2008
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April
21, 2008
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March
17, 2008
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February
11, 2008
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January 14, 2008
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Dec.
17, 2007
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Nov.
19, 2007
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September 17, 2007
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August 29, 2007
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August 20, 2007
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June 10, 2007
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June 6, 2007
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May 13, 2007
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May
9, 2007
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May
2, 2007
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April 4, 2007
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March 7, 2007
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February 7, 2007
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Nov. 1, 2006
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October 4, 2006
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Sept. 6, 2006
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August 14, 2006
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July 26, 2006
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July 5, 2006
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June 5, 2006
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May 11, 2006
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April
20, 2006
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April
5, 2006
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March 14, 2006
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March 1, 2006
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February 1, 2006
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January 11, 2006
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January 4, 2006
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Dec, 14, 2005
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Nov. 2, 2005
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October 5, 2005
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Sept. 7, 2005
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August 3, 2005
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02/23/10
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