October 2024

WawonaNews.com - October 2024

Park Entry Reservation System Ending Early

Yosemite National Park is ending the 2024 reservation season after this weekend (October 13); a reservation will not be required to drive into Yosemite for the remainder of 2024. The reservation requirement was planned to extend through October 27, but based on monitoring of visitor use patterns and impacts, the park is ending it a few weeks early. Yosemite will automatically issue refunds to anyone who has a peak-hours reservation that was valid after October 13.

YOSEMITE-WAWONA ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL
Board of Directors Regular Meeting
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Wawona Elementary School
7925 Chilnualna Falls Road
Wawona, CA

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

MONTHLY ITEMS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS

CONSENT AGENDA

NOTE: The Board will be asked to approve all of the following items by a single vote, unless any member of the Board or of the public asks that an item be removed from the consent agenda and considered and discussed separately.

3.1- Approval of Agenda
3.2– Approval of Minutes of the regular meeting of September 10.
3.3 - Approve Warrants/Payroll
3.4 – Accept Donations to YWECS

HEARING OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD

The public may address the Board on any matter pertaining to the school that is not on the agenda. There will be no Board discussion and no action will be taken unless listed on a subsequent agenda. Speakers will be limited to 3 minutes.

ACTION ITEMS

APPROVE PURCHASE OF A STOVE AND REFRIGERATOR FOR THE KITCHEN

Consideration and action on the purchase of a new stove and refrigerator for the kitchen.

INFORMATION ITEMS

STAFF REPORTS
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS PROJECTS UPDATE
FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

Request that various items be placed on the next agenda for discussion and/or action.
Safety Plan Updates/adoption
Memorandum of Understanding for Special Education Services

NEXT BOARD MEETING

Unless otherwise announced, the next regular meeting of the Board of Directors will be scheduled for Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. at the Wawona School.

ADJOURNMENT

Wawona Library Zip Books Project
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We are excited to announce the Mariposa County Library has been awarded a grant from the California State Library to participate in Zip Books. The purpose of the Zip Books Project is to order patron requested material that is not currently owned by the Library, and get that material into patron's hands quickly.

We anticipate this program will be rolled out soon, pending award acceptance by the County Board of Supervisors.
Patrons will be able to ask the library to purchase books directly from Amazon that are NOT currently in the library collection. The books will be shipped to the patron's home, and will be treated like a normal library book. The patron will be responsible for bringing the book back to the library within 3 weeks. The book is then added to the library's collection or donated to our Friends of the Library group to sell to benefit the library.

This grant program helps the Library to meet the informational needs of residents by augmenting the Library’s material budget specifically for customer requests.

Stay tuned for more details on how this will work! We are very excited.

Wawona Hotel Closing

Beginning December 2, 2024, the historic Wawona Hotel within Yosemite National Park will close to allow the National Park Service (NPS) to conduct a comprehensive condition assessment on the hotel complex. The NPS recently undertook a roof replacement project on the main hotel building which revealed the need for more intensive investigation and assessment of the hotel.

Thank you!
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Joe Meyer, Chief of Staff, Yosemite National Park

YOSEMITE-WAWONA ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL
Board of Directors Regular Meeting
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
5:30 P.M.
Wawona Elementary School
7925 Chilnualna Falls Road
Wawona, CA

CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL

MONTHLY ITEMS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS

CONSENT AGENDA

NOTE: The Board will be asked to approve all of the following items by a single vote, unless any member of the Board or of the public asks that an item be removed from the consent agenda and considered and discussed separately.

3.1- Approval of Agenda
3.2– Approval of Minutes of the regular meeting of August 13.
3.3 - Approve Warrants/Payroll
3.4 – Accept Donations to YWECS

HEARING OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD

APPROVE UNAUDITED ACTUALS REPORT FOR 2023-24

Consideration and action on the Unaudited Actuals Report for 2023-24

APPROVE THE HIRING OF KATHLEEN MURPHY AS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TO ASSIST WITH ELPAC ASSESSMENT AND SCORING DUTIES

Consideration and action on the approval of Kathleen Murphy to assist in the administration of the ELPAC to students who require it.

APPROVE THE EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES PLAN (ELOP) FOR 2024-25

A public hearing on the ELOP plan for the upcoming year will be held. Adoption will take place at the September meeting.

INFORMATION ITEMS

STAFF REPORTS
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS PROJECTS UPDATE
DISCUSSION OF FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

Request that various items be placed on the next agenda for discussion and/or action.

NEXT BOARD MEETING

Unless otherwise announced, the next regular meeting of the Board of Directors will be scheduled for Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. at the Wawona School.

ADJOURNMENT

Annual WAPPOA Picnic

We Hope You Can Join Us!!

Saturday , Sept 28, approx. 11:30am – 12:00pm

Wawona Community Center (next to school)

Catered by Willow Creek Catering (North Fork) and featuring:

BBQ Chicken
Ranch Beans
Corn on the Cob
Cole Slaw
Dinner Rolls with whipped herb butter

WAPPOA Board members will bring water and cookies

All WAPPOA members and family and friends are welcome!!