"On Friday, June 27, upon recommendation of the Public Education Department, the New Mexico Public Education Commission (PEC) voted to authorize MACCS to begin operation. After the confirming agreement was signed by Catherine Smith, PEC Chair, and Patti Gladstone, President of the MACCS Governing Council, the PEC presented the school with a commemorative plaque.
Left to right: Glenna Voigt, MACCS Principal; Ms. Gladstone; Dr. Catherine Cross-Maple, representing Veronica Garcia, NM Secretary of Education; and M. Andrew Garrison, Dennis Roch, Aileen Garcia, and Ms. Smith, all of the PEC."
Registration will be held at the MACCS School site Thursday and Friday, August 28 OR 29
from 8:30 - 11:30 and 1:00 - 3:00 each day.
You only need to come one day, not both.
BRING: Transcripts, Shot Records & IEP (if applicable).
Students will receive class schedules & Orientation.
Parents will receive Handbook, questionnaire, lunch forms and other school related info.
Agenda for August 28, 2008
- Quorum Call
- Approval of Agenda
- Approval of minutes from July 24, 2008
- Public Comment – 10 minutes
- Action Items
a. Approval of that portion of conversion costs exceeding original estimate
b. Approval of requirements for signators on bank accounts
c. Approval of BARS
d. Approve or disapprove the dispensing of Tylenol or Ibuprofen pursuant to authorization signed by the parent
- Old Business
a. Report from the Chair
Studio Day
Ice Cream Social
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Congratulatory letter from Governor Richardson
b. Committee Reports
Recruiting
Building
c. Report from the Principal
d. Report from the Business Manager
e. Report from the Advisory Board Chair
- New Business
a. Malinda re meeting with Nan and potential tickets.
- Adjourn
Agenda for July 24, 2008
- Quorum Call
- Approval of Agenda
- Approval of minutes from May 22, 2008
- Public Comment – 10 minutes
- Action Items
a. Lottery Discussion
b. Lottery
c. Election of Secretary
d. Resolution for Opening new bank accounts requiring two signatures, 1 Board member and 1 Administrator
e. Resolution to add Glenna Voigt and Patrick Kelly to Bank Account
- Old Business
a. Report from the Chair
Ribbon Cutting – Patti Gladstone & Frank Zuniga
Studio Day – Mike Trujillo and Glenna Voigt
Ice Cream Social – Gina Yaker and Benito Aragon
b. Committee Reports
Recruiting
Building
- New Business
a. Malinda re meeting with Nan and potential tickets.
- Adjourn
Agenda for June 26, 2008
- Quorum Call
- Approval of Agenda
- Approval of minutes from May 22, 2008
- Public Comment – 10 minutes
- Old Business
a. Report from the Chair
b. Committee Reports
Recruiting
Building
c. Report from the Principal
- Action Items
a. Action necessary for recruiting
- New Business
- Adjourn
The Media Arts Collaborative Charter School will open its doors on September 2.
Preparatory to its opening, there will be a brief special meeting of the governance Council on Thursday, June 19, 2008 to approve a resolution authorizing the President to execute the charter agreement with the Public Education Commission (PEC). Because all members must execute the resolution, full attendance is imperative.
The PEC will hear the Public Education Department's recommendation as to whether we are approved to open. This is a critical event for MACCS. The PEC meeting will be held at the CNM Workforce Builing, Room 101 on Friday, June 27 at 11 am, (subject to confirmation by the PEC.) Check the website.
The Council will hold its regular monthly meeting on thursday, June 26, at 7 pm at the same location. the agenda will be posted on the website by the 19th of June.
Agenda for May 22, 2008
- Quorum Call
- Approval of Agenda
- Approval of minutes from April 24, 2008
- Public Comment – 10 minutes
- Old Business
a. Report from the Chair
Approval of Budget
Walton Foundation
b. Committee Reports
Recruiting
Building
c. Report from the Principal
8-period schedule
- Action Items
a. Action necessary for recruiting
b. Sign off on 2008-09 Budget
c. Sign off on State Start-up Grant carry forward
d. Sign off on Federal Incentive Grant carry forward
- New Business
a. Fundraiser to pay Architect
b. Food service
c. Transportation
- Adjourn
Agenda for April 24, 2008
- Quorum Call
- Approval of Agenda
- Approval of minutes from March 27, 2008
- Public Comment – 10 minutes
- Old Business
a. Report from the Chair
Approval of Budget
b. Committee Reports
Recruiting
Earth Day
Poetry Slam
Building
c. Report from the Principal
Work Computers
Quality of Presentations at Open House
Having potential students help at events
- Action Items
a. Action necessary for recruiting
b. Approval of Preliminary Budget
- New Business
a. Another Open House
b. Proposal by Colleen Gorman to add "a P.R. officer position to the board and related responsibilities"
- Adjourn
Principal Appointed 4/9/08
The Media Arts Collaborative Charter School (MACCS), the first ever state-chartered school in
New Mexico, today announced the appointment of Glenna Voigt, M.A., as its first principal.
Voigt will immediately begin directing the recruitment of faculty and firming up the curriculum,
and will become full-time as soon as she completes her current duties as assistant principal at
Valley High School, according to Patti Gladstone, president of the MAACS governing council.
Gladstone also announced an open house for prospective students and parents on Saturday, April
19th, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the school, 4401 Central Ave. NE. MACCS will open in
August with freshman and sophomore classes.
Agenda for March 27, 2008
- Quorum Call
- Approval of Agenda
- Approval of minutes from February 9, 2008
- Old Business
- Report from Chair
- Committee Reports
- Building
- Curriculum
- Fundraising
- Marketing
- Search
- Action Items
- Acceptance of Resignations from Governance Board
- Marvin Gladstone
- Allen Cooper
- Decision on Waivers
- Lottery Policy
- New Business
- Another Open House
- Public Comment
- Adjourn
Agenda for February 20, 2008
- Quorum Call
- Approval of Agenda
- Approval of minutes from February 9, 2008
- Old Business
a. Committee Reports
Building
Curriculum
Fundraising
Marketing
Search
- Action Items
a. Approval of Policies
Governance & Operations
Fiduciary Responsibilities
Conflict of Interest
Nepotism
Discipline & Suspension
Parent/community involvement and communications
- New Business
a. Planning of 2 open houses
- Public Comment
- Adjourn
Opening September 2, 2008: The Media Arts Collaboative Charter School (MACCS)
MACCS is designed to deliver a media arts education previously unavailable to high school students in New Mexico. The Mission Statement declares MACCS will “prepare students for an education in the media arts at the university and community college levels, as well as to prepare all students to understand the role of the media arts in the world and how people’s lives are affected by them.”
All core subject areas are functionally integrated with media arts. Students will work to create digital films, study journalism, produce television and radio programs, design web pages, and create short animated movies, instructed and supervised by professionals in these fields. They will assist in creating a “Community Participatory Research Center” to produce a library of oral history and other projects on issues of interest to the local community; and will engage in mentorship and internship programs with media industry innovators. MACCS’ students will enjoy full access to a cable television channel where they will produce media presented to the public as part of their class work. Our goal is to give New Mexico youth the opportunity to some day work as directors, cinematographers, professional animators and journalists here in New Mexico.
The MACCS educational method is an outcome-based model designed to allow students to advance in an individual program of study based upon their needs and interests. Each student will work with a team of teachers, mentors and parents to map out classes and to assess progress.
MACCS open houses are scheduled for: Saturday, March 15, 3 to 5 pm and Wednesday, March 19, 5:30-8 pm. Registration will be held on-site at 4401 Central NE, Suite A. For more information, call 243-1957.
