Open letter from PTa: Who is leading our school?

I got this meeting minutes from so call:Open Letter from 19 NWCS Parents/May 9, 2007 Meeting Minutes. I was deeply troubled by this letter? Who is leading our school? Does those 19 people's concense can dictate our school's direction?
Can they represent PTA, you and me? Do you get invitation to this meeting?
Can bounch of people's vote below are superseed our board.

I did a count, only five people are board members who have the board voting right. What is this meeting feel like if you are in that meeting? A hustle environment for sure by some one with their own personel agenda.

Do I still remember the cultual reveloution? Yes I do.I hope some of you see the similarity here.

I post the meeting minutes for you to reference. Be your own judge.


Dear NWCS parents:

Some of you may have sensed that something abnormal is going on in NWCS. Several emails got delivered to your inbox in last couple of months, starting with the announcement of principal hiring, then the back and forth announcements of the Annual General Membership Meeting (AGMM), and lately the email chain from a parent group. Though only containing bits and pieces of information, they are both disturbing and confusing to many of you. Worse, they may pose danger to damage the image of NWCS as a whole.

We, the three bodies of NWCS (the board, PTA and the school management team), do owe you all, each and every single parent who cares about NWCS, the whole picture of what happened/happening at NWCS. We want to offer some answers to your questions.

To do so, a meeting was held in the LWTC Cafeteria on May 9, 2007 with parents/PTA members, and Board Members. The purpose of the meeting is to enhance the communication and better understanding between PTA/parents and board members.

The meeting agendas are as follows:

1. Stop any miscommunications. Stick to the meeting results as well as By-Laws of NWCS and NWCS Policies and Guidelines.
2. PTA and board to present their list of issues. (Each side sends in a list of issues prior to the meeting and distributes to the attendees.) 3. Discuss a special election (procedure, timing) to fill four board vacancies left by three term expired members (Wensi Sun, Zhantao Yang & Simon Zhang ) and one by Zhang Yan and PTA organization election.4. Set up a team to review/revise the school By-Law and guidelines.
Attached (also see below) is the meeting minute, including agreed resolution on various issues, for your record and review. Your feedback will be very much appreciated.

Should you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact all or any one on the list, through the communication channels you feel comfortable with (e-mails, phone calls or face to face meetings). We will pool your questions and set up Q&A sessions on one of the remaining Saturdays in the near future before 2006-2007 school year ends to address your questions/concerns.

Thank you for your time & continuous support.

Meeting Minutes

What: To reach consensus over several major issues in order to help NWCS move forward.
When: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 7:30pm – 10:00pm
Where: Lake Washington Technical College, East Building Cafeteria
Who: Concerned NWCS parents (See below)
Name
Email
Benjing Sun (Newly elected Board member)

Bin Liu

Hongqi Tian

Jay Na

Jim Miao (Retired Board member)

Jinghao Liu (Former PTA Chair)

Jun Shen

June Hu (PTA Chair)

Lon-Chan Chu (Board member)

Luping Liang

Ming Chen

Mingqi Li

Nancy Wong (Board member)

Sandra Ning

Wei (Peter) Huang

Wensi Sun (Board member)

Zheng (John) Li (Newly elected Board member)

Zhidong (Charlie) Wang (Retired Board member)

Zhihua Hu


Meeting Coordinators
Mr. Zhihua Hu and Mr. Jim Miao
General Consensus:
1. The meeting minutes will be published to all parents as an Open Letter. èAll agree.
2. School Compensation Guidelines that the Board has been working on should be decided by the New Board (see definition in 5) then publish. èAll agree.
3. The two retired Board members, Mr. Zhidong Wang and Mr. Jim Miao, will stay on the Board and attend Board meetings until June 7, 2007. The purpose of their involvement is to assist Board transitions. But they do not have voting power and won’t be part of the new school principal hiring process. è12 out of 19 voted yes; the remaining 7 didn’t vote because they are either current or retired Board members.
4. The two Board members whose term was in dispute, Mr. Wensi Sun and Mr. Simon Zhang, will remain on the board as regular Board members. è11 out of 15 voted yes. The following 3 didn’t vote – one of them was Mr. Wensi Sun himself, another two were the meeting coordinators.
5. The New Board consists of 7 members until the remaining two vacancies are filled (after which the New Board will consist of a full 9 regular members). It includes the 5 members whose term does not have any dispute, plus Mr. Wensi Sun and Mr. Simon Zhang, whose term is no longer in dispute.
6. The New Board has responsibility to take appropriate actions with regard to Mr. Simon Zhang’s email. The decision will be published to the General Membership. è12 out 15 voted yes.
7. The New Board has responsibility to fill the two remaining Board vacancies following the normal procedure according to the By-Law. The New Board shall decide the outcome within reasonable timeframe (1 week). The PTA will provide a candidate list to the New Board for voting and approval. The Board vacancies can only be filled with PTA recommended candidates.è14 out 15 voted yes. 1 abstained.
8. The New Board has responsibility to hire the next principal. Such decision shall be made by the New Board after it completes with all 9 regular members.
9. The By-Law is deficient and needs to be reviewed and revised. A team formed of all three bodies of school, i.e. the board, PTA and school admin. will work on the By-Law review and revision. The draft will be presented to all PTA members for discussion and comments in the beginning of 2007-2008 school year and will be finalized by vote and approval of members in a special All Member meeting to be scheduled by the PTA Chair.
10. The PTA retains the By-Law rights to call for Special Membership Meetings for the purpose of settling disputes about the Board's composition and legitimacy as well initiating impeachment process against any Board Members who intentionally violate school By-Laws and/or Guidelines.
Notes on the voting:
There were a total of 19 participants. Some had to leave during the meeting and didn’t participate in all the voting.