Girls Global Academy
Minutes
May 2023 Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday May 23, 2023 at 6:30 PM
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Trustees Present
A. Wisler (remote), B. Blaufuss (remote), L. Bartos (remote), L. Johannesson-McCoy (remote), M. Levasseur (remote), M. Pendleton (remote), S. George (remote)
Trustees Absent
C. Jordan, E. Harris, L. Myrick, M. Colburn
Ex Officio Members Present
K. Venable-Croft (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
K. Venable-Croft (remote)
Guests Present
Maria Miller, Rachael Payton (remote), Ricardo Chapa (remote), S. Swift (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance/Recognize Quorum/Connect
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Internal Business
A.
Approval of minutes from last two board meetings
B.
Vote on Board Candidate Maria Miller
C.
Community Engagement Committee Report
D.
Finance and Facilities Report and Budget Vote
Presented Report content
- Budget context
- Exec Summary
- Key Assumptions
- Year over year differences
- Rental expenses impacts and plans in place
- Sustainability plan
The opportunity to vote on an amended budget may present itself
E.
Academic Committee Report
Updates and Strategic planning work
- Priority performance targets for 3-year strategic plan review
- Committee work that got completed, normed on, and to be completed
F.
Risk/Audit Committee Report
Using Strategic Plan, which identifies which action steps for Management Team to target, discussion addressed goal development, focus, and achievement .
G.
Executive Director's Highlights
Staff retention statistics synopsis
Review covering how budget supported student experiences and its impact on students
Application of education with real-world experiences
Efforts positively affecting enrollment
Recruiting update for 2023-2024