2024-2025. Forecast Update 

• Previous Forecast: $5,498
• Current Forecast: $16,289

Cash impacted by rent, purchases for growth, and projected reduction. in QBE revenues 

Looking Ahead: 

• Additional CSP drawdowns 
• Budget approval for other federal funds and begin drawdowns 
• Process adjustments for monthly close efficiency 

Goals & Horizon Issues: 

• NSLP approval 
• Capital asset. analysis
• FY26 budgeting process 

• Taskforce has met and a deposit has been paid to Grit N Wit for the event 
• Sponsor Level 
  • Platinum Level - 1 @ $7,000
  • Gold Level - 20 @ $2,500
  • Silver Level - 5 @ $1,000
  • Bronze Level - 10 @ $200
  • Participant Fees 
    • Student - $10 
    • Adult - $30

Proposed Event Date: April 19

• Taskforce will met and come back with a marketing and timeline proposal for the full board

Enrollment Projections if EVA goes to Grade 6

• Goal: 200 for SY25-26
• Grades K - 6 (except Grade 1) are slated for 25 per class with 1 class, 50 for Grade 1 with 2 classes

Enrollment Projections if EVA goes to Grade 4

• Goal:  200 for SY25-26
• Grades K, 1, and 3 are slated for 25 per class, with 2 classes and Grades 2 and 4 are slated for 25 per class with 1 class

Next Steps: 

- Send questions to Taskforce about enrollment by Feb. 17

- Special Meeting invitation to come from that 

J Bulow Campbell Foundation is currently in process; Apr 1 deadline 

• EVA can share a specific dollar amount if awarded and what the grant can be used for
• Potential Uses:
  • Transportation (Risk: The grant is a one-time grant, so this might be a complex application of this grant)

Based on SCSC monitoring review, some updates need to be made to some policies from our handbook.

• Conflict of Interest Policy
• Employee Handbook Policy
• Family Handbook Policy 
• Fiscal Policy 

Final Updates are due Feb. 19

Major Events:

• Feb 28 - IM Day
  • Living Gallery of Black History 
  • 10:30a - 12:30p
• Mar 8 - Annual Vendors Market
  • Spotlighting women-owned businesses in the village 
  • Ask: Use personal network to recruit women to participate 
  • 10:00a - 1:00p
• Mar 15 - After the board meeting, community canvassing 
  • 12:30p

The board attended the governance training this week; below are share-outs and takeaways. 

• When denied during fundraising efforts, always ask for advice 
• EVA needs to adopt a social media policy 
• Structure of the board, updating the committees and the teams within the board 
• Communication: Improvements can be made by adopting a framework that delineates the roles and responsibility 
• Using families in taskforce and committees moving forward 
• Creating an annual fundraising plan and strategy ahead of SY25-26
• Training energized the team
• Meetings have been process-heavy; we have to revisit how we disseminate information for processing heavier 
• Utilizing working sessions to create space for discourse