Living School
Living School Development & Recruitment Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday November 19, 2019 at 6:00 PM CST
Location
Living School, 6003 Bullard Ave., New Orleans, LA 70128
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Agenda
| I. | Opening Items | |
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Opening Items
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| A. | Record Attendance and Guests | |
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | |
| C. | Approve Minutes | |
| Approve minutes for Development & Recruitment Committee Meeting on August 20, 2019 | ||
| D. | Introduce new Advisory Board member Kieta Mutepfa | |
| II. | Development Committee | |
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Development Committee
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| A. | Review Committee Goals from June 2019 Board Retreat | |
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Goal 1: Recruit 80 students for each class
- Task 1.2: Recruit 80 students for Class of 2024 (6/30/20) Discussing tonight Goal 2: Raise $150K (+$10K for every student under 80 that we enroll) Discussing tonight |
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| B. | Recruitment Update (Goal 1) | |
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See enrollment summary & upcoming events from CEO Report.
Joe & Stefin are beginning to draft updates to the FY20-21 budget. The Board-approved 5-year budget is currently balanced on 80 students for next year. Like this year, we will also draft scenarios at 40 and 60 students to see what this will look like. How does the committee want to support open houses, school visits, and other recruitment efforts? |
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| C. | Fundraising Update (Goal 2) | |
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Refer to our Grant Tracker & FY20 Budget.
Received: - Charter School Growth Fund - $200K - New Schools Venture Fund - $100K ($160 expected) - YouthForce NOLA - $25K ($50 requested) - LDE Charter Startup Program - $240K Approved: - NSNO - $354K over 2 years Pending: - GPOA Foundation - $15K We will be posting a Job Description for a Director of Operations, Development, and Communications to be hired ASAP to help steward this work. What next steps do we want to take in terms of cultivating individual donors? - Prospects List |
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| III. | Closing Items | |
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | |