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F.W. Parker Charter Essential School

Board of Trustees Meeting

Published on March 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM EDT

Date and Time

Thursday March 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM EDT

Location

Parker School

http://parker.school/boardoftrusteesmeeting

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Meeting Notes 6:45 PM
  A. Meeting objectives
   
  1. To discuss the Fundraising Audit from Changing Our World
  2. To discuss and vote on draft changes to the Bylaws and the FY26 Budget
  
  B. To prepare for this meeting, please do the following...
   
  1. RVSP through Board on Track
  2. Read the Head of School Report and the Executive Summary from Changing Our World
  
II. Opening Items 6:45 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record attendance and guests Pam Gordon 3 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Pam Gordon 4 m
   

Review the agenda and goals of the meeting

  
  C. Approve minutes Approve Minutes Pam Gordon 3 m
    Approve minutes for Board of Trustees Meeting on February 13, 2025  
III. Updates from Head of School, Enrollment, Development, DEI, and Facilities 6:55 PM
  A. Head of School Report FYI Brian Harrigan 3 m
  B. Enrollment FYI Enrollment Committee 2 m
  C. 30th Anniversary Gala FYI Development Committee 2 m
  D. School-wide discussion about antisemitism FYI DEI Committee 3 m
  E. Front walkway FYI Facilities Committee 2 m
  F. Principal search FYI Brian Harrigan 3 m
IV. Bylaws 7:10 PM
  A. Draft changes to the bylaws Discuss Governance Committee 10 m
V. Strategic Planning 7:20 PM
  A. Fundraising audit with Changing Our World Discuss Strategic Planning Task Force 45 m
   

Findings and Recommendations

  
VI. Finance 8:05 PM
  A. FY26 Budget Discuss Finance Committee 45 m
VII. Other Business 8:50 PM
  A. Comments from the public Discuss Pam Gordon 3 m
  B. Vote - Draft changes to the bylaws Vote Pam Gordon 2 m
  C. Vote - Suspend second read of FY26 Budget Vote Pam Gordon 2 m
  D. Vote - FY26 Budget Vote Pam Gordon 2 m
VIII. Closing Items 8:59 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Pam Gordon