The GLOBE Academy

Minutes

Facilities Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Monday April 11, 2022 at 7:00 PM

Vision, Mission and Core Values
Vision: To develop globally minded citizens who have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to effect positive change in our world.
Mission: The GLOBE Academy fosters Global Learning Opportunities through Balanced Education for children of all backgrounds. With a focus on dual-language immersion, an experiential-learning model, and a constructivist approach, GLOBE inspires students to be high- performing lifelong learners equipped to make a positive impact in the world.
Core Values: The GLOBE Academy’s core values are expressed in the acronym, CREST: Community, Respect, Empathy, Sustainability and Trust. These values are expected of the governing board, faculty, staff, parents, and students. They are woven into daily life at GLOBE and incorporated into the curriculum.
 Community: We are inclusive, and we nurture and support one another.
 Respect: We treat ourselves and each other with kindness and dignity.
 Empathy: We strive to understand and share the feelings of others.
 Sustainability: We aim to conserve our resources for optimal use in the present and future.
 Trust: We are committed to honesty, transparency, and respectfully sharing our thoughts and encouraging others to do the same.

Committee Members Present

A. Williams (remote), C. Elliott-Earby (remote), C. White (remote), M. Bollinger (remote), M. Cottrell (remote)

Committee Members Absent

C. STEVENS, D. Clayton-Purvis, D. Reynolds, E. Oliver, J. Bitar, J. Limor, J. Minderhout, M. Kidd

Guests Present

Aaron Pirrotta (remote), Kelsey Pirrotta (remote), L. Norton (remote), Wes Ingwersen (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

C. White called a meeting of the Facilities & Transportation Planning (FTP) Committee of The GLOBE Academy to order on Monday Apr 11, 2022 at 7:05 PM.

II. HVAC Task Force - Lower Campus (Lillian)

A.

Recap of progress since last meeting at the end of Feb:

 

  • End Feb – Next steps were to find and hire a Construction PM to lead any RFP work to try and fix the HVAC issues, not knowing yet what level of scope we were going to commit to
  • We did hire a PM and in the course of figuring out the right scope, became clear that any solution to try and fix the HVAC problem would be in the millions and is not guaranteed to work without also addressing the subterranean walls which potentially hold and suck in moisture from the ground
  • We also did an HVAC walkthrough with Andrew from Impact to see if there were less invasive and expensive things we could do to try and improve the air and environment
  • After the walk-through, Andrew from Impact and Robert from Emcor recommended we install some ductless split units in the 3 rooms which have no HVAC connectivity which require 220v power
  • Mark provided update that the electrical work to upgrade the impacted rooms over spring break was not feasible as we are tapped out on power
  • Mark arranging for 110v AC units to be installed after dragging the remnant power out of the existing unit ventilators from the roof
  • Wes shared potential air quality testing vendors to start vetting
  • Next Steps: 
  1. Will formulate plan for maintaining a safe environment for the remaining weeks of the school year and over the summer - to be shared at the April Board meeting
  2. Get AC units installed in Tendon, Datta, and Gordon classrooms ASAP
  3. Start vetting the air quality testing vendors - Lillian/Wes 

III. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:09 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
C. White