Parker Performing Arts School
Minutes
Parker Performing Arts BOD Monthly Working Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday January 16, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Location
PPA BOD Working Meeting
5:45 – 7:00pm
Time zone: America/Denver
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/oda-whev-vkc
Directors Present
C. Walker (E, #1) (remote), E. Remington (A, #2) (remote), J. Adamson (A, #3) (remote), K. McDonald (E, #4) (remote), R. Sanchez (A, #8) (remote), S. Cooke (E, #6) (remote), V. Olivas Smith (E, #7) (remote)
Directors Absent
None
Ex Officio Members Present
P. Molfino (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
P. Molfino (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance & Introduce/Recognize Visitors
C.
Reading of Vision and Mission
II. Approval of Consent Agenda
A.
Adoption of Agenda
B.
Approval of 12/5/23 Business Meeting Minutes
III. Public Comments/Scheduled Appearances
A.
Public Comments
No scheduled public comments
IV. Actionable Items
A.
PrinciPAL Update
- PPR change needed to be added to budget
- Moved reserves into contingency for spending over the next 6 months
- MLO plan rolling out for end of January
- Marketing efforts have rolled out
- 645 students
- Mid year iReady results are back - look good
- Math growth rates in grades 6 and 7 flatter than preferred- will be an area of focus
- Holiday shareouts were successful. Middle school students rolling into 2nd semester of arts classes
- 2nd custodian starting 1/17/24 in lieu of day porter services
- Staff passports go out this week
- Pressing items over next 18 months for charter renewal
- DCSD choice office will be doing site visit
- Strategic Plan
- Minutes
- Board Succession Planning, elections
- Academic performance, fiscal health
- December 2024 will begin charter renewal- January 2026 go before DCSD Board of Directors
- New elections for board of directors (at district level) will be November 2025
B.
Current election and term review
Current term limits have majority of board ending their term at the same time
See chart
C.
Discuss Proposed Changes to PPA BOD election and term limits
Discussion surrounding ideas to prevent the entire board from leaving at the same time.
Bylaws state every director will serve term of 3 years
What would make the most sense for changing bylaws to structure term lengths? Do own research and come back with ideas to next meeting for discussion
V. Other Business
A.
Other Business/Actionable Items
No bites on grant committee open position
Third party grant writing help consideration. Looking at the Best Grant.
Director Katie McDonald would like to help with grants in the meantime.
2024-2025 Lottery enrollment plan numbers looking very strong.
604 spots filled. 41 pending. Kindergarten numbers back up.
630 Mr. Molfino's ideal number for budget
IEPs get reviewed to ensure that they can be serviced at our school. Partner with district to ensure all needs can be met
90/619 students in our school currently on IEPs
Will check data on weekly parent email that goes out and how many people are clicking through to link
Parent Volunteerism survey will go out this week
B.
Plans for Next Meeting
February 6th, 5:45pm at the school
Katie McDonald read vision and mission