PPA Orchestra present with Ms. Garramone

Director Acosta read the vision and mission

Chamber Orchestra present with a performance

No public comments have been entered.

Additional information has been received by Andrea Murri regarding the enrollment policy. 

Nov 1-Dec 1 is open enrollment.

In August, open enrollment is purged for in district students with the new policy. 

IEPs are reviewed by the district in the first round. In the second round IEPs are reviewed by the district, but the school knows about them.

Andrea's pros and cons:

Cons: No control, no personable contact

Pros: More visibility, parents will already know how to complete express check in, district will enroll students in December and over the summer. We won't have to update website/forms/verbiage for the ITEs. Won't have to print lottery response forms. Students wont be able to enroll until all forms are complete. Streamlines process, in line with the district.

Director Walker asked if this will make Andrea's job easier, and Andrea believes it's a yes/no answer.

There is some conversation that this may be a requirement within the next 5 years. 

Mr Molfino feels like this is depersonalizing process but that the process will not change the steps to the process.

Discussion revolving around in district, out of district students. Open enrollment will be first come first serve with only students with priority (founding family, staff kid, etc)

Further discussion revolving around the policy and it's intricacies. 

Count Day- 638 (+19 from 2023-2024)

Looking at budget and needs for improvement in the spring/summer

Technology needs- potential phone system upgrade

Potential for new theater seats

District is starting to dive into new school funding formula. New formula works heavily against affluent school districts. 

In spring, G&G finance has told us to plan for 2% increases. This will be a challenge especially with staff salary increases.

We cannot refinance for at least 4 more years. 

Academics- October 11th- 1/2 day of math PD. Biggest change this year is in the instructional leadership team and working with their PLCs to look at student work and "be better teachers" based on their findings

Arts- Next week is the Spooktacular, then Oliver Jr, then classroom based

PCA- Book fair this week, fall festival this weekend

New staff members- new middle school literacy teacher, new dance TA, new elementary TA

2.5 Million in liquidity will need to be maintained in order to refinance.

September & October Financials will need to be presented in November.

Draft audit is complete. Will be presented to the board on November 19th meeting. 

Revised budget will need to be voted on prior to winter break.

Edits were made to the board handbook and will be finalized and voted on at the next meeting.

Final document will be drafted and ready for approval at next meeting. All final notes should be made in the next few days.

$145/$170 currently. We have only had two increases for $5 since we opened.

Board visit doodle poll will be sent out to schedule board visit days.

Tour sign up genius was resent out. Please schedule yourself for your dates.

Winter Break is deadline for Board trainings. There are new modules.

The school will be soliciting bids for a new logo. Potential for the students to help participate, but the goal is a new, professional logo. 

New performance expectation rubric is linked for review.

Next meeting will be October 22nd, virtually.