Gregg: Few things that Boards need to include. 

1. How the school will be measured by the school's authorizer is crucial. Comp Perf Framework (CPF) should be reported monthly.  Academics and Finances to report

2. Measures of Strategic Plan reported on monthly basis.  What are long term strategic goals?

3. School Climate measures. Suggests items should be readily available for Admin to access (data dashboard)

4.  Staff Training/Staff Performance- professional dev plan and programs to implement

5. Scoring Data and % attendance of parent/teacher conf and students

6.  What will the dashboard look like?  Complex vs. basic Excel sheet.  Consider updating a monthly ppt slide with dashboard data

Dashboard Platforms:

Discussed Infinite Campus, which Clayton county utilizes as well that tracks daily attendance overview;  Board on Track has limitations to pull data

Discussed Erika connecting with Hannah Page by end of March for more information on dashboard planning

Enrollment:

• Need 109 apps by March 24th- Met deadline with 128 apps (76%), 70 enrolled (37K, 17 1st, 16 2nd)
• April 28th deadline- Need 148 apps and 84 enrolled
• May 17th deadline- Need 85% or 142 enrolled
• Tentative for Darius to attend Montessori conference in mid-March in Boston for recruiting booth

Hiring:

• Accepted and signed contract for Primary (K) Lead teacher
• March 16, 17 to conduct interviews for Music and Art teachers
• Special Ed teachers- zero candidates; one candidate withdrawal
• Elementary Lead guides- no candidates (2 Uncertified backed out of performance tasks part of app)
• Sarah discussed increasing search efforts to find Special Ed certified, ramping up digital ads with job boards and Facebook posts, and considering a search firm for teacher recruitment.
• Search firms:  One firm cost $10,000 per placement (~20% teacher salary) and another firm cost $6000 per placement
• Goal:  80% hired by June 2023

Teacher Recruitment/ Job Posting:

• Anne from GA Partnerships of Montessori currently promoting and sharing jobs with training centers
• Michael agreed to share job posts on AMS website and METEC
• Andrea agreed to reach out to Arbor Montessori contacts

Discussed reaching out to local colleges and institutions
Discussed assistant recruitment by partnering with Atlanta Tech College's associate program and Clayton State Univ teacher training program as a long term strategy for teacher observance and volunteer hours
Sarah presenting at intro to teaching classes to engage interest in Montessori

Plan for board to read and submit any comments and feedback to Sarah by March 29th board meeting.  

Board will vote and handbook due by April 1st

Sarah briefly discussed the dismissal policy, volunteer policy, fundraising policy, and sexual harassment policy to note.  Discussed the idea of starting a school fund for teacher gifts/bonuses and funds with tier levels for more affluent families to contribute annually to the school. 

Reminder for board to call Families; available in Google Docs