D. Morrin called in to meeting.

There was no public comment.

Bill thanked the members of the Board for their help sharing information about the school's work with members of the Forest Park neighborhood, which was helpful in earning support for the school's planned occupancy at Longhill Street.

The Board discussed the school's facility plans for next school year. Bill informed the Board that the Forest Park Civic Association voted to support the Longhill Street building project on 2/27. This decision will signify to the Historic Commission that this project has the support of the community and will be beneficial when the project goes in front of the Historic Commission on 3/1.  

The Board discussed the school's space plans for next year. The plan is to have a 2-campus plan for at least the first half of the year (K-2 would remain at Veritas Prep, while grades 3 - 4  would occupy space at Longhill Street, or another site if there are issues with the Longhill Street occupancy).  Bill noted that staff and PAC parents had been notified of the possible two campus plan; and that a notice will be sent home to all families this week.  

The current plan is for grades K-2 to move to Longhill Street over the December Break unless the building is not ready for occupancy, in which case the move would take place at the end of the 2018-19 school year. 

The Board discussed the January Academic Dashboard. Meghan noted that the school has exceeded its overall application goal for the 2018-2019 school year. The Board reviewed test data analyzed by IEP and EL status.  The data show that there are some discrepancies in performance between the subgroup and general education populations, but that Springfield Prep's SPED and EL students are still significantly outperforming network on ANet, an indicator that students in these subgroups are, in many cases, outperforming their peers across the state.

The Board discussed the SY17-18 Staff Survey results. Bill noted that the survey had a strong participation rate, particularly among teachers. Bill also noted that the survey results would be reported out to staff on Friday 3/2 and that "working groups" would be created to work with staff to brainstorm how the school can improve identified areas for growth.  The board noted the very high positive response rates overall, and discussed the few areas where the data showed slightly lower positive response rates.  In general, the board was pleased with the results and there were no significant concerns.

The Board discussed the school's amendment request to have a separate calendar for kindergarten (with 185 total days) and first through eighth grade (with 183 days) as a means of clarifying a technical issue and aligning the school's charter with its practice.

Meghan informed the Board that there is a minor issue with the January financial reports, so the Board should wait to approve the financials until the March Board meeting. She also noted that this issue does not impact the financial numbers, that the school's financial position remains strong, and that it is currently projecting a surplus for this fiscal year.

The Board discussed the FY19 budget. Meghan noted that the proposed budget would be reviewed by the Finance Committee at the March meeting and ready for review at the April meeting.