Ms. Cox provided the following COVID update.

• The first dose of the vaccine became available for FPS team members last week.
• Six or seven team members were not able to be scheduled yet.
• The vast majority of team members are choosing to take the vaccine.
• HIPAA requires that medical information be kept private so the school will not be able to release information about vaccinated staff.
• Recommendation to consider putting a policy in place to remove school liability should a team member choose not to receive the vaccine. 

Ms. Cox discussed the growth of the school. The board and leadership will consider financial impact, community interest, market demand, impact on academic and programmatic fidelity, facilities needs, and stakeholder input when developing growth plans. Ms. Cox will convene a working group to develop proposals to present to the full board.

ACTION ITEM: Board members who are interested in participating in the working group should contact Ms. Cox.


 

Ms. Cox provided a management update.

1. Share the Love event
   • ACTION ITEM: Board members who are interested in participating should contact Ms. Cox or Ms. Tassos.
2. Current Enrollment - 337 (on-target)
3. Academic Testing
   • IRI - Monthly progress monitoring
   • NWEA MAP Testing - Mid-February and End-of-Year
   • ELL Testing - March
   • Statewide ISAT - 3-5 grades in the spring (waiting for details from SDE)
4. Staffing
   • Strategy staffing planning underway
   • Working on a revised organization chart
   • 100% of staff plan to return next school year as of now
5. CSGF Grant
   • $700,000 Awarded (distributions between now and December 2022)
   • Will align the use of grant funding with our strategic plans
   • CSGF remarked that FPS had top tier academic growth as measured by NWEA MAP and particularly in sub-groups 

 

Ms. Metzgar presented general goals and timelines related to the Committee.

Mr. Kuzio gave a brief update on the committee;s work. Goals and timelines related to the Committee will be presented by J. Oliver at a future board meeting.

Mr. Mogg discussed the recommendation to disband this committee at this time. 

Mr. Pigott discussed the highlights of the financial reports.

Ms. Tassos reported that the PPP loan forgiveness application underway and that additional funding/budget changes may be forthcoming from the Governor's office.

Ms. Tassos discussed the monthly financial reports to be posted to the FPS website.

Ms. Smith presented general goals and timelines related to the Committee.

ACTION ITEMS:

1. Board members to provide their transition plans to Ms. Smith by February 1, 2021.
2. Board members to complete the recruitment matrix as soon as possible (or send to the Committee).
3. Board members to provide three potential committee and/or board members to the Committee to participate in the board recruitment efforts.
4. The Committee will arrange for some training regarding best practices for board recruitment during a pandemic.