Future Public School
Minutes
Monthly Future Public School Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday May 26, 2022 at 1:00 PM
Location
511 E. 43rd St. Garden City, ID 83714
Directors Present
Basile Beaty, Colleen Mackay, Darnisha Orcutt, Julie Oliver, Keith Donahue, Tracy Sedano
Directors Absent
Matthew Kuzio, Whitley Caka, Will Pigott
Guests Present
Amanda Cox, Hannah Mae Schaeffer, Lauren Tassos, Marc Carignan
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance & Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Celebrations
D.
Approve Meeting Minutes
II. Management
A.
School Update
Amanda shared some general updates, including upcoming school-wide events, staffing and hiring updates, recent notable visitors to the building, and initial review of academic goals that will be reviewed in greater detail at the July meeting.
B.
Summer Student Recruitment
Hannah shared an overview of student recruitment efforts over the summer. Keith D. and Basile B. offered some ideas and support.
C.
Attendance Policies Update
Hannah shared rationale for updating our current attendance policies.
III. School Finance
A.
April 2022 Financial Statements
Lauren shared some highlights to the April 31, 2022 financial statements.
B.
2022-23 Budget Timeline Overview
Marc and Lauren shared some highlights to the 22-23 budget and an overview of the process, in preparation for deeper conversations and analysis in the upcoming board meetings.
C.
DHW COVID Grant Update
Lauren shared an update on the DHW COVID grant.
D.
Brown Bus Cost Increase Proposal
Brown Bus did not submit a proposal but Lauren shared some highlights of our recent conversation with them. There is an expectation we will see a significant increase in costs for the 2022-23 school year.
IV. Governance
A.
Will Pigott Board Member Transition
Amanda shared founding member Will is transitioning and highlighted some of his contributions.
B.
Board Terms & Open Positions
Lauren shared we will be reaching out to each board member around terms and open positions.
Amanda led a roundtable conversation around what brings us each joy, as a reminder there is still hope even with recent devastating news.