Future Public School
Minutes
Monthly Future Public School Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday March 30, 2023 at 1:00 PM
Location
511 E. 43rd St. Garden City, ID 83714
Future Public School equips engineers with the knowledge, skills and character
to succeed in college and the future world.
Directors Present
Basile Beaty (remote), Colleen Mackay, Darnisha Orcutt, Stephanie Jarvis (remote), Tracy Sedano, Whitley Caka
Directors Absent
Erick Gutierrez, Keith Donahue
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
Whitley Caka
Guests Present
Amanda Cox, Lauren Tassos
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Celebrations
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Board Meeting Minutes Jan 26, 2023
B.
Board Meeting Minutes March 2, 2023
C.
Monthly Financials (Feb '23) and Website Reports (Jan-Feb '23)
D.
Approve Consent Agenda
III. Governance
A.
Future Board Member Handbook Draft
Darnisha shared rationale and importance for having the Board Member Handbook, which we hope to finalize over the next two months. The board reviewed and shared feedback. The executive leadership team will clean up the draft, identify any outstanding items and questions, and bring back to the April board meeting.
B.
Proposed Special April Board Meeting 4/27/23 1-3 pm
Board meeting will be scheduled for April 27th.
IV. Management
A.
School Update
Amanda shared updates on the lottery, kindergarten enrollment, end of year testing, and staffing. More in depth numbers will be shared in April around enrollment and staffing structure, which may include a discussion around expansion to 8th grade per our charter in the upcoming years.
V. Finance Committee
A.
Approve transfer of $100,000 from Foundation to School
Recommendation was made to review Foundation plan for long-term operations and more in-depth financials.
B.
School Budgeting: The Basics
Lauren shared information about charter school budgets, specifically revenue sources in general for charters and specific to Future.
Everyone shared something they were looking forward to.