Jill Johnson: Update on insurance payouts. Goal is to have it done before April vacation.

Jill Johnson: Emailed case manager (Deborah) from Johanna Hayes 3/18/2025. Program not in line to be cut by DOGE department, as of 3/18/2025.

Implications for ECS?

Focus on promoting what ECS can offer.

Prioritize the UELP and CTE courses.

Joe White: No update.

Jill Johnson: No update.

By laws approved by Attorney.

Posted ASAP.

Sarah Haynes: Employee handbook.

Jill Johnson: Lori posted comments. Answered by Jill.

Lori Noto suggested "When appropriate, staff will report PD..."

Jill Johnson suggested "Upon request from Administrator..."

Sarah Haynes brought up accountability for PD expenditures.

Ginni Block agrees with Sarah Haynes about sharing PD learning with general staff.

Lori Noto suggests creating a sample lesson plan incorporating PD learning and share said learning with staff.

Jill Johnson brought up eligibility for benefits and work hours. A suggestion was made to change it to 24 hours (.6 FTE to get benefits).

Lori Noto asked a question about buy in options for staff under 24 hours.

Julie Luby noted WPS is .5 FTE.

Jill Johnson will look into a tiered system and report back.

Jill Johnson brought up FMLA section. Exemption to FMLA and pay into unpaid leave fun may need updates to 2025 - 2026.

Jill to send Employee Handbook to Mark then to Board for final review before vote.

Lori Noto reminded the group that Jill Johnson's administrator evaluation is coming up. Please contact Lori with ideas or changes to last year's evaluation. 

Calendar updates:

• March 20: WZBG interview to promote ECS.
• March 26: Open House for prospective students, 5:00-7:00.
• April 3: 6:00 - 8:00 Karaoke Fundraiser at Cajun Boil to benefit the class of 2025.
• April Board Meeting falls during Spring Break. Board members agree to move the meeting to Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
• Board retreat August 2025: Saturday, August 9, 2025 tentatively. Conform in April 2025.

Jill Johnson: Enrollment is at 75.

Attendance rate: 47.3% as of the end of February 2025. Targeting students who can come off the chronically absent (CA) list with interventions to help them come off the CA list.

EdSight data shared: Overall statewide CA data is up.

Charter School reporting: What are we doing? What is our CA plan? What are the strategies we are implementing? What are we doing that is working? What is our plan? Feeling is we are making progress.

Joe White: EdAdvance consulted. Sent survey to parents, staff, students. Student focus groups 3/19/2025 at ECS with EdAdvance.

Take aways: Parents' results overall were very positive. Students' reported connectedness, respect, and having access to safe adults, and identifying the rules as fair. Condition of the building reported by teachers. The hiring of a cleaning crew is underway.

See "Calendar Updates" above.

College and Career Accelerator representatives coming on April 2. Parent night TBD.

Graduation date?

Last day of school before June 13.

Graduation before June 14.

Northwestern CT Community College is the preferred location.

Jill Johnson and Sarah Haynes to meet with student representative to governing board to gauge interest in continuing on board. Board members recognize the enthusiasm of prospective board member.