Pullman Community Montessori
Finance Committee (FC)
Date and Time
Tuesday April 20, 2021 at 5:00 PM PDT
Location
Keeping safety as our top priority, until further notice, all committee meeting will be conducted virtually over Zoom.
PCM's Mission: to prepare all students to reach their full potential for future success in high school, college, career, and life, using the rich resources of our community.
PCM's Vision: to serve as an instrument of change, helping to progress our education system to better meet the needs of students, families, and educators. We nurture students to be self-empowered lifelong learners, global citizens, environmental stewards, and compassionate and collaborative leaders, bringing positive changes to their communities and the world!
PCM's Vision: to serve as an instrument of change, helping to progress our education system to better meet the needs of students, families, and educators. We nurture students to be self-empowered lifelong learners, global citizens, environmental stewards, and compassionate and collaborative leaders, bringing positive changes to their communities and the world!
Agenda
I. | Opening Items | |
A. | Record Attendance | |
B. | Call the Meeting to Order | |
'Grounding Questions' for the FC:
REMINDERS
During the planning year (now to August 18, 2021), these are some overarching items that each FC member should be thinking about:
Once the school opens in fall 2021, an FC member's priorities change a bit. As we prepare for this shift we will receive coaching from Joule.
WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING NOW
During a planning year, think of it as two-fold between short-term and long-term:
Notes from Joule----How we like to see the Finance Committee engage:
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C. | Approve Minutes | |
Please review the prior meeting minutes in advance and come to the meeting with any amendments in writing that can be added to the Zoom chat. This makes recording changes quick and easy.
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II. | Finance Committee (FC) | |
A. | Review & Approve March Financials | |
Please review the school financials below prior to the meeting. Please try to ask questions to Matt or Laylah in advance so we are prepared to vote at the meeting.
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B. | Continued Review of 5-Yr Forecasts | |
The simplified 5 Year Budget workbook that PCM has been developing with JGP can be found in this packet.
We will break up our review into four separate topics and address them in the following order, topics not covered this meeting will be covered next meeting:
- Revenues
- Staffing expenses
- School Operations expenses
- Facility expenses
Link to Slideshow (no need to preview, this will be covered during the meeting)
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C. | Begin Scope and Sequence of Future FC Meetings | |
In order to ensure we are meeting and ahead of all deadlines, we would like to take time to plan out the remainder of Year 0 FC meetings, until August 2021. See linked template below for what we will fill out in our time together.
ACTION PRIOR TO MEETING: Please add any items that are deliverables or deadlines to the "Deadlines" tab of the GoogleSheet prior to our FC meeting.
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III. | Other Business | |
IV. | Closing Items | |
A. | Adjourn Meeting |