Maine Academy of Natural Sciences
Minutes
MeANS' Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday January 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Directors Present
A. Perkins, E. Brown (remote), G. Bazakas, K. Patnode, M. Callan, M. Harris, R. Dodge, S. Beaulieu
Directors Absent
D. Gram, L. Karter, W. King
Guests Present
A. Boudreau, A. Hyde, Danni Best, E. Coleman, E. Pariser, P. Henyan
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
R. Dodge called a meeting of the board of directors of Maine Academy of Natural Sciences to order on Thursday Jan 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM.
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Additions/Adjustments to the Agenda
D.
Public Comment
E.
Staff/Student Presentations
II. Consent Agenda (action requested by Approval of Consent Agenda)
A.
Approve Minutes from 11.14.24 Meeting
A. Perkins made a motion to approve the minutes from MeANS' Board Meeting on 11-14-24.
M. Harris seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Committee Reports
III. Information Sharing
A.
Q1 Financial Statements
Finance committee can add and subtract from the endowment vs. needing Board approval for each action.
B.
Co-Leader (Head of School) Reports
C.
Overview of December 9, 2024 Meeting with the Maine Charter School Commission
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:30 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
R. Dodge
Hajar Al-Amiri and Alicia Reynolds.
-The Can We? Project: An experiment in remaking democracy.
-Conference at the Augusta Civic Center, December 2024.
-1 of 15 schools in the state participating.
-Workshop 1: Local Community Issues.
-Workshop 2: Maine Political Issues.