Elgin Math & Science Academy
Board Training and Retreat
Date and Time
Saturday February 29, 2020 at 8:00 AM CST
Agenda
| I. | Opening Items | |
| A. | Record Attendance | |
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | |
| C. | Community Crew | |
| II. | Finance | |
| A. | Cash Flow: Why it Matters | |
| III. | Development | |
| A. | Development Goals & Strategies--From our new Director of Capacity Building | |
| IV. | Master Plan & Facilities Committee | |
| A. | Update on the Master Plan: Construction Estimates | |
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EMSA's owner's rep, Meghan Dyer, will be available by phone for questions.
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| B. | Selection of construction path | |
| V. | Pandemic Planning | |
| A. | EMSA's current policies for outbreaks | |
| B. | Additional concerns with potential Covid-19 (Corona VIrus) outbreak | |
| VI. | Governance | |
| A. | Governance Best Practices & Requirements for EMSA | |
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New Illinois law requirements for charter school board trainings and how EMSA board can meet these.
Board on Track's new Acceleration Program.
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| B. | Review of Board Assessments and Board Goal Setting | |
| VII. | Break | |
| A. | 10 minute break | |
| VIII. | EMSA's Natural Environment | |
| A. | EMSA's Unique Surrounding Ecosystems | |
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Steve Byers recently retired from the Illinois Nature Preserve Commission and led the process to establish the property surrounding EMSA as an Illinois Nature Preserve. Steve will share his discoveries of the rare ecosystems that surround EMSA's campus.
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| IX. | Other Business | |
| X. | Closing Items | |
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | |