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In order to allow more public input, the Board welcomes written comments or inquiries submitted before the meeting to board@emsacharter.org.

The Minutes of the February 23, 2024 Meeting are attached.  

The financial statements for January 31, 2024, are attached.  

Management has worked to prepare a first draft budget for FY25, earlier than in prior years.  This also includes a projection for a further four years, so that it is really a five-year budget projection.  

This is attached, for discussion purposes on February 28, 2024.  A further version of the Budget will be presented, and ultimately approved, in May/June.  

A good deal of work has been done to project costs bottom-up.  Some variables, such as the final PCTC per-pupil figure, are still unknown.  The academic leadership would include, in addition to the Principal, a Director of Special Education, an Assistant Principal, and an Instructional Coach.  

1.  Food Program.  ISBE has approved EMSA's bid documents for, respectively, the Breakfast/Lunch/Snack, and Supper programs.  Bid documents have been released to a wide subset of possible bidders.  Bids are due by April 4th.  

2.  Banking Change.  The Wintrust account has been closed; First Mid Bank is now being used, exclusively.

3.  Construction Payout.  The Admin Building is fully complete.  Payment #8 was processed in February, and likely two further payments will be made this spring to fully pay out the escrow.  EMSA has requested the $110,855 deposit from the City of Elgin, required for permit, be returned and has submitted the necessary documentation for this purpose.  

4.  PowerSchool.  EMSA's consultant has released a workplan for the remaining work needed for full transition from her, to EMSA's Front Office staff, and Director of Technology.  

5.  Intercom Project.  Our Director of Technology was successful in establishing complete connection between all school buildings, and almost all devices are working fully as they should.  A small number of parts and pieces need to be ordered at an insignificant expense to complete this project.  

6.  Work by Preston Consulting on the campus facility study has begun, and will be reported on at the next Master Planning Committee.  

Please see the attached resume.