Foxborough Regional Charter School
Minutes
FRCS Foundation Inc. Board Meeting
Annual Meeting
Date and Time
Monday September 27, 2021 at 8:00 AM
Location
Foxborough Regional Charter School
Edwards Conference Room
131 Central Street
Foxborough, MA 02035
Committee Members Present
Heidi Berkowitz, Karen Calvert, Kathleen Crawford, Kerry O'Rourke, Luis Soria, Nancy Sepe, Susanna Girard
Committee Members Absent
John Marston, Lori Rudd
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Heidi Berkowitz called a meeting of the FRCS Foundation Inc Committee of Foxborough Regional Charter School to order on Monday Sep 27, 2021 at 8:00 AM.
II. FRCS Foundation Inc
A.
Annual Business/Election of Board Members and Election of Officers
Nancy Sepe made a motion to elect New Board Members - Kerry O'Rourke, Karen Calvert, Luis Soria.
Kathleen Crawford seconded the motion.
All newly elected board members accepted positions
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Luis Soria |
Aye
|
| Susanna Girard |
Aye
|
| Kerry O'Rourke |
Aye
|
| Heidi Berkowitz |
Aye
|
| Kathleen Crawford |
Aye
|
| Karen Calvert |
Aye
|
| Nancy Sepe |
Aye
|
| Lori Rudd |
Absent
|
| John Marston |
Absent
|
Luis Soria made a motion to Renew board members - Susanna Girard, Heidi Berkowitz, Kathleen Crawford and Nancy Sepe.
Karen Calvert seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Nancy Sepe |
Aye
|
| Kathleen Crawford |
Aye
|
| Heidi Berkowitz |
Aye
|
| Kerry O'Rourke |
Aye
|
| Susanna Girard |
Aye
|
| Lori Rudd |
Absent
|
| John Marston |
Absent
|
| Karen Calvert |
Aye
|
| Luis Soria |
Aye
|
Heidi Berkowitz made a motion to elect Susanna Girard as President.
Nancy Sepe seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Heidi Berkowitz |
Aye
|
| Nancy Sepe |
Aye
|
| Susanna Girard |
Aye
|
| Karen Calvert |
Aye
|
| John Marston |
Absent
|
| Kerry O'Rourke |
Aye
|
| Luis Soria |
Aye
|
| Kathleen Crawford |
Aye
|
| Lori Rudd |
Absent
|
Heidi Berkowitz made a motion to Motion to elect Kathleen Crawford as treasurer.
Nancy Sepe seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Karen Calvert |
Aye
|
| Nancy Sepe |
Aye
|
| Kathleen Crawford |
Aye
|
| Lori Rudd |
Absent
|
| Susanna Girard |
Aye
|
| Luis Soria |
Aye
|
| Heidi Berkowitz |
Aye
|
| Kerry O'Rourke |
Aye
|
| John Marston |
Absent
|
Heidi Berkowitz made a motion to elect Kerry O'Rourke as Clerk.
Karen Calvert seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Luis Soria |
Aye
|
| Heidi Berkowitz |
Aye
|
| Karen Calvert |
Aye
|
| Kerry O'Rourke |
Aye
|
| Lori Rudd |
Absent
|
| Susanna Girard |
Aye
|
| Nancy Sepe |
Aye
|
| John Marston |
Absent
|
| Kathleen Crawford |
Aye
|
B.
Board Development
All Board members will think about 3 new people they can recommend to join the board
C.
Set Goals
- Short Term Goals:
- Create an Annual Fundraising plan to work toward providing every graduating senior a monetary gift upon graduation
- Long Term Goals:
- Provide $1000 "gift' to each graduating senior to "Exit to Lead"
D.
Fundraising Ideas
All Board members will bring 3 ideas for fundraising opportunities to the October Board meeting
E.
Next Steps
- Karen will forward Robert Rules
- Heidi will book a date for the summer 2022 golf tournament
- Kathleen will reach out to Lori Rudd and Cindy McGinty to confirm their intent toward Board participation
- Heidi will reach out to John Marston and Mark Logan to confirm their intent for Board participation
- Heidi, Nancy, Kerry and Karen will meet to develop a fundraising plan for the FY22 school year to include strategies for activities, events, sponsor and donor participation
- Heidi will call Foxborough Savings and get Luis Soria added as a signatory on the account.
- The board will hold monthly meetings on the last Monday of the month at 8:00am throughout the school year. The meetings will be held in the elementary school conference room.
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
Karen Calvert made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Kathleen Crawford seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| John Marston |
Absent
|
| Karen Calvert |
Aye
|
| Kerry O'Rourke |
Aye
|
| Heidi Berkowitz |
Aye
|
| Lori Rudd |
Absent
|
| Nancy Sepe |
Aye
|
| Luis Soria |
Aye
|
| Kathleen Crawford |
Aye
|
| Susanna Girard |
Aye
|
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Heidi Berkowitz
Susanna Girard made a motion to approve the minutes from September 27, 2021.
Karen Calvert seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.