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• Dr. Ingram provided an update on the Shared Values initiative he has undertaken with staff & leadership.  See attachment provided.
• Dr. Ingram also shared plans for a documentary screening at the Orpheum theatre on January 18th, with discussions/group work to follow.

Heidi Berkowitz presented the personnel update (in packet), there were several points of discussion:

• Kathleen Crawford requested that future updates include additional imporvements:
  • Open roles with aging (amount of time role has been open)
  • Applicants & offers made for each role
  • New hires
• Kathleen suggested additional focus on hiring winter graduates
• Sergio asked for a general update on how we're feeling about new hire; Kathleen Foley provided several updates:
  • Adding a talent acquisition role
  • Continuing to work on TalentEd to source candidates
  • Refreshing existing posts to keep applicants coming
  • Heidi also indicated that there has been huge progress, many roles have been filled
• Additional updates:
  • Climate and Culture role is out of office at least through 12/31
  • Replacement for Data role starting 12/19
  • Student services role posted this week
• Sergio Martin asked specifically for an update on 7th grade staffing; Kathleen Foley provided several updates:
  • Science role filled
  • New math applicant in review
  • ELA being covered
  • Social Studies position filled

Anissia Vixamar and Matt Yezukevich provided updates:

• Waiting on applicant pool, application period closes January 2nd
• Still waiting for an update on focus groups conducted by Ray & Associates
• Anissia will reach out to Ray & Assoc. for improved weekly udpates

Training notes for prior period:

• Sergio Martin attended a Board on Track facilities committee training, he will try to provide a link to the recording.
• The board attended a training conducted by Dr. Ingram on shared values, attributes of high-functioning boards

Was intended as a discussion on finalizing committee chairs following board composition and role changes as of Dec 1. Tabled until Jan 10 meeting.

Per Sergio Martin's request, the group discussed the absence of a librarian.  Discussion included:

• General concern regarding lack of a librarian; there was broad agreement in the group about the value of exposing children to books, cultivating a love of reading, et al.
• Concern was expressed that despite plans for teachers to manage the admin work of check-outs, etc., fewer elementary students had an opportunity to visit the library.
• Kathleen Foley agreed to review the concerns and come back to the board

The group briefly discussed the need for a process to review and suggest updates to the mission and vision.  Dr. Ingram agreed to present a draft timeline for this exercise at the January Board of Trustees meeting.

Three items were discussed:

• Todd Tetreault got consensus to look into how the FRCS Foundation can be de-commissioned in Board on Track as a Board Committee
• Matt Yezukevich proposed a clerk/scribe position for the Board of Trustees.  Kathleen Crawford agreed to touch base with Board on Track for best practice/recommendation.
• Todd Tetreault proposed some consolidation of the community group agenda structure.  Todd will follow up offline with Heidi Berkowitz.

Updates were covered in the Leadership Report discussion on Shared Values exercise.

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Heidi Berkowitz provided an update on enrollment (see packet material).

Anissia Vixamar provided an update; see packet material.

• Lesly Michelot reviewed the packet material.
• Todd Tetreault requested that an update on the roof project be added as a standing item on the Operations Department Update

• Sergio Martin asked for an update on the unionization process.  
  • Heidi Berkowitz advised that the union met and voted on officers and representatives; Kathleen Foley agreed to share that information.
• Additional questions were raised on union process timeline; Heidi Berkowitz suggested coordinating a meeting with our counsel (Nick Anasastakis) for an update.
• A request was made for an update on the union as a standing agenda item.

• Todd Tetreault is working to schedule a second meeting, but it may not happen until January given the holidays
• Discussion on updating the Chair for this committee was deferred to January