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Dr. Ingram provided an update on the shared values/vision/mission initiative:

• He shared timeline for meetings with each school (Jan 11 ES, TBD for MS, Jan 4 for HS)
• He recounted meeting earlier in the day with MS/HS student councils, including a question about what skills they need most but weren't being taught; he shared that the two answers were regarding financial literacy, and about career paths not requiring a college degree
• He invited Board members to join the screening of the film 'Most Likely to Succeed' on Jan 20th
• He indicated that Shared Values for the staff should be completed by end of January, Draft Mission by end of March

Kathleen Foley provided an update on the Board request to re-assess the need for dedicated staff/support in a librarian role.  

• Details available in packet
• Saanvi Kumar suggested HS juniors and seniors might be willing to volunteer some of their 'privilege time' for library work as a component of the service requirement for National Honor Society
• Kathleen Foley committed to come back to the board with a position description, cost & funding recommendation for the librarian role.

Mallory let the group know that the information in the packet was already out of date and provided some current information:

• Current head count at 236
• Sergio Martin asked if the teacher headcount was up or down; Mallory committed to provide an update
• Absence rate is under investigation for comparison to industry averages
• Current vacancies update: 
  • 22 total including clerk role for Board
  • 7 district, 9 ES, 5 MS, 1 HS
  • 5 special education roles have been closed
• Kathleen provided some additional information on the Special Education roles:
  • Services underwent a review, it was determined that some positions were not needed
  • All services are covered/in compliance
  • Team is working on planning for next year

Heidi Berkowitz provided the enrollment update, detailed in packet.

• Reminded the group of the Jan. 25th open house
• Pointed out that applications (at 404) were lower than usual (~750)
• 19 new students were enrolled over holiday break, but 10 withdrew
• Heidi agreed to provide exit survey information back to the Board
• Todd Tetreault and Matt Yezukevich raised the question of whether or not it would be possible to improve some of the search engine results for the school.  Todd agreed to follow up with Heidi for a discussion on Search Engine Optimization

The group discussed a few housekeeping items:

• The need to schedule an update on Union progress/activity
• The need to develop a Facilities Use Policy

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Anissia Vixamar and Todd Tetreault provided an update:

• (Stakeolder responses reviewed in packet)
• Full search committee is being constituted this week
• Targeting resume review for next week
• Sergio Martin requested that we keep a timeline update as a standard agenda item

At Matt Yezukevich's request a discussion took place on what additional dashboards/reporting tools could help facilitate oversight by the Board.  

Heidi agreed to check in with Board on Track for any best practice recommendations, dashboards or templates, especially by committee.

There was consensus that much of the work of producing/reviewing this type of content should fall to the Board committees.

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• Finance details provided in packet
• Matt Yezukevich noted that the approx. $1 million full-year impact of enrollment was offset by savings from open positions

• Lesly Michelot walked through the detailed update in packet
• Saanvi Kumar raised a concern about broken bubblers/bottle fillers which Lesly agreed to research

• Heidi Berkowitz noted that the position for Board Clerk had been posted, and applications received

Anissia Vixamar reviewed notes (see packet)

Per Heidi Berkowitz, no appeals were heard since the last update

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