MS Delta Academies
Minutes
Board Retreat Day 2
Date and Time
Saturday January 22, 2022 at 9:00 AM
Location
Directors Present
Jacquelyn Brownlow (remote), McKinley Martin (remote), Williams Brack (remote)
Directors Absent
Emily Cupples, Sonja Hollins-Alexander
Guests Present
Dr. Tamala Boyd Shaw, Tamala Shaw (remote), danielle@mkseducationpartners.com (remote), maureen@mkseducationpartners.com (remote), rfumich63@gmail.com (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
D.
Icebreakers & Warm Up
II. Finance Update
A.
Presentation and Q&A
Rene Fumich, Financial Consultant, presented documents onscreen, provided information, and answered questions. Reports included balance sheet, profit-loss statement, expenditures, revenue streams, FY23 planning, and 5-year projections.
III. Facilities Discussion
A.
Finance and facilities discussion and planning, goal setting, and action plan development
The board discussed work with Level Field Partners to purchase and renovate the school building and heard a presentation by Antonio Gonzalez of Level Field.
IV. Committee Reports
A.
Governance & Academic Committee Reports
Dr. Shaw provided an academic report from the December Committee meeting and shared academic data and after school/Saturday School programming information.
V. Working Lunch
A.
Strategic Planning update from consultants
Maureen Sigler and Danielle Blasczak of MKS Education Partners gave the board an update about the strategic planning process and the results of their data review and interviews to date, along with recommendations.
VI. Executive Director's Report
A.
ED Report Including COVID Updates
Dr. Shaw provided COVID updates, hiring updates, and student recruitment updates and strategies.
VII. Strategic Planning Work Sessions
A.
Goal Setting and Breakout Sessions
The board discussed the SWOT analysis results and how that aligns with goals for the year. Follow up: All board members will email their SWOT analysis to Dr. Shaw.
VIII. Process Reflection
A.
Individual and Shared Reflections
Members expressed gratitude for the opportunity to hear from the various consultants and to devote extended time to important discussions.
The icebreaker was skipped to make up for the late start time.