Alma del Mar
Alma del Mar Board of Trustees
Date and Time
Anti-Racism Statement: Alma del Mar strives to be an anti-racist institution. We seek to dismantle racist and white supremacist structures in pursuit of justice and racial equity. We will fight against racism when we encounter it both within and outside of our school community. We will actively work to ensure that all of our community members, including scholars, families, and staff, feel included, celebrated and empowered. By resisting racism and white supremacy, we will lay the foundation to challenge all forms of oppression. Please read the Equity Lens Guidelines in the Opening Items below before the meeting.
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Agenda
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| I. | Opening Items | 5:30 PM | |||
| A. | Equity Lens Guidelines | Dave Prentiss | 1 m | ||
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Please read the attached Guidelines before every Alma board and committee meeting. |
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| B. | Record Attendance | Dave Prentiss | 1 m | ||
| C. | Call the Meeting to Order | Dave Prentiss | 1 m | ||
| D. | Approve Board Meeting Minutes | Approve Minutes | Dave Prentiss | 2 m | |
| Approve minutes for Alma del Mar Board of Trustees on March 18, 2026 | |||||
| E. | Vote to Approve Steve Furtado Resignation | Vote | Dave Prentiss | 1 m | |
| II. | Finance | 5:36 PM | |||
| A. | 5 Year Capital Plan | Vote | Charles Holley | 10 m | |
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Finance committee reviewed capital plan and recommends the Board approve the 5 Year Capital Plan. |
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| B. | FY27 Budget | Vote | Charles Holley | 5 m | |
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No significant changes to FY27 Budget. $15k decrease in tuition, updated rates from DESE. Fringe benefit proposal is under consideration and there are options for a 3%, 6% and 13% renewal. Budget maintains a 10% renewal until leadership team finalizes decision.
FY27 Budget proposes a $1.07million dollar surplus. Planned Capital projects funded by FY27 operations is approximately $450k resulting in cash surplus of $624k (1.25x DSCR). |
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| C. | FY26 Q3 Financials | FYI | Charles Holley | 5 m | |
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Increased the transportation expense line for homeless and SPED transportation costs. The Director of Special Education is working with legal to determine responsible LEA (Alma or District).
Increase in entitlement grant revenue of $375k from updated allocations and two additional grants in FY26. Released contingency of $440k. Results in an operating surplus of $1.3million, see surplus spending proposal. |
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| D. | Surplus Spending | Vote | Charles Holley | 3 m | |
| E. | Cash Transfer | Vote | Charles Holley | 1 m | |
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Finance Committee recommends Board approves a $4million transfer (per EFF DACA) from Bristol County Savings Operating account to new Debt Reserve account at Fidelity Investments. |
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| F. | Bank Account Signors | Vote | James Wallace | 3 m | |
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School Operating Checking/Savings Accounts: Taylor DeLoach Alexa Potterton Kristen Haley James Wallace
School Fidelity Account: Taylor DeLoach Kristen Haley Christine Fisher James Wallace David Prentiss |
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| III. | Executive Director Report | 6:03 PM | |||
| A. | March 2026 Board Dashboard | Discuss | Taylor DeLoach | 5 m | |
| B. | Executive Director's Report - Strategic Plan Update | Discuss | Taylor DeLoach | 15 m | |
| IV. | Academic Excellence | 6:23 PM | |||
| A. | May Educator Qualifications Summary | FYI | John Korn | 5 m | |
| B. | Secondary Schools Update | FYI | John Korn | 5 m | |
| V. | Development | 6:33 PM | |||
| A. | DoCA Search | FYI | Taylor DeLoach | 2 m | |
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| VI. | Governance | 6:35 PM | |||
| A. | Committee and Board Recruitment | Discuss | Chauneen Wood | 5 m | |
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| VII. | Other Business | ||||
| VIII. | Closing Items | 6:40 PM | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | Dave Prentiss | 1 m | |