Alma del Mar

Alma del Mar Board of Trustees Meeting

Published on August 2, 2018 at 10:52 AM EDT

Date and Time

Friday March 23, 2018 at 8:45 AM EDT

Location

515 Belleville Ave., New Bedford, MA 02746

Agenda

     
I. Opening Items
 
Opening Items
  A. Call the Meeting to Order
  B. Good and New
  C. Record Attendance and Guests
  D. Approve Minutes
    Approve minutes for Alma del Mar Board of Trustees Meeting on February 26, 2018
II. Academic Excellence
 
Academic Excellence
  A. Interim Dates calendar
III. Executive Director
  A. E.D. Report
  B. Strategic Growth Planning: Discussion of Feasibility
   
To ensure adequate discussion on this topic, we'd like each Trustee to weigh in on:
- Whether or not they think we should pursue the suggested path for growth as outlined by the Steering Committee and why they think that
- What questions they still have or aspects of this planning they'd like to know more about before it comes to a vote.

 
IV. Governance
 
Governance
  A. Motion to establish the E.D. Evaluation and Compensation Committee as a standing committee
  B. Board Self Evaluation: Survey results and focus areas
   

Board survey results are attached-- thank you for taking the time to complete this!
The Governance Committee has identified two areas to prioritize for Board improvement:
1. Board Accountability
2. Development
We welcome observations about the survey data and discussion on how we can start to improve in these two areas.

V. Finance
 
Finance
  A. Finance Report
  B. 2018-19 Budget Draft
   
Attached is a preliminary draft of our budget for next year.

Biggest headline: We are assuming additional staffing in order to build out curriculum and have also built in staffing to prepare for additional growth. On the revenue side, we're assuming a modest additional fundraising campaign, combined with remaining reserves, to cover this additional cost.

 
VI. Development
 
Development
  A. Development Report
  B. From the Heart
VII. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting