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Alma del Mar

Board Meeting

Published on January 22, 2020 at 11:09 AM EST
Amended on January 24, 2020 at 8:41 AM EST

Date and Time

Friday January 24, 2020 at 9:00 AM EST

Location

Alma del Mar Charter School, 515 Belleville Avenue, New Bedford, MA 02746

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 9:00 AM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order  
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes 1 m
    Approve minutes for Board Meeting on November 22, 2019  
  D. Approve Minutes 10-18-2019 Approve Minutes Jan Baptist 2 m
     
II. Executive Director 9:04 AM
  A. Executive Director's Report FYI Will Gardner 5 m
  B. Introduction: Marie Tavares, Families Helping Families Coordinator FYI Will Gardner 5 m
  C. Draft Organizational Structure for 2020-21 Discuss Will Gardner 10 m
  D. Board Dashboard FYI Emily Darrow 2 m
III. Frederick Douglass Facility Working Group 9:26 AM
 
Alma del Mar Foundation
 
  A. Update on Frederick Douglass Facilities Plan FYI Will Gardner 10 m
   

Update on the progress of facilities plans for the expansion of the Frederick Douglass Campus.

  
IV. Development and Impact Campaign 9:36 AM
 
Development
 
  A. January Report FYI Christopher Arnold 3 m
V. Finance 9:39 AM
 
Finance
 
  A. Budget Process Overview FYI Christine Fisher 5 m
  B. FY20 Q2 Financials FYI David Eckert 5 m
   

Financial Highlights
Balance Sheet:
Closed on second parcel of land in December.
P&L:
Minor adjustments made to forecast for both campuses, no effect on change in Net Postion.
Tuition rates released in December resulting in $115k decrease.  Following up with DESE on calculation before adjusting forecast.  A decrease in tuition rate will still result in a $134k increase in tuition for the fiscal year.
 

  
  C. BPB Line of Credit Vote David Eckert 5 m
   
Finance Committee has reviewed the annual renewal of the School's LOC and recommends that the Board of Trustees approve the renewal for FY20.  BOT Chair Signature required.
 
VI. Governance 9:54 AM
 
Governance
 
  A. Accountability Plan Check In Discuss Will Gardner 10 m
   

Review goals of our accountability and how the schools are collecting the necessary data to gauge our progress

  
VII. Academic Excellence 10:04 AM
 
Academic Excellence
 
  A. 2019 Accountability Report Discuss Martha Kay 10 m
VIII. Other Business
IX. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote