Taylor did an early introduction of the new Director of Communications and Advancement, Don Curtin.

Don Curtin introduced himself and gave information about his background.

Dave Prentiss and the committee accepted the resignation of Charles Holley.  Charles thanked the committee and commented on what he plans on doing next. 

Taylor DeLoach discussed the dashboard moving forward.  She included that all stats are moving in a good direction and recruitment was going well. John asked about the spike of out of school suspensions at Ottiwell school, and Taylor explained that it occurred due to one incident that involved numerous middle school scholars, causing the number to jump.  

Taylor DeLoach stated we had a wonderful end to the year with the eighth grade graduations.  The rest of the repost talks about the open roles as well as the roles that were filled.  One note on facilities was about the church street facility, that it will be going up for sale and that we are waiting for that process to go through before moving toward purchasing.

Taylor DeLoach stated we are about to get into extended school time in July.

Taylor DeLoach talked about the strategic priorities for the upcoming year. She also outlined initiatives that will be prioritized going into the next school year to accomplish the strategic goals.  She hopes to develop a K-8 character framework, align tools with instructional framework, and audit assessment tools and data analysis protocols. 

John Korn asked about timeframes for accomplishing the initiatives.

Taylor DeLoach discussed priorities to establish leadership development and to create and communicate career advancement pathways.

Taylor DeLoach discussed strengthening incentives for lead teachers.

Chris Bater stated that the success of Alma is dependent on teacher talent as well as leadership talent.  Having a benefit package that is attractive and investing resources into our talent.  He recommended having it be the focus of a capital campaign.

John Korn commented that when we audit compensations, that we look at it as a whole rather than just from a pay standpoint.

Dave Prentiss had a question about the instruction framework, asking how its gone.

Taylor DeLoach says its gone well.  The staff has produced instruction framework core principles that instructs the curriculum.

John Korn had a question about whether the board has seen the charter renewal report from DESE.  Taylor DeLoach believes it was sent out but will send it out again.  John Korn wants to be sure that we are addressing anything found in the DESE report now rather than waiting until the end of the grace period.  

This was covered earlier in the meeting.

Dave Prentiss discussed the need to recruit more board trustees, and how he will be reaching out for recommendations.

Jean Fox added that she wanted to talk about how low the numbers are for the board.

Dave Prentiss discussed the updates from DESE on current bylaws, and said that the committee is currently working on it.

Dave Prentiss went over the calendar and pointed out when there will be no meetings, but work will continue.  

Dave Prentiss discussed that the CEO evaluation went out today.