D. Prentiss discussed the Ready Plan and how it should be reformatted to be more in alignment with the Board's needs and goals. All sub committees will have the ability to make suggestions and offer input. The plan will then be forwarded to the full Board for approval.

The Development Committee will need to select a new chairperson for next year and also needs additional members. New members for the Governance Committee will also need to be considered. 

The full Board will  need to seek a parent representative. T. DeLoach has a parent in mind who is interested and she will forward that person's contact information. The Governance Committee agreed that it would nice to have an Alma alum on the full Board. 

Isabel Almeida will be stepping down from the Board, a replacement for her spot has not yet been determined. 

DESE mandates that schools have School Leader and Board Chair succession plans. Alma's needs to be updated. D. Prentiss has developed a working draft that was discussed by the committee. It will be presented at the full Board meeting for discussion. 

There was a reminder of the DESE site visit occurring in March. 

T. DeLoach informed the committee that Alma's strategic plan needed to be updated now that the school is fully grown out. Ms. DeLoach had a meeting with a potential partner for the strategic plan who helped determine what this process would entail. 

A request for proposal (RFP) will be developed and more detailed information will be forthcoming once it is available. D. Melo inquired about funding for this project and T. Deloach stated that ESSER money will be used as this is an appropriate expenditure for those funds. 

The committee discussed the Board survey results regarding scheduled meetings. Fridays are not convenient for most members. C. Bator reminded members that it is important to respond to meeting invites so that the chair can ensure a quorum.