Menlo Park Academy Governing Board
Board Meeting
Regular Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday May 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT
Location
Menlo Park Academy
2149 West 53rd St.
Cleveland, OH 44102
The regular meeting of MPA’s governing board will be held on May 21, 2026 at 2149 W. 53rd St., Cleveland, OH 44102. Meeting dates and times are posted in several places in building as well as online. We will endeavor to enable virtual attendance, when possible, at this meeting link – https://meet.google.com/bqx-niry-mqu.
Agenda
| Purpose | Presenter | Time | |||
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| I. | Opening Items | 6:00 PM | |||
| A. | Record Attendance | Twana Rogers | 1 m | ||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | Tiffany Randle | 1 m | ||
| C. | Public Comments | Discuss | Tiffany Randle | 10 m | |
| D. | Feb 2026 - Regular Meeting Minutes | Approve Minutes | Tiffany Randle | 2 m | |
| E. | April 2026 - Regular Meeting Minutes | Approve Minutes | Tiffany Randle | 2 m | |
| F. | April 2026 - Special Meeting Minutes | Approve Minutes | Tiffany Randle | 2 m | |
| II. | Sponsor Report | 6:18 PM | |||
| A. | Sponsor Report | Discuss | Allison Lentz | 5 m | |
| III. | Financial Report | 6:23 PM | |||
| A. | April Financials | Vote | Jeffrey Sugalski | 2 m | |
| IV. | Education Report | 6:25 PM | |||
| A. | Education Report | Discuss | Jessica Esway | 5 m | |
| V. | Admissions Report | 6:30 PM | |||
| A. | Admissions Report | Discuss | Jessica Esway | 5 m | |
| VI. | Operations Report | 6:35 PM | |||
| A. | Operations Report | Discuss | Deborah Zeffren | 5 m | |
| VII. | Board Committees | 6:40 PM | |||
| A. | Audit & Finance | Discuss | Jeffrey Sugalski | 5 m | |
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Budget 2026-2027 Update |
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| B. | Development | Discuss | Tiffany Randle | 5 m | |
| C. | Enrollment Committee | Discuss | Teri Harrison | 5 m | |
| D. | Program Excellence | Discuss | Sam Sherwood | 5 m | |
| VIII. | Resolutions for Consideration: Operations | 7:00 PM | |||
| A. | Firewall Contract | Vote | Deborah Zeffren | 2 m | |
| B. | March 2026 Policy Updates | Vote | Deborah Zeffren | 5 m | |
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Policies and appendices updated pursuant to changes in federal and state laws and regulations:
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| C. | Tuckpointing Contract | Vote | Deborah Zeffren | 3 m | |
| D. | Board Management Platform Contract | Vote | Deborah Zeffren | 3 m | |
| E. | EMIS & Tech Solutions Provider Contract | Vote | Deborah Zeffren | 3 m | |
| F. | Microsoft Office Contract | Vote | Deborah Zeffren | 1 m | |
| G. | School Communications Contract - ParentSquare | Vote | Deborah Zeffren | 1 m | |
| H. | Sponsor Contract Modification - Spring 2026 | Vote | Deborah Zeffren | 5 m | |
| I. | Tuition Reimbursement Program - Policies and Procedures - Clarification | Vote | Deborah Zeffren | 5 m | |
| J. | Pre-Construction Sampling Contract | Vote | Deborah Zeffren | 5 m | |
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Environmental work related to Natural Play Phase 1 |
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| K. | May Policy Updates | FYI | Tiffany Randle | 2 m | |
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Policies and appendices updated pursuant to changes in federal and state laws and regulations:
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| IX. | Resolutions for Consideration: HR | 7:35 PM | |||
| A. | Resignation | Vote | Tiffany Randle | 2 m | |
| B. | New Hires | Vote | Tiffany Randle | 1 m | |
| X. | Resolutions for Consideration: Academic | 7:38 PM | |||
| A. | Interactive Floor Contract | Vote | Jessica Esway | 5 m | |
| B. | MAP Testing Contract | Vote | Jessica Esway | 2 m | |
| C. | Annual Survey Vendor Contract | Vote | Jessica Esway | 2 m | |
| D. | Spirit Wear Vendor Commitment Form | Vote | Jessica Esway | 2 m | |
| E. | Art Curriculum | Vote | Jessica Esway | 2 m | |
| F. | PE Curriculum | Vote | Jessica Esway | 2 m | |
| G. | Spanish Curriculum | Vote | Jessica Esway | 2 m | |
| H. | SEL Curriculum | Vote | Jessica Esway | 2 m | |
| I. | Executive Functioning Curriculum | Vote | Jessica Esway | 2 m | |
| J. | Digital Portfolios | Vote | Jessica Esway | 2 m | |
| XI. | Old Business | 8:01 PM | |||
| A. | Federal Grant Updates | Discuss | Tiffany Randle | 5 m | |
| B. | GIG Grant Annual Report | Vote | Tiffany Randle | 2 m | |
| C. | Old Business | FYI | Tiffany Randle | 5 m | |
| XII. | New Business | 8:13 PM | |||
| A. | New Business | FYI | Tiffany Randle | 5 m | |
| XIII. | Executive Session | 8:18 PM | |||
| A. | Executive Session | Discuss | Tiffany Randle | 30 m | |
| XIV. | Closing Items | 8:48 PM | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | |||