Menlo Park Academy Governing Board
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday August 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT
Location
2149 W. 53rd St., Cleveland, OH 44102
The regular meeting of MPA’s governing board will be held in person at 2149 W. 53rd St., Cleveland, OH 44102 on August 20 at 6pm. We will endeavor to enable virtual attendance, when possible, at this meeting link – https://meet.google.com/bqx-niry-mqu.
Agenda
| Purpose | Presenter | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. | Opening Items | 6:00 PM | |||
| A. | Record Attendance | Tiffany Randle | 1 m | ||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | Tiffany Randle | 1 m | ||
| C. | Public Comments | Discuss | Tiffany Randle | 10 m | |
| D. | Regular Meeting Minutes Approval - July 2026 | Approve Minutes | Tiffany Randle | 2 m | |
| E. | Working Session Meeting Minutes Approval - June 2026 | Approve Minutes | Tiffany Randle | 2 m | |
| F. | Regular Meeting Minutes Approval - May 2026 | Approve Minutes | Tiffany Randle | 2 m | |
| II. | Resolutions for Consideration: Board | 6:18 PM | |||
| A. | Board Member | Discuss | Tiffany Randle | 5 m | |
| B. | Board Officers | Vote | Tiffany Randle | 5 m | |
| C. | Audit & Finance Committee: New Member | Vote | Jeffrey Sugalski | 5 m | |
| D. | Development Committee: New Members | Vote | Jeffrey Sugalski | 5 m | |
| III. | Sponsor Report | 6:38 PM | |||
| A. | Sponsor Report | Discuss | Allison Lentz | 5 m | |
| IV. | Financial Report | 6:43 PM | |||
| A. | July Financials | Vote | 2 m | ||
| V. | Education Report | 6:45 PM | |||
| A. | Education Report | Discuss | Jessica Esway | 5 m | |
| VI. | Admissions Report | 6:50 PM | |||
| A. | Admissions Report | Discuss | Jessica Esway | 5 m | |
| VII. | Operations Report | 6:55 PM | |||
| A. | Operations Report | Discuss | Deborah Zeffren | 5 m | |
| VIII. | Board Committees | 7:00 PM | |||
| A. | Audit & Finance | Discuss | Jeffrey Sugalski | 5 m | |
| B. | Development | Discuss | Tiffany Randle | 5 m | |
| C. | Enrollment | Discuss | Teri Harrison | 5 m | |
| D. | Program Excellence | Discuss | Sam Sherwood | 5 m | |
| IX. | Resolutions for Consideration: HR | 7:20 PM | |||
| A. | New Hires | Vote | Jessica Esway | 5 m | |
| B. | Resignation | Vote | Tiffany Randle | 5 m | |
| X. | Resolutions for Consideration: Operations | 7:30 PM | |||
| A. | Financial Forecast-1 | Vote | Deborah Zeffren | 3 m | |
| B. | Insurance | Vote | Deborah Zeffren | 3 m | |
| C. | Security- Camera and chargers | Vote | Deborah Zeffren | 5 m | |
| D. | NSLP Renewal | Vote | Deborah Zeffren | 5 m | |
| E. | Server Replacement | Vote | Deborah Zeffren | 5 m | |
| F. | Asset Disposal | Vote | Deborah Zeffren | 2 m | |
| XI. | Resolutions for Consideration: Academic | 7:53 PM | |||
| A. | Curriculum Guide 2026-2027 | Vote | Jessica Esway | 5 m | |
| B. | Program Guide 2026-2027 | Vote | Jessica Esway | 5 m | |
| C. | 2026-2027 Development Plan | Vote | Jeffrey Sugalski | 5 m | |
| D. | 2026-2027 Sponsorship Prospectus | Vote | Jeffrey Sugalski | 5 m | |
| E. | Overnight Field Trip Proposals | Vote | Jessica Esway | 5 m | |
| F. | Dancing Classrooms Contract | Vote | Jessica Esway | 2 m | |
| G. | Active Wall Acceptance Form | Vote | Jessica Esway | 2 m | |
| H. | SPED Services Contract | Vote | Jessica Esway | 2 m | |
| I. | RESA Mentors | Vote | Jessica Esway | 2 m | |
| XII. | Old Business | 8:26 PM | |||
| A. | Old Business | FYI | Tiffany Randle | 5 m | |
| XIII. | New Business | 8:31 PM | |||
| A. | New Business | FYI | Tiffany Randle | 5 m | |
| XIV. | Executive Session | 8:36 PM | |||
| A. | Executive Session | Vote | Tiffany Randle | 15 m | |
| XV. | Closing Items | 8:51 PM | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | Tiffany Randle | 1 m | |