Menlo Park Academy Governing Board
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday April 21, 2016 at 6:00 PM EDT
Location
MPA
OUR MISSION: Menlo Park Academy is a public school that develops the potential of gifted learners through an exemplary program of rewarding experiences that nurtures the whole child.
Agenda
| I. | Opening Items | |
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Opening Items
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| A. | Record Attendance and Guests | |
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | |
| C. | Approve Minutes-2/18/16 | |
| D. | Approve minutes-2/20/16 | |
| E. | Approve minutes-3/3/16 | |
| F. | Approve Minutes-3/17/16 | |
| G. | Approve Minutes-4/2/16 | |
| H. | Public Comments | |
| II. | Sponsor Report | |
| A. | Monthly Report | |
| III. | Treasurer Report | |
| A. | Monthly Financial Statements | |
| B. | Monthly Expenditures | |
| IV. | School Report | |
| A. | Admin Reports | |
| B. | E-Rate Information | |
| V. | Development & Community Relations | |
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Development & Community Relations
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| A. | Capital Campaign Update | |
| B. | Foundation Visit-Grant Application | |
| C. | FY2016 Operating Fundraising Update | |
| D. | Development Consultant | |
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Recommendation to delegate the engagement of a consultant to assist MPA's development efforts through the end of this fiscal year to the DCRC. |
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| E. | High Performing Community School Facility Grant Opportunity | |
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MPA is on the short list of eligible schools for this grant. We are seeking the board's approval to move forward expeditiously in submitting an application. |
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| F. | Outreach & Enrollment Growth Plan | |
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Update on execution of plan. |
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| VI. | Executive Committee | |
| A. | Sponsor Modification | |
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Needs ownership to facilitate this effort.
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| B. | Board Goals | |
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Needs ownership to turn these goals into an action plan with tasks and a timeline.
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| VII. | Facility Expansion | |
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Facility Expansion
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| A. | Owner's Representative | |
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Next steps - 30-day agreement to expire.
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| B. | Facility Update | |
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Review results of Value Engineering process and proposed plan revisions.
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| VIII. | Finance | |
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Finance
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| A. | Audit Update | |
| B. | FY2017 Budget | |
| C. | 5-Year Forecast | |
| D. | Finance & Audit Committee Charter | |
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Combined charter covering both functions. |
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| IX. | Governance Committee | |
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Governance Committee
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| A. | Board Elections Policy | |
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Officer & member election timing & changes to related policies/operating agreement. Includes leadership succession plans.
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| B. | Annual board survey | |
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Outline expectations and timing. |
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| X. | HR | |
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HR
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| A. | Faculty Renewals | |
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Recommendations on renewals and FY17 salaries. |
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| B. | Admin Evaluations | |
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Process & timing. |
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| XI. | Program Excellence | |
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Program Excellence
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| A. | SY2016-17 Courses | |
| B. | SY2015-16 Annual School Survey | |
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Please provide items that you want included in the survey to the PEC. |
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| C. | SY 15-16 Uniform Policy | |
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Final version of the changes for the remainder of this school year. |
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| XII. | Old Business | |
| A. | Accept Member Resignations | |
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Officially accept the resignations of Melanie Monnette (effective 11/2015) and Suzanne Hanselman (effective 02/2016). |
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| XIII. | New Business | |
| XIV. | Executive Session | |
| A. | Executive session | |
| XV. | Closing Items | |
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | |