Menlo Park Academy Governing Board
Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday March 14, 2024 at 6:00 PM EDT
Location
Menlo Park Academy
2149 W. 53rd Street
Cleveland, OH 44102
This month's regular meeting of MPA’s governing board will be held on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at Menlo Park Academy, 2149 W. 53rd Street, Cleveland, OH 44102. Virtual observation will be made available, when possible, at the following link - https://meet.google.com/bqx-niry-mqu. Meeting dates and times are posted in several places in building as well as on our website.
Agenda
| Purpose | Presenter | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. | Opening Items | 6:00 PM | |||
| A. | Record Attendance | Joe Loyd | 1 m | ||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | Teri Harrison | |||
| II. | Public Comments-Items on the Agenda | 6:01 PM | |||
| A. | Public Comments-Items on the Agenda | FYI | Teri Harrison | 10 m | |
| III. | Minutes | 6:11 PM | |||
| A. | Approve Minutes from the 01/18/2024 Regular Meeting | Approve Minutes | Joe Loyd | 2 m | |
| B. | Approve Minutes from the 02/29/2024 Working Session | Approve Minutes | Joe Loyd | 2 m | |
| C. | Approve Minutes from the 12/14/2023 Regular Meeting | Approve Minutes | Joe Loyd | 2 m | |
| IV. | Sponsor Report | 6:17 PM | |||
| A. | Sponsor Update | FYI | Allison Lentz | 5 m | |
| V. | Treasurer's Report | 6:22 PM | |||
| A. | Monthly Financial Report - January | Vote | Tiffany Randle | 5 m | |
| B. | Monthly Financial Report - February | Vote | Tiffany Randle | 5 m | |
| VI. | Education Reports | 6:32 PM | |||
| A. | Principal Report | FYI | Phyllis Robinson | 5 m | |
| B. | Program Report | FYI | Jessica Wilcox | 5 m | |
| C. | 2024-25 Teacher Renewals | Vote | Phyllis Robinson | 5 m | |
| VII. | Enrollment, Admissions, & Development | 6:47 PM | |||
| A. | Report | FYI | Jessica Wilcox | 5 m | |
| VIII. | Operations Report | 6:52 PM | |||
| A. | Operations Report | FYI | Deborah Zeffren | 5 m | |
| B. | GIG Grant Update | Discuss | Kelly Fisher | 5 m | |
| IX. | Board Committees | 7:02 PM | |||
| A. | Audit & Finance | Discuss | Tiffany Randle | 5 m | |
| B. | Development | Discuss | Twana Rogers | 5 m | |
| C. | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion | Discuss | Tiffany Randle | 5 m | |
| D. | Enrollment Task Force | Discuss | Joe Loyd | 5 m | |
| E. | Health & Safety Task Force | Discuss | Joe Loyd | 5 m | |
| F. | Program Excellence | Discuss | Shruti Aring | 5 m | |
| X. | Resolutions for Consideration: Academic | 7:32 PM | |||
| A. | 24/25 International Trip | Vote | Jessica Wilcox | 10 m | |
| B. | Summer Camp - Mad Science | Vote | Jessica Wilcox | 5 m | |
| XI. | Resolutions for Considerations: Operations | 7:47 PM | |||
| A. | New Hires | Vote | Phyllis Robinson | 5 m | |
| B. | Monthly Enrollment Verification | Vote | Deborah Zeffren | 2 m | |
| C. | Asphalt Maintenance | Vote | 3 m | ||
| D. | Board On Track Renewal | Vote | Deborah Zeffren | 3 m | |
| E. | Group Rating Program- Worker's Comp | Vote | Deborah Zeffren | 3 m | |
| F. | IT contract | Vote | Deborah Zeffren | 5 m | |
| G. | IT - Device Refresh | Vote | Joe Loyd | 5 m | |
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Menlo has been awarded $72,012 in connectivity funding to be used toward new devices. The grant will pay up to $400 per new device. |
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| H. | School Calendar, FY25 | Vote | Deborah Zeffren | 5 m | |
| I. | IS Consulting Agreement- Revision | Vote | Deborah Zeffren | 2 m | |
| XII. | Resolutions for Consideration: Finance | 8:20 PM | |||
| A. | 2024-25 MAT Fees | Vote | Tiffany Randle | 5 m | |
| XIII. | Resolutions for Consideration: Enrollment & Advancement | 8:25 PM | |||
| A. | Testing Stipend | Vote | Jessica Wilcox | 2 m | |
| XIV. | New Business | ||||
| XV. | Public Comments - Items not on Agenda | 8:27 PM | |||
| A. | Public Comments | FYI | Teri Harrison | 10 m | |
| XVI. | Executive Session | 8:37 PM | |||
| A. | Executive Session | Vote | Teri Harrison | 30 m | |
| XVII. | Closing Items | 9:07 PM | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | Teri Harrison | ||