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The minutes were not ready for approval.

S. McFarland presented a mini board training on a board's fiduciary responsibility, including information on Ohio's Open Meetings Law (Sunshine Law) and voting.

J. Jaroscak reported that there is a new resource website and that the school report cards are expected to be released in mid-September.

A. Oxley answered questions about the monthly expenditure report. An error was noted that the expenditure to the Lakewood City Schools is not for Field Day, but for the rental of the Civic Auditorium for the Winter Concert. The expenditure reports were circulated to the Board for signature approval.

The treasurer reported that the two-year audit is complete.

Monthly School Director Report was uploaded for review.

The Special Education report form for the Sponsor is part of the opening assurances and is now in a new format with more depth than in previous years. This form was added late. J. Jaroscak said anyone from the school or from TES could fill it out but the school is ultimately responsible for its content.
Director Harrison requested that the report be sent to the PEC for review to ensure that what was submitted is aligned with MPA policy and mission.

B. Veccia reported the staff has embraced the staff dress code policy as they are role models for the students.

K. Nelson withdrew the motion as it was noted that the policy was approved at the previous Board special meeting.

D. Thompson introduced and recommended adoption of the Rosetta Stone program as a new delivery model for foreign language instruction. B. Veccia reported the need for an instructional assistant for the program implementation. The Board noted that there was already a .8 FTE available in the budget for foreign language, so she can hire within this parameter.

No report.

 A. Oxley reported that this is the same agreement terms as last year and that we have used our available support hours.

A. Oxley reported there will be some minor changes to final rental amounts due to ranges in price depending upon the services needed per the program.

The Board indicates appreciation for the hard work of the team to get the school ready for the school year.

F. Hamilton updated the Board on the Facility Project. MPA is the proud recipient of the Charter School Facility Grant through OFCC. The Board looks forward to working with OFCC on integrating these funds into our overall financial package. FEC members and key school personnel have been meeting with our contractor and owner's rep. regularly. F. Hamilton and T. Harrison are meeting weekly with the full lender team and have daily phone calls and emails to make sure the documents needed by the lender are provided ASAP to expedite the closing process. 
Let the record reflect appreciation for the team involved in completing the grant application.

D. O'Malia made a motion to authorize Teri Harrison to sign the operating agreement with PNC. K. Nelson seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. 

D. O'Malia made a motion to authorize Teri Harrison to execute the term sheet and pay the $25k deposit. K. Nelson seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. 

D. O'Malia made a motion to authorize Teri Harrison to execute the agreement and expenditure from pre-development funds. K. Nelson seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. 

C. Aldrich introduced Melissa Vlasak and Dr. Richard Hronek as candidates for Board Membership.

K. Nelson made a motion to authorize T. Harrison to execute the renewal agreement to be a CMSD partner school. F. Hamilton seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. 

Executive Session was entered into at 7:51 pm and exited at 8:21 pm.