Susan Dornan certified the notice of the meeting was publicly posted.

Elizabeth Glorioso made a public comment stating follow up to the parent meeting regarding HS math instruction has not materialized.  Reports inconsistency in assignments, grading and instruction, as well as a lack of communication between staff and parents. 

Latha Srinivasan  made a public comment regarding math instruction and concern that students are not getting a proper foundation.  Request made for a weekly syllabus to ensure content is being taught to prepare students for testing. Implored the board to take some action to rectify this ongoing situation.

Kelli Appling made a public comment regarding disorganization and lack of communication to families.  States information is gained from other parents via social media. Reports that school leadership has not responded to emails. 

Kathy Adams-Case made a public comment that she is experiencing a lack of communication and perceives a disorganization within the school.  Did not get a response from the school director about a problem with a teacher in December.  She states she forwarded this complaint to the board and also did not yet receive a response. 

Sponsor representative Allison Lentz discussed the sponsor's report. Reminder that students need to receive a minimum of 920 instructional hours in order to receive full funding.  Senate Bill 229 specifies that the school report cards will not be reporting chronic absenteeism this year.   During January site visit a Special Education file review was conducted with no red flags to report.  

Jeff Zaye provided the January 2022 treasurer's report.  There will be a revision to the 5 year forecast in May, not expecting significant changes.  New reimbursement formula started in January.  Initial review shows that the new formula results in less funding for Menlo. Mr. Zaye will look into this further and follow up with detailed information. 

Dr. Hronek provided the school director's report.  Dr. Hronek apologized if he missed any parent emails. Review of program updates, events and activities including March 4th in-service day. Working on planning intersession time period. 

Ms. Caldwell presented information on the NWEA MAP assessment results for Fall and Winter. 

Sh'Annon Caldwell provided the HS Math program update.  ALEKs results from lessons and assessments reviewed.  A monthly parent meeting is to be held with parents, teacher, and leadership.  

Carol Ryan provided the enrollment and advancement report. Current enrollment is 595 students.  Re-Enrollment is at 88%. Several upcoming events, including one with Dr. Rimm with nearby preschools on April 5, 2022.  The MPA website has some updates and is seeing an increase in traffic.   

Charlie Coddington could not attend the meeting.  Teri Harrison reviewed and shared updates for the operations report.  Current enrollment 595 students, no unemployment claims, no workman's compensation claims, 1 EMIS flag that was resolved. 

Dr. McFarland provided updates regarding the Program Excellence Committee. Regular meetings will be scheduled. They will work on goals aligned with the OKRs, including a curriculum review and HS math challenges.

Tiffany Randle and Melissa Picone provided finance and audit updates.  Meetings are being set up with TriNet so that the school can understand their finance process. Regular meetings will be scheduled. 

Susan Dornan provided COVID-19 Task Force updates.  No current cases of COVID. No change in recommendations at this time. 

Dante Giancola provided Advancement updates.  

Dr. McFarland shared updates regarding the school leader search. Community participation and a proposed timeline were reviewed. Target is to have completed by end of June.  

Nothing to report

The Board would like to congratulate Debra Vandrasik, Natalie Briganti, Danielle Dachtler on earning their Gifted Endorsement credentials.

Teri Harrison presented 22-23 school calendar draft for initial review. The staff will be asked to provide input on items such as the timing of the PD days. 

Exited Exec Session at 9:45pm.