Menlo Park Academy Governing Board
Minutes
Board Working Session
Date and Time
Thursday January 5, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Location
Menlo Park Academy
2149 W. 53rd Street
Cleveland, OH 44102
Directors Present
Geoffrey Belanger, Shruti Aring, Susan Dornan, Teri Harrison, Tiffany Randle, Twana Rogers
Directors Absent
Suzanne McFarland
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Teri Harrison called a meeting of the board of directors of Menlo Park Academy Governing Board to order on Thursday Jan 5, 2023 at 6:03 PM.
II. Action Items
A.
New Hires
Tiffany Randle made a motion to approve Carla Reale as part time office coordinator and part time Edison employee. Friendly amendment to table motion until further clarification of impact on total hours worked on benefit requirements.
Shruti Aring seconded the motion.
$20/hour for office coordinator position and $17.50/hour for Edison. Will need to keep total hours at or under 35 hour per week.
B.
NSLP Agreement
Susan Dornan made a motion to authorize Deborah Zeffren to execute agreement with The Daily as presented.
Geoffrey Belanger seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Technology Tool
Susan Dornan made a motion to renew subscription to Blocksi for one year cost not to exceed $2600.
Tiffany Randle seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Progress of 6.3
III. OKRs / Goals
A.
OKR/Goal Review
T. Harrison reminded the group to review the OKR/Goal document as this will be the main focus of the January Strategic Planning session.
IV. Reading Improvement
A.
RIMP & Resource Allocation
Ms. Sh'annon Caldwell state the RIMP plan is being executed.
V. Donation
A.
Donation
Shruti Aring made a motion to authorize the return of donation from the Wise family if an alternative program is not mutually agreed upon.
Tiffany Randle seconded the motion.
The board would like to express their appreciation to the Wise family for their generosity to Menlo Park Academy.
VI. Executive Session
A.
Executive Session
Susan Dornan made a motion to enter into executive session to discuss the performance of a public employee.
Tiffany Randle seconded the motion.
Executive session entered at 6:51 pm. Out of executive session at 8:18pm.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Shruti Aring |
Aye
|
| Susan Dornan |
Aye
|
| Tiffany Randle |
Aye
|
| Teri Harrison |
Aye
|
| Geoffrey Belanger |
Aye
|
| Suzanne McFarland |
Absent
|
| Twana Rogers |
Aye
|
VII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
Susan Dornan made a motion to adjourn meeting.
Geoffrey Belanger seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:20 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Susan Dornan
Sh'annon Caldwell to upload latest version of 6.3 goals