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House Bill 33 has funding available in the amount of $11 million dollars as a grant for distribution among Ohio schools to support safety initiatives.  Ohio schools can apply for project-based grants and per student funded grants.  The grants will be disbursed on a first-come, first-serve basis with a May 30, 2025 deadline. ESCLEW will have the annual statewide meeting on Friday, August 8, 2025 with Dr. Daryl Michel, as the speaker.  

Virtual attendance for certain meeting may be allowed according to new state rules. Students to prepare for State testing. 

Highlights on field trips and experiences. Discussion about intercession week. Upcoming student assessments for April, and the trimester 2 student and staff survey results. J. Esway and her team was commended for the positive results and  success of intercession week.

Discussion on Singapore Math order and quiz bowl. Materials are being prepared for next school year. Science fair showcase on March 6th for 4-8 was a success may families attended. 

More children are qualifying at testing. During the last testing session there were 10 students that qualified out of 41 students. The next testing date will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 10am until 12pm.  The focus will be on increasing kindergarten enrollment. The marketing efforts include participation in Connecting for Kids, an advertisement in the Northeast Ohio Parent Magazine, partnering with KinderCare, and the distribution of Menlo Park Academy flyers.

The Operations Team has successfully installed the new banner,  "Menlo Park Academy Recognized as One of The Best 2025 Elementary Schools by US News and World Report".  

The meeting has been postponed to Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Refer to the Financial Coversheet for updates on financials, and the proposed budget concerning the Ohio HB96, as it relates to public education and school funding.

Updates included the strong progression with 100 percent of Board Member participation in the annual appeal, the success of the Caring Wall, and the Spring Flowers fundraising sales. The upcoming events include the MPA Encore Showcase scheduled on Friday, March 25, 2025; the Walkathon on Friday, April 25, 2025; Trivia In Bloom on Saturday, May 10, 2025.  $62,758.00 has been raised toward development goal to date.  The school facilities sub committee initiatives included discussion surrounding safe schools project. Planning to apply to campus improvement grant next year.  Earth day clean up on 4/13/25. Plans  for more MPA signage around campus. Field house and pay space planning. Frazier, former board member is involved in campus beautification efforts.

The marketing meetings have been moved to Fridays for better scheduling among committee members.  In the recent meeting, the focus was geared towards kindergarten enrollment and reviewing the enrollment report numbers to help drive enrollment.

The report shared updates about Report Card drafts and tweaks with the program guide for the 2025-26 school year.  Currrently, the committee is looking into some ideas about language options, program standards for world cultures, and state planning standards.

The committee were unable to meet in March due to spring break. The next meeting is scheduled for Friday, April 4, 2025..

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Committee will meet to update the draft for the 2025-26 MPA calendar, and have it ready for approval for the Strategic Planning Session, March 30, 2025.