Reviewed monthly sponsor report

Highlighted in the packet. Fourth floor field trips May 19th, 20th to Cincinnatti and Lake Erie Islands. Work with S. Porras over the summer to help with executive functioning skills into the advisory meetings and responsive classroom.

There were quite a few One-On-One for the month of May, and 4 Shadow Days.  We had 

7 test takers, and 1 qualified. There were 8 registered to test this month, 5 are registered to test in June. The testing dates are setup, and the next one is scheduled for Saturday, May 24th. Community outreach visits about Menlo Park Academy are happening for Menlo Jr. testing events an monthly e-newsletters to families, as well as social media updates, and the summer marketing events are listed.

May 1, 2025 the new benefits and payroll cycles started.  We are down to $1,450 in past due MAT Fees, and we received the state safety grant for $2,400.

The meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 20th.

To date the events have netted $107,397 out of the $130,000 goal. The Walk-A-Thon event placed us more than $5,000 over the goal for that event. The Trivia in Bloom event went well and pending the amount of funds raised. The final push for the draft of the Annual Appeal letter for the end of the year is in progress for June distribution. The database has the percentages available for the families, and the list of donors is due to be posted soon. A meeting was held last night about the four capital projects now underway; playgound, tuck pointing, water tower, and the field house. Development met with the Encore Team, Mr. Henderson, and Mr. Black to find out what we need to do about opportunities to connect before the end of the year.  The Kickoff Meeting will be held virtually and the date is pending. Volunteer development is focusing next year's plans to tie activities into the budget. The development plan should be ready for the next meeting.

T. Randle provided a few highlights for S. Sherwood regarding the Enrollment Task Force: WKYC will present a 3-minute news segment and live streaming apps.  There will be a billboard advertisement display posted, Saturday, May 16th at I-90W and W. 55th area.  Lead tracking will be measured from both sources to measure effectiveness.

J. Sugalski's Enrollment update highlighted 15 families present for Environmental Cleanup Day within the community.  The facilities team is working on project plans for external campus. J. Sugalski and S. Sherwood meet met with some community organizations hat offer grants to introduce the school and will be sharing some collateral about Menlo.

The team is in the process of generating a review of end of year state test and NWEA data and finalizing the program guide for next year.

The team met on Friday, May 9th to discuss ways to celebrate culture within the calendar, and work on this project during the summer when the season is less hectic.  S. Porras and S. Aring received commendations for jobs well done!

The Board acknowledged S. Aring for her service and contributions to the Menlo Park Academy Board. Her term will end June 2025, this will be her last board meeting. 

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