Mission Preparatory
Minutes
General Board Meeting
All meetings are in-person
Date and Time
Thursday August 17, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Location
Abraham Joshua Learning Commons
1050 York St
San Francisco, CA 94110
Directors Present
A. Ruiz de Bustamante, C. Craig-Chardon, D. Goldberg, J. Garcia, K. Gandiaga, N. Driver, S. Cronin
Directors Absent
D. Monte, L. Fuentes
Guests Present
C. Jerez
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
K. Gandiaga called a meeting of the board of directors of Mission Preparatory to order on Thursday Aug 17, 2023 at 5:07 PM.
II. Consent Calendar
A.
Approve Meeting Minutes
N. Driver made a motion to approve the minutes from Mission Prep Board Meeting on 06-15-23.
A. Ruiz de Bustamante seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
III. Finance
A.
Updates
B.
2023-24 Consolidated Application
D. Goldberg made a motion to Approve consolidated application.
N. Driver seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
Fragrance Free Workplace
25-30% of population experiences allergies and asthma triggered by fragrances. MP partnering with American Lung Association around ADA needs.
Public comment: parent respects needs of students even though their student does not have sensitivities. Staff member spoke to medical repercussions that go above and beyond parental dissent. Another staff member spoke to the need for student education.
K. Gandiaga made a motion to Implement fragrance free 9/1/23.
D. Goldberg seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
IV. Executive Director Updates
A.
Executive Director Updates
Anise from Ed Tech reviewed CAASP data from 2019 through 2023.
V. Governance Committee
A.
Board Meeting Calendar 23-24
J. Garcia made a motion to Approve board calendar.
K. Gandiaga seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
VI. Closed Session- Promotion Policy Determination
A.
Promotion and Retention Policy
VII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:51 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
C. Craig-Chardon
Update on block grant reductions (increase in art and instructional materials grant, dip in learning recovery grant) and FY23 close (unaudited fiscal report due to SFUSD 9/15 and audited due in December). Consolidated application for Pell grants have already been submitted (grants for supporting English learners, immigrants, student and school support).