Edison School of the Arts

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday July 12, 2018 at 10:00 AM EDT

Location

Edison School of the Arts, Media Center
Edison School of the Arts Mission is to continue to be an educational and artful resource for all students, parents, community, and staff members by consistent and focused professional development, invitational practices by all, utilizing quarterly and annual reviews. We will continue to develop our educational and arts aesthetic by expanding our arts experiences, exposure, and partnerships. 

Edison School of the Arts Vision is to provide an environment that promotes high academic and creative achievement through implementation of visual and performing arts course programming. We encourage students to become responsible citizens who are culturally diverse. We develop lifelong learners, appreciators, and consumers of the arts.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details
I. Opening Items
 
Opening Items
  A. Call the Meeting to Order
  B. Record Attendance and Guests
  C. Adoption of the Agenda
II. Opening Comments
  A. Board Member Comments (2-min each)
  B. Public Comment (3-min each)
III. Consent Agenda
  A. June Minutes
   
IV. Finance Committee
  A. Approve Financial Report-May 2018
  B. June 2018 Financial Report
   

June's financial statements will not be available by June 12th as it is the last month of our fiscal year.  We will need to ensure the statements include any year-end accruals necessary for the audited statements to reduce the risk of having any adjusting entries.  I will be working with Brian Anderson to make sure the statements are complete and will send them out as soon as they are done.

  C. Annual Audit Update
   
Donovan CPA's will provide for Edison School of the Arts, Inc. for the year ending June 30, 2018. 
V. Academic Excellence Committee
VI. Advancement Committee
VII. Facilities & Safety Committee
VIII. Governance Committee
  A. Governance Handbook 2018-2019
   
Committee chair, Tanya Stuart Overdorf completed update for 2017-2018 handbook which will be model for 2018-2019.
  B. Elect 2018-2919 Officers
   

Ernest Disney-Britton, Chair
Gregory Wallis, Treasurer
Kay Feeney-Caito, Secretary

IX. Board Chair Report
  A. Retreat Ideas From Survey
X. CEO, Head of School Report
 
CEO Support And Eval
  A. CEO Report
  B. Approval of School Handbook 2018-2019
XI. New Business
XII. Closing Items
  A. Unfinished Business/Next Steps
   
  • Parent/Family Handbook (See February Minutes 2018)
  • BOD Assessment Survey 2018 (See February & March Minutes 2018)
  • Academic Audit/MindTrust (See April Minutes 2018
  • Fundraising Strategy (See CEO Evaluation - May 2018)
  • Board Retreat (See June Minutes 2018)
  B. IMPORTANT BOARD DATES
   
  • Annual Meeting, Thursday, July 12, 2018, 10:00 am
  • Monthly Board Meeting, Tuesday, August 21, 2018, 3:30 pm
  • Monthly Board Meeting, Tuesday, September 18, 2018, 3:30 pm
  • Monthly Board Meeting, October 23, 2018, 3:30 pm (due to Fall Break)
  • Monthly Board Meeting, November 20, 2018, 3:30 pm (Day before Thanksgiving break)
  • Monthly Board Meeting, Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 3:30 pm
  • Monthly Board Meeting, Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 3:30 pm
  • Monthly Board Meeting, February 19, 2019, 3:30 pm
  • Monthly Board Meeting, March 12, 2019, 3:30 pm (Spring Break are the next two weeks)
  • Monthly Board Meeting, April 16, 2019, 3:30 pm
  • Monthly Board Meeting, May 21, 2019, 3:30 pm
  • Monthly Board Meeting, June 18, 2019, 3:30 pm
  C. Adjourn Meeting