Edison School of the Arts

SEPTEMBER 2023 BOARD MEETING

Date and Time

Tuesday September 19, 2023 at 5:30 PM EDT

Location

This is an in-person meeting held in the media center at Edison School of the Arts.

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 Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Vionta Jones 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order Discuss Tanya Overdorf 1 m
  C. Adoption of Agenda Vote Tanya Overdorf 5 m
  D. Welcome & Introductions Discuss Tanya Overdorf 1 m
  E. Open Door Law Review Discuss Ted Givens 5 m
   

The agency must post the notice on the outside of its main office or at the meeting location. It must send notices to any media that asked by January 1 of the current year to receive them.

 

The 48-hour notice period does not include Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays. The notice for an executive session must state the specific part of the Open Door Law that allows it to be a private meeting. Agencies must keep memoranda of each public meeting and make them available to you for inspection and copying within a reasonable time after the meeting. Memoranda generally include:

  • Date, time, and place of the meeting
  • Members present or absent
  • General information on matters discussed or decided
  • Record of votes taken, listed by individual if a roll call vote was takenAgencies must also make any minutes taken available to you for inspection and copying. The minutes and memoranda for executive sessions must identify the specific part of the Open Door Law that allowed it to be a private meeting. They must also state that no other matters were discussed during the session.
 
  F. Board Member Comments Discuss Tanya Overdorf 5 m
   

2-minutes each

 
  G. Public Comments Discuss Tanya Overdorf 15 m
   

3-minutes each (maximum per speaker)

A timer will be set.  

 

1. Margaretha Madison - Parent

   More organization of carpool line and bigger parking lot needed.

2. Meredith Phillips- Parent 

    Protocol/Board Documents and bylaws.

 
  H. July 2023 Board Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Tanya Overdorf 5 m
  I. August 2023 Board Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Tanya Overdorf 5 m
II. Board Chair Report - No Report
III. Building Administrator Report 6:13 PM
  A. Personnel Report FYI Amy Berns 5 m
  B. Building Administration Report Discuss Amy Berns 5 m
  C. Facilities Report & Updates FYI Amy Berns 5 m
IV. Academic Excellence Committee 6:28 PM
  A. Committee Chair Report FYI Kelli Marshall 5 m
V. Treasurer’s Report 6:33 PM
  A. July & August 2023 Financial Report Discuss Gregory Wallis 5 m
  B. Approve the 2023-2024 School Budget Vote Gregory Wallis 5 m
  C. NBOI Signature Card Review Discuss Gregory Wallis 5 m
VI. Advancement Committee 6:48 PM
  A. Student Recruitment Update FYI Penny Guthrie 5 m
VII. CEO Search Process 6:53 PM
  A. Progress Since August 2023 Board Meeting FYI Edgar Palacios 5 m
VIII. Building & Grounds Committee - No Report
IX. Other Business 6:58 PM
  A. Unfinished Business Discuss Edgar Palacios 15 m
   
  1. Structure for Edison Empowers Students
  2. Structure for Edison Empowers Staff
  3. Structure for Edison Empowers Parents
  4. Comprehensive Review of Guided Learning Center Policy & Procedures
  5. Structure for Review of Organizational Chart & Job Descriptions
  6. Discussion of Updated Standing Monthly Board Agenda Items
  7. Important Board Dates (listed in Governance Handbook)
 
  B. New Business Discuss Tanya Overdorf
X. Final Board Comments 7:13 PM
 

3-minutes each

 
  A. 3-minutes for each Board member FYI Tanya Overdorf 6 m
XI. Closing Items 7:19 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote