Edison School of the Arts

APRIL 2024 BOARD MEETING

Date and Time

Tuesday April 16, 2024 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

      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   Kay Feeney-Caito 2 m
   

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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   Tanya Overdorf 15 m
   

 

3-minutes each (maximum per speaker)

A timer will be set.

 
  H. March 2024 Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Tanya Overdorf 5 m
     
II. Board Chair Report
III. Executive Director's Report 6:05 PM
  A. New Hires Vote Michelle Brittain-Watts 5 m
   
  • Parent Involvement Educator effective 4/1/24.
  • Director of Enrollment and Community Outreach Coordinator effective 4/15/24.
 
IV. Governance Committee 6:10 PM
  A. Board Member Recommendation Vote Ernest Disney-Britton 5 m
   

Motion to elect Edgar Palicios, founder of Latinx Education Collaborative to the ESA Board of Directors and to remove him as an Advisory Board member. Edgar will serve as the co-chair of the Governance Committee.

 
V. Academic Excellence Committee 6:15 PM
  A. Committee Chair Report Discuss Kelli Marshall 5 m
  B. Personnel Report Discuss Amy Berns 5 m
VI. Treasurer’s Report 6:25 PM
  A. March 2024 Financial Report FYI Gregory Wallis 5 m
  B. YTD Stipends 2023-2024 FYI Gregory Wallis 10 m
VII. Advancement Committee 6:40 PM
  A. Advancement Report FYI Kay Feeney-Caito 15 m
   

 

 

Lottery Dates for 24-25 Academic Year:

 

  • Round 1 November 1, 2023 - January 24, 2024
  • Round 1 results were released on February 22, 2024
  • Round 2  January 25, 2024 - April 19, 2024
  • Round 2 results released May 16, 2024
  • Round 1 Results: Currently, 22 students/families have completed registration for 2024/25, with 18 students/families needing to complete registration by April 12.
  • Round 2 enrollment concludes on April 19 with results being released on May 16.
  • Neighborhood yard signs and bumper stickers ordered.
 
VIII. New Business
IX. Final Board Comments 6:55 PM
 

3-minutes each

 
  A. 3-minutes for each Board member FYI Tanya Overdorf 6 m
X. Closing Items 7:01 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote