The Exploris School
Annual Retreat
Date and Time
Location
Location: Google Fiber Conference Room, West Jones Street. Seating will be limited.
Agenda
I. | Opening Items | |
Opening Items
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A. | Record Attendance and Guests | |
B. | Call the Meeting to Order | |
The Chair will call the meeting to order and introduce our guest facilitator Lisa Poovey Berwyn, Director of Advancement & Donor Engagement for Communities In Schools of Wake County |
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C. | Approve Agenda | |
D. | Approve last meeting minutes | |
E. | Approve Special Meeting Minutes: November | |
We voted to approved last meeting, but they were not correctly linked to agenda so we have to do it here again to approve them in BoT system. |
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II. | Executive Director/School Business | |
Education Excellence
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A. | Personnel Action | |
Board approval requested for Carolee McLinnahan to assume the responsibilities of the Elementary Administrative Assistant effective 2/12/18. |
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B. | Operations and Finance Update | |
Board approval requested for 2018-2019 School Calendar |
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C. | Emergency Procedures | |
Board review of Emergency Procedures manual draft to be adopted at next meeting |
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III. | Board Discussion on Key Challenges | |
A. | Why are we here? | |
The purpose of this retreat is to focus on 5 key areas the board needs to ensure there are key indicators of success noted and a sustained committee for oversight.
The commitments from this meeting will support the Executive Director and the staff at Exploris begin to design the strategic goals and plan to carry the organization through the next three to five years. This meeting is not to discuss the past, it is to look ahead to the future for our current key stakeholders and the stakeholders of the next 30 years. |
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B. | Facility Update | |
The Board will hear from the Russ Partin, the project manager on the construction side of the team,
He will address questions on timelines and challenges with the facility projects. |
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C. | Fundraising and Development | |
Board will hear from the development committee and have a clearer understanding of each member's responsibility in the fundraising process (Short and Long Term). |
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D. | Fiscal Vitality | |
The board will take a look at the 5 year fiscal projections, identify the gaps and set forth a plan to address these gaps.
Resources: 5 Year Projections |
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E. | Board Health, Structure and Development | |
The Board will identify the areas for growth and skill sets needed to carry the goals for the next three years. |
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F. | Student and Staff Diversity | |
The board will discuss the school's overall vision for diversity, staff and student, and discuss the current plan to get there. |
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IV. | Closing Items | |
A. | Commitments and Actions Recap | |
B. | Adjourn Meeting |