We are in good shape. 

There were not questions. 

The first dinner happened on 9/7 

Hosted - Allison, John, and Dr. J (Allison's Husband, Max) 

There were 9 guest in attendance. 

Raided $7200 from that dinner. 

Learnings: 

• Great that we had options for dates. 
• Wondering if the options need to be internal but not floated externally. It was a lot of movement of people switching dates. 
• We need to ask for more people to attend than we need to meet our numbers. 
• Planning - Heads Up Provided to Guest about Fundraising 
• Guest were captivated with the message from Dr. Jones 
• Separate phone calls from salon dinner with excited 
• People needed time to process before giving so we need to consider our goals.

Next Steps:

• Inviting more people 
• RSVP jotforms work 
• Thank You and Follow Up Meetings 
• Schedule the October meeting 

Prepare for Giving Tuesdays - December 3, 2024. 

• Video from board members on why they give to provide on socials. 
   

• There has been an addition to the CEO evaluation process. 
• Shared Leadership Competencies will be applied to all leaders in the organization. 
• The leadership team in the day-to-day will score this for the CEO and the board will use it as a part of the CEO's evaluation.

Next Steps: 

Share the survey that the board will be using during the evaluation process. 

This is not a voting matter. 

The goal is to get to know members and ensure alignment. 

Any questions that should be added? Yes.

• Question #5 should be added under Philosophical Section.

They like the questions that the committee member have selected. 

Enrollment -- First meet and greet was held at the new Donelson Library.  Good turn out from potential families and prospective teachers.  27% uptick in social media following and added 22 new families to the interest list.  From last year's families, we only had 4 opt out.  

Leadership Development -- The leadership team went to the Public Montessori School of Arlington (DMV area). Invictus was gifted 2 suitcases of Montessori training materials. Spent time on a team building activity while in the area.  They are also attending a Montessori conference in Brentwood Sept 14-15.  They are also attending a school safety training. 

Facilities -- Two Rivers Corporate Center: Negotiations are ongoing.  Montessori schools require more square footage (approximately 33% more).   Another issue is the adoption of a storm shelter is a new requirement for new school construction.  $1.2M is the estimated costs of a storm shelter for the school.

Donelson First Baptist Church -- 80k square feet for school use. Concerns: traffic study, curriculum review, ADA elevator.

Mt. Gilead -- Lots of space available in their Family Life Center. More flexibility for branding.  We need a feasibility study. It costs approximately $6k and two weeks.  

Important Dates:

Board meeting (10/3) - All Board Members

Fall Break is (10/7) - No One needed

Breast cancer walk (10/18) 

Prospective announcement: Mt. Gilead (10/20)

Application Launch Party (10/21 Time TBD 3-630p) - Neysa 

Adventure Science Center (10/26)

Team Invictus Meet & Greet - Big Game Show at Opry Mills (Date TBD)