C. Morrison reported on past enrollment discussions and current trends and 5 year enrollment numbers.

She presented current numbers for both the Boys and Girls schools, current marketing strategies and their return on investment, as well as future strategies. She presented the returning numbers of students at each school and accepted applications. Current marketing strategies include postcards, emails, digital ad displays, and soon-to-be launched social media ads as well as radio ads. Most marketing split has favored the Boys' school. 3 Open houses, a mosque dinner event, backpacks at Head Start, PAL partnerships. Ads are highlighting growth and test scores. C. Morrison reported that the Power School digital registration is successful. She explained some of the hurdles with Pre-K.

Transportation continues to be a challenge to enrollment and we are looking at expanding busing to new districts. 

C. Morrison reported on trends locally with private schools and charter schools as well as declined enrollment at Albany public school district.

K. Ford and K. McLean talked about the strategies for retention and recruitment of teachers including pay scales and figuring out ways to fund the retirement plans. Budget follows enrollment. 

Paul Augello reported that he sent a first draft of the 24-25 budget projections considering staffing models, enrollment and revenue growth possibilities. Some decisions regarding health plans could affect the budget. 

K. McLean reported that the sections of upper grades will continue at 2 and the goal is for 3 sections of K. The decision will have to be made in time for staffing. 

The board discussed summer school possibilities and what the budget implications of it would be.