Kendall Massett was the guest speaker. 

Clarification regarding public comment: try to stay with the protocol of requiring submission of the public comment form five days prior to the meeting, but there can be exceptions; once the comment has been made, there should be no response from the board other than "thank you for your comment"; if the topic raised in the public comment warrants further discussion, it can be included on the agenda of the another board meeting.

DE House Education Committee updates: related legislation includes HB 64 which calls for a virtual option of board meetings and opportunity to make public comment virtually; HB 77 related to mandatory board training in areas such as FOIA and how to conduct meetings; HB 78 related to the requirement to record board meetings.

New governor is expected to put forward a budget with strong support for education; the new DOE Secretary Martin comes from a very large district in San Diego where she was superintendent, and Kendall is hopeful she will be interested in working with the funding formula for education in the state.

CharterCon 2025 is March 14.

Dover Charter School Rally is May 15, 2025.

Impact of changes in federal funding for education and education policy in general on DE education still unclear.

Dr. Berry updated the board: Sharvelle Cannon and Cheryl Vauls are now working in the school to support classroom teachers with lesson planning, general curricular support, evaluation and classroom management as well as provide some review of teachers' work.

Brian's title is shifting from School Launch Leader to School Leader.

Recruiting: While there are a number of recruiting efforts underway, parents remain confused/frustrated by the on-line school choice process, so BASSE is trying to respond to each acceptance within 24 hours to assist with next steps--last year this time we had 198 students enrolled, while this year we have 151 enrolled, 19 new acceptances, and 31 in the pipeline for a total of 191; Student leaders are helping to craft social media messages; Ms. Ellis has secured spots with Milford Market Days for a BASSE table.

Student Activities: Clubs are getting off the ground as well as some sports for the end of the day/after-school time slots, and if we have a sports club up and running this year, we can then have a team next year; new projects around the greenhouse.

School mascot discussions are underway again and the knight with a shield seems to be gaining ground--the BASSE Defenders--be a BASSE ACE!

Ms. Ellis has completed training as a Trauma Informed Caregiver.

Kate Cauley reported on the Gala: to date 10K in sponsorship, including two Proximate Club level from Board members; 68 tickets sold; the caterer is Jimmy's Grill; Dr. Kim has volunteered to be bar tender; DJ lined up; decorations all set for venue.

Keep selling tickets, getting sponsors and securing silent auction items!

Dr. Kim reminded everyone of the next fundraiser, the Golf Outing at the Peninsula scheduled for August 4, 2025.

Jeffrey Fried reviewed with the Board the meeting minutes from the February 18 and March 18 CBOC meetings as well as the February 2025 financial report.