Great Oaks Charter School - Bridgeport
GOBPT July Board Retreat
Published on July 23, 2025 at 11:35 AM EDT
Date and Time
Tuesday July 22, 2025 at 8:30 AM EDT
Location
375 Howard Ave.
Bridgeport, CT 06605
Agenda
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I. | Opening Items | 8:30 AM | |||
A. | Record Attendance | Bob Carlson | 1 m | ||
B. | Call the Meeting to Order | Bob Carlson | 1 m | ||
C. | Approve Minutes | Approve Minutes | Bob Carlson | 1 m | |
Approve minutes for GOBPT June Board Meeting on June 17, 2025 | |||||
II. | Votes & General Business | 8:33 AM | |||
A. | Board Roles | Vote | Bob Carlson | 5 m | |
Board Treasurer Board Secretary |
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B. | Committee Selections | Vote | Bob Carlson | 10 m | |
C. | Wellness Policy | FYI | Latoya Hubbard | 5 m | |
D. | Set Calendar for SY 24-25 | Discuss | Bob Carlson | 5 m | |
III. | Executive Session | 8:58 AM | |||
A. | Vote to enter Executive Executive Session | Vote | Bob Carlson | 1 m | |
B. | Executive Session | Discuss | Bob Carlson | 30 m | |
C. | Vote to Exit Executive Session | Vote | Bob Carlson | 1 m | |
IV. | Presentation Part 1- Responses to Board Requests | 9:30 AM | |||
A. | How do we differentiate ourselves as a school? | FYI | Benjamin Chan | 10 m | |
B. | How can we further differentiate ourselves as a school? | FYI | 10 m | ||
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V. | Presentation Part 2 - Response to Board Requests | 9:50 AM | |||
A. | How do we raise scores? | FYI | 5 m | ||
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B. | What are the obstacles to raising scores? | 5 m | |||
C. | What History do we teach? | 10 m | |||
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VI. | Break | 10:10 AM | |||
A. | Break | 10 m | |||
VII. | Presentation Part 3 - Response to Board Requests | 10:20 AM | |||
A. | Connecticut Charter School Association Presentation | FYI | Latoya Hubbard | 20 m | |
What is our plan to attract and retain our best teachers? |
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VIII. | Presentation Part 4 - Response to Board Requests | 10:40 AM | |||
A. | What is our plan to provide tutoring with the loss of AmeriCorps funding to the Great Oaks Foundation? | FYI | 20 m | ||
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IX. | Presentation Part 5 - Response to Board Requests | 11:00 AM | |||
A. | How does the administration plan to save $300,000 per year? | Discuss | John Scalice | 60 m | |
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X. | Presentation Part 6 - Response to Board Requests | 12:00 PM | |||
A. | What is the fundraising plan for the school? | FYI | John Scalice | 20 m | |
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XI. | Closing Items | 12:20 PM | |||
A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | Bob Carlson | 10 m |