Great Oaks Charter School - Bridgeport
GOBPT July Board Retreat
Published on July 28, 2026 at 2:57 PM EDT
Date and Time
Wednesday July 29, 2026 at 8:30 AM EDT
Location
Brooklawn Country Club
500 Algonquin Road
Fairfield, CT 06825
Agenda
| Purpose | Presenter | Time | |||
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| I. | Opening Items | 8:30 AM | |||
| A. | Record Attendance | Bob Carlson | 2 m | ||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | Bob Carlson | 3 m | ||
| C. | Approve Minutes | Approve Minutes | Bob Carlson | 5 m | |
| Approve minutes for GOBPT June Board Meeting on June 15, 2026 | |||||
| D. | Review and Sign Conflict of Interest Forms | Farah Martin | 5 m | ||
| E. | Set Meeting (Governance, Finance and Board) Calendar for SY 26-27 | Discuss | Bob Carlson | 15 m | |
| II. | Vendor Approvals and Finance Goals 2026-2027 School Year | 9:00 AM | |||
| A. | Vendor Approval | Vote | Benjamin Chan | 5 m | |
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1. Teaching Channel- Learning platform for $9,500 2. Goodheart-Wilcox - health curriculum textbooks for $3,239 3. Math Teachers Press for $10,495 - it is an approved vendor but the amount is over $5,000
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| B. | Finance Goals | Vote | Benjamin Chan | 10 m | |
| III. | School Performance Review | 9:15 AM | |||
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Board Questions |
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| A. | School Performance Review | FYI | John Scalice | 20 m | |
| IV. | Break | 9:35 AM | |||
| A. | Break | FYI | 10 m | ||
| V. | Middle School Presentation | 9:45 AM | |||
| A. | Middle School Presentation | FYI | Denise Linares | 10 m | |
| VI. | High School Presentation | 9:55 AM | |||
| A. | High School Presentation | FYI | Christopher Pellegrino | 10 m | |
| VII. | Math Curriculum Presentation | 10:05 AM | |||
| A. | Math Curriculum Presentation | FYI | Dr. Karen Francis-Barnes | 15 m | |
| VIII. | Break | 10:20 AM | |||
| A. | Break | 20 m | |||
| IX. | CEO/COO Report | 10:40 AM | |||
| A. | CEO/COO Report | FYI | John Scalice | 30 m | |
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| X. | Renewal Update | 11:10 AM | |||
| A. | Renewal Update | FYI | John Scalice | 10 m | |
| XI. | Executive Session | 11:20 AM | |||
| A. | Vote to enter Executive Executive Session | Vote | Bob Carlson | 1 m | |
| B. | Executive Session | Discuss | Bob Carlson | 28 m | |
| C. | Vote to Exit Executive Session | Vote | Bob Carlson | 1 m | |
| XII. | Closing Items | 11:50 AM | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | Bob Carlson | 5 m | |