Great Oaks Charter School - Bridgeport
Board Meeting
Published on August 26, 2026 at 11:16 AM EDT
Date and Time
Wednesday March 9, 2016 at 5:15 PM EST
Agenda
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| I. | Opening Items | 5:15 PM | |||
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Opening Items
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| A. | Record Attendance and Guests | 2 m | |||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | 2 m | |||
| C. | Approve Minutes | Approve Minutes | Ed Farrow | 5 m | |
| Approve minutes for Board Meeting on February 10, 2016 | |||||
| II. | Report from the Executive Director | 5:24 PM | |||
| A. | Review January Dashboard | FYI | Monica Maccera Filppu | 5 m | |
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As we have several pressing agenda items requiring discussion, we will not review the dashboard in detail. Please review it in advance and bring any questions to the meeting. |
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| III. | Facilities and Finance | 5:29 PM | |||
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Facilities and Finance
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| A. | Report from the Finance Committee | FYI | Rick Iandoli | 15 m | |
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Brief update on February finances and discussion of staffing budget for 2016-2017 |
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| B. | Discussion of Building Project | FYI | Ed Farrow | 25 m | |
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Update on the building project; design decisions, timeline, financing |
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| IV. | Academic Excellence | 6:09 PM | |||
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Academic Excellence
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| A. | Move Academic Committee work to April meeting | Vote | Ed Farrow | 5 m | |
| B. | Report from the Academic Committee | FYI | Pamela Fraser-Abder | 5 m | |
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The Academic Committee met on February 22nd to review mid-year student achievement data. The committee noted that there is strong evidence of growth, especially in 6th and 7th grade Reading. The committee will prepare a deep dive into student achievement data to share with the board at the summer retreat.
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| C. | Charter Promises work | Discuss | Monica Maccera Filppu | 25 m | |
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The committee will lead the board through discussion of italicized line items in the Charter Promises worksheet |
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| V. | Governance and Policy | 6:44 PM | |||
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Governance and Policy
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| A. | Move to April meeting | Vote | Ed Farrow | 5 m | |
| B. | Discussion of Board Retreat Dates | Discuss | Monica Maccera Filppu | 5 m | |
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Select from August 2, 9, and 10 for board retreat. August 2nd is preferable from the school perspective
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| VI. | Closing Items | 6:54 PM | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | 2 m | ||