Great Oaks Charter School - Bridgeport

Board Meeting

Published on October 5, 2016 at 3:15 PM EDT
Amended on November 9, 2016 at 4:56 PM EST

Date and Time

Wednesday October 5, 2016 at 5:15 PM EDT

Location

Great Oaks Charter School; 510 Barnum Ave (2nd Floor Conference Room)
Great Oaks Charter School of Bridgeport's October board meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 5th at 5:15 pm on the second floor of the school at 510 Barnum Ave. This meeting will serve as the annual meeting of the board

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details
I. Opening Items
 
Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance and Guests
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
  C. Approve Minutes
   
The board will review and move to approve the minutes of the September board meeting
    Approve minutes for Board Meeting on September 14, 2016
II. Governance and Policy
 
Governance and Policy
  A. Annual Meeting: Confirmation of Board members and clarification of terms
   
Edwin Farrow: Year 3 of 3 year term
Saaima Shahin: Year 3 of 3 year term
Pamela Abder: Year 2 of 3 year term
Susan Briggs: Year 2 of 3 year term
Tamara Smith: Year 2 of 3 year term
Leticia Sepulveda: Year 1 of 3 year term
Amy Marshall: Year 1 of 3 year term

Update from Michael Duffy about potential new board member with fundraising experience
  B. Annual Meeting: Election of Officers
   
Officer Slate for SY 16-17
Chair: Edwin Farrow
Vice-Chair: Susan Briggs
Secretary: Tamara Smith
Treasurer: Saaima Shahin
  C. Annual Meeting: Confirmation of Committees for SY 16-17
   
Finance and Facilities Committee: Chaired by Saaima Shahin
Academic Committee: Chaired by Pamela Abder
Governance Committee: Chaired by Edwin Farrow
Development Committee: needs chair
III. Facilities and Finance
 
Facilities and Finance
  A. Report from the Finance Committee
   
The Finance Committee will present a brief financial update from it's October 4th  meeting
  B. Discussion on funding of new facility
   
Michael Duffy will share an update on the financing of our long-term facility; board will be asked to vote on funding plan
IV. Academic Excellence
 
Academic Excellence
  A. Report of the Academic Committee
   
The Academic Committee will meet on October 13th to discuss plans for building out the Great Oaks model for high school and review results of diagnostic assessments given in September
V. Report from the Executive Director
  A. Dashboard Review
   
The Executive Director will share the September data on the SY 16-17 data dashboard
  B. Review of staff demographics
   

Monica Maccera Filppu will share demographic data on SY 16-17 staff

  C. Review of student enrollment data
   
Shana Hurley will share enrollment data for SY 16-17
VI. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting