Great Oaks Charter School - Bridgeport

Board Meeting

Published on January 14, 2018 at 12:10 PM EST

Date and Time

Wednesday December 20, 2017 at 5:15 PM EST

Location

510 Barnum Avenue, Room 106

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details
I. Opening Items
 
Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance and Guests
   
The Director of Operations will record attendance and guests.
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
   
The Board Chair will call the meeting to order. 
  C. Approve Minutes
   
The Board of Directors will review and approve minutes from the November board meeting.
II. Facilities and Fundraising
 
Development
  A. Facilities and Fundraising Update
   
The board will discus and vote on the Cherry Street rental agreement.
III. Government
  A. Amendment to the bylaws
   
The board will vote to amend the bylaws to increase the number of Directors.  The proposed amendment is as follows:

Article and Title: Article B, Number of Directors
Currently Reads As: “The number of Directors of the School shall be not less than three, nor more than seven."
Proposed Amendment: Change “not less than three, nor more than seven” to “not less than three, nor more than eleven”
Rationale: To increase the number of Board of Directors to include the district appointed board member, a teacher, and parent of a student currently enrolled in the school
  B. Election of Directors and Board Officers
   
The board will elect the following directors and board officers 

Directors up for Election
  • Ed Farrow: Year 1 of 3 Year Term (total of 3 years served)
  • Saaima Shahin: Year 1 of 3 Year Term (total of 3 years served)
  • Christiana Otuwa: Year 1 of 3 Year Term
Directors not up for Election
  • Pamela Abder: Year 3 of 3 year term
  • Susan Briggs: Year 3 of 3 year term
  • Tamara Smith: Year 3 of 3 year term
  • Leticia Sepulveda: Year 2 of 3 year term
  • Wade Eyerly: Year 2 of 3 year term
Officers
  • Chair
  • Vice Chair
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
  C. Annual Meeting: Confirmation of Committees for SY1718
   

The board will confirm committees

  • Executive Committee: chaired by Ed Farrow
  • Finance and Facilities Committee: chaired by Saaima Shahin
  • Academic Committee: chaired by Pamela Fraser-Abder
IV. Academic Excellence
 
Academic Excellence
  A. Friday Academy Intervention
   
Academic Committee will update the board about the Friday Academy Intervention.
V. Finance
 
Facilities and Finance
  A. November Financials
   
The CFO will give an update on November financials.
VI. Executive Principal Report
 
Governance and Policy
  A. November School Climate Dashboard
   
The Executive Principal will give a report on the November School Climate Dashboard.
VII. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting