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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 Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:15 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   Jasmine Cruz-Oller 2 m
   
The Director of Operations will record attendance and guests.
 
  B. Call the Meeting to Order Vote Ed Farrow 2 m
   
The Board Chair will call the meeting to order. 
 
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Jasmine Cruz-Oller 10 m
   
The Board of Directors will review and approve minutes from the November board meeting.
 
II. Facilities and Fundraising 5:29 PM
 
Development
 
  A. Facilities and Fundraising Update Vote Michael McGregor 20 m
   
The board will discus and vote on the Cherry Street rental agreement.
 
III. Government 5:49 PM
  A. Amendment to the bylaws Vote Michael Duffy 5 m
   
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 Vote Ed Farrow 10 m
   
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 Discuss Brittney Jean Louis 10 m
   

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 6:14 PM
 
Academic Excellence
 
  A. Friday Academy Intervention Discuss Tamara Smith 5 m
   
Academic Committee will update the board about the Friday Academy Intervention.
 
V. Finance 6:19 PM
 
Facilities and Finance
 
  A. November Financials FYI Rick Iandoli 10 m
   
The CFO will give an update on November financials.
 
VI. Executive Principal Report 6:29 PM
 
Governance and Policy
 
  A. November School Climate Dashboard Discuss Brittney Jean Louis 10 m
   
The Executive Principal will give a report on the November School Climate Dashboard.
 
VII. Closing Items 6:39 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Ed Farrow 2 m