Veritas Preparatory Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday February 23, 2018 at 8:15 AM
Location
Veritas Prep Charter School 1st Floor Conference Room or Dial-In Number: 866-848-2216, Conference Code: 7783935205
Trustees Present
A. Mendelson, D. Ford, D. Fuller, D. Janes, J. Crowell, R. Sela, T. Moran (remote)
Trustees Absent
C. Alves, G. Moody, L. Doherty, M. Landon, M. Sweet, T. Gabinetti
Guests Present
R. Kaplan
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
D. Janes called a meeting of the board of trustees of Veritas Preparatory Charter School to order on Friday Feb 23, 2018 at 8:15 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes
Will have to approve the next meeting, no quorom
II. Committee Reports
A.
Finance Committee
D Ford provided an overview of the January financials.
She also went over fundraising efforts, provided an update on the HVAC project, and updates on the capital plan and budget.
She also went over fundraising efforts, provided an update on the HVAC project, and updates on the capital plan and budget.
B.
Governance Committee
D Fuller provided an update on the board assessment survey and background information on how the questions were generated. The survey will move forward and will be emailed. Members are asked to take the survey and the results will be provided and discussed at the April Board meeting.
C.
Academic Committee
R Sela discussed the academic dashboard and attendance and enrollment data from January.
She provided insight to the data supplement and discussed the varying information.
As a committee further discussion was had on the data and what the numbers mean.
She provided insight to the data supplement and discussed the varying information.
As a committee further discussion was had on the data and what the numbers mean.
III. Executive Director Report
A.
Updates
R Romano provided updates on the 108 seats and Holyoke.
108 seats - Positive recommendation from the Commissioner and will be presented to the BESE for their approval at the BESE meeting on Tuesday, 2/27. Further discussion around enrollment data and logistics.
Holyoke contract being worked on with support from attorney and SGP. Fundraising, budget and timeline logistics were discussed. A communication plan with announcements and timelines were also shared.
108 seats - Positive recommendation from the Commissioner and will be presented to the BESE for their approval at the BESE meeting on Tuesday, 2/27. Further discussion around enrollment data and logistics.
Holyoke contract being worked on with support from attorney and SGP. Fundraising, budget and timeline logistics were discussed. A communication plan with announcements and timelines were also shared.
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
D. Janes made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
D. Fuller seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
R. Kaplan