Libertas Academy Charter School
Minutes
Development Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday April 7, 2020 at 5:00 PM
Location
146 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA
Committee Members Present
D. Barrows (remote), K. Diamond Kayiatos (remote), L. Davis (remote), M. Montero (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
K. Frett (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
D. Barrows called a meeting of the Development Committee of Libertas Academy Charter School to order on Tuesday Apr 7, 2020 at 5:05 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
II. New Business
A.
Chair Remarks
DB provided suggestions on ways to maintain health & wellness at the forefront.
B.
Review Dashboard
Total received thus far in FY20: $121,076.35. Given that we have sent out the first solicitation, our team is wondering how COVID19 may have impacted responses.
KD- timing likely wasn't good.
LD: the chaos of the current situation, it is probably falling last on people's mind.
KD: if we send something, it should address the environment in which we are operating. Highlight the ways in which we are providing stability and connection to our families.
DB: The e-newsletter, as discussed with MM, should really focus on the work the school is doing to support kids. Should we launch a second solicitation?.
KD: The timing may not be right, we may want to wait until school starts up again.
LD: We should consider sending the newsletter and not be too aggressive.
KD: We should target mid-May since we'll know if school will be back in school.
DB: We will build our database. KOF should send an email to everyone who didn't get a letter that we should reach out to. We need to create a one source database that has a one-word way to identify each donor.
KD- timing likely wasn't good.
LD: the chaos of the current situation, it is probably falling last on people's mind.
KD: if we send something, it should address the environment in which we are operating. Highlight the ways in which we are providing stability and connection to our families.
DB: The e-newsletter, as discussed with MM, should really focus on the work the school is doing to support kids. Should we launch a second solicitation?.
KD: The timing may not be right, we may want to wait until school starts up again.
LD: We should consider sending the newsletter and not be too aggressive.
KD: We should target mid-May since we'll know if school will be back in school.
DB: We will build our database. KOF should send an email to everyone who didn't get a letter that we should reach out to. We need to create a one source database that has a one-word way to identify each donor.
C.
Launching the Spring Solicitation Round 2
We will wait until we know if and when schools will re-open.
D.
Tours
E.
Community Event
F.
Newsletter #2
The newsletter should include the ways in which we are meeting the needs of our family.
We should consider trying to get a story started with other schools that are doing great work in Western Mass.
We should consider trying to get a story started with other schools that are doing great work in Western Mass.
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 5:35 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Montero