First topic was scheduling - agreed by all to have the meeting on third Tuesday (morning) monthly to review the financials
Jeff committed to having the initial financial information available by the second Thursday each month.

General discussion regarding the new contracts and updates to the staffing roles and contract timing.
The seasonal nature of the cleaning / maintenance costs and the summer program income was reviewed by Jeff.

The state allocation additional increase was noted and the group will be watching closely to see if the trend remains positive.

Other general discussion regarding state requirements and regulations ensued.
 

Jeff noted that the auditors have been performing their typical field work and has been progressing without anything noteworthy to bring to the group's attention.
Jeff affirmed that the school would be preparing and submitting all of the required forms, reports, etc. to remain in compliance.
He indicated an initial draft of the audited financial should be available in a couple of weeks.

Nina indicated she will be sharing the policy document via google docs and will begin to prepare for presentation to the board for approval.

The group agreed to continue to consider any updates or improvements to the policy documents

The discussion began with a brief description of Navigator Night and the possible recruitment of additional parents and community members for more involvement in school activities and committees.

An overall discussion on the approach to preparing and drafting the strategic plan where the members of the group expressed their expectations of how the committee meetings would take place and how the process for creating a plan would unfold.

Potential scenarios and directions were noted and it was agreed that there is much to consider and work through.
The team appeared committed to work on delivering a finished product as soon as possible..
 

In talking through the current year's challenges, Nina and Jeff welcomed the committee's guidance and support as several areas may need to be reconsidered or adjusted.
Nina walked through the current enrollment as well as the new staffing available with Endicott College fellows
Jen requested that Jeff to work to have a FTE worksheet prepared for next meeting.  Karl offered to assist Jeff in preparing the analysis.