MCCPS Board of Trustees

Minutes

Development & Communications Committee Monthly Meeting

Date and Time

Monday April 26, 2021 at 7:00 PM

Location

Remote via Zoom

Development and Communications Meeting April 26th 2021

Committee Members Present

Beth Taranto (remote), Connie DeBoever (remote), Jessica Gelb (remote), Paul Baker (remote), Susan Hauck (remote), Xhazzie Kindle (remote)

Committee Members Absent

Amy Leveroni, Ellen Lodgen, Ian Hunt, Jeff Barry, Katherine Koch

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance Paul Baker

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Paul Baker called a meeting of the Development & Communications Committee of MCCPS Board of Trustees to order on Monday Apr 26, 2021 at 7:03 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes of the March 2021 meeting

Minutes were not approved as the Chair had not completed them in good time to share at the meeting.

D.

HoS Update

Dr. Cohen shared his update regarding enrollment, plans for navigator night and the hiring of new staff etc.

E.

PTO Update

Connie gave an update on spirit week planning as well as feedback on the success of the Take Out Tuesdays initiative. This initiative has been a great community building exercise and bodes well for future collaborations.

F.

Development Goals April-June 2021

Susan Hauck shared updates on the fast approaching Navigator Night. Planning is going well and auction items are beginning to roll in. Susan hopes to begin meeting with Board members shortly to gain input from them as well as arm them with the information necessary to spread awareness about the school

II. Other Business

A.

Proposed Meeting Schedule for the remainder of the school year

Susan floated the idea of perhaps alternating future meetings between Monday evenings at 7pm and Friday mornings at 10am. This suggestion will be revisited when we have a greater number of attendees

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 8:30 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Paul Baker