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• Reviewing proposed BOT goal of recruiting new members
  • Per Rudi, Finance Committee needs people
  • Paul Baker identified Steve Gleason as potential member
• Increasing participation as a whole (Board, parents, community, etc.)
  • Dr. Cohen identified this as a broader objective for the Board and MCCPS at large
    • Also mentioned the possibility of using BoardOnTrack to create and monitor Board members' individual goals throughout the year(s)
  • Tim Wadlow agreed with this as worthy objective
• Drafting annual Board goals
  • Tim Wadlow offered to reach out to Ian Hunt requesting an update on this

• Discussing monthly discussion topics for upcoming School Year
  • August – Adopt HOS and Board Goals, Open Annual Board Self Assessment
  • Sept – Review Annual Board Self Assessment, Approve Committee Memberships and Vice-Chairs
  • Oct – Adoption of the Annual Audit (must be done by Oct 31), Presentation on HOS Evaluation Process by the Personnel Committee,
  • Nov –  MCAS Presentation
  • Dec – 
  • Jan – HOS Mid-year review
  • Feb - Adopt School Calandar for next School Year
  • March – Set up Satisfaction Survey, Set Annual Board Retreat Date, Presentation of HOS Annual Evaluation Form
  • April – Presentation by HOS of Annual Goals, Budget Adoption
  • May – HOS Annual Evaluation
  • June – Annual Board Retreat

• Proposed Board goals for SY 22-23
  • Note: need to be formally written up- will be done by August meeting
  • Goals included
    • Board recruitment- finding new members
    • Increased community engagement
    • Facilities improvements

• Please see Meeting Packet for Dr. Cohen's complete Monthly Report
• Summary
  • Facilities updates
    • Roof
      • Lower roof being done by local company, to be finished this week
      • Rooftop units examined 
        • Audit done on these- some work to be done
        • This to be reviewed during next Facilities Task Force meeting 
    • Fire Panel
      • Updated fire panel being installed this week
        • Note: new panel is expandable and will therefore be able to accommodate whatever is done in warehouse expansion
    • Kitchen
      • Floors currently being redone, new equipment is on site and will be installed after
    • Expansion
      • Dr. Cohen meeting with several architects this week to assist with planning for building expansion into warehouse
    • Painting
      • Currently painting classrooms, including 6th grade and 8th grade rooms
    • Mural
      • Mural complete on back wall of school
  • Staffing updates
    • 7th grade team
      • Brought in 2 new specialists from another charter school
        • New nurse
          • John Purdy, new nurse 
        • New 5th grade inclusion teacher
    • Current learning specialist openings
  • Covid
    • State no longer supplying new tests, but MCCPS has stockpile
    • Annual report
      • Dr. Cohen hoping to create community-facing annual report to include alumni catch up section
    • Enrollment
      • Current enrollment of 224 confirmed, still aiming for 230
      • 3rd lottery beginning August 
    • Staff enablement
      • Workshop in August focused on what it means to teach in project-based learning environment
      • Workshop for 7th-8th grade teams on MCCPS’ upper-grade teaching model 
    • School calendar
      • No school on Jan. 2nd (observing New Years)
      • Tim- have we thought about creating a digital calendar/schedule?
        • Parents could subscribe to receiving 
        • Dr. Cohen to explore
  • DESE Site Visit
    • DESE came in April, report is largely positive =
      • BOT side- publishing meeting minutes
      • Instructional side- noted increase in classroom management issues
        • Trend coming out of COVID
    • Tim- worth noting strong financial state indicated by report
      • Jeff Barry and Andrea Barlow pursed a number of grants
      • Higher-than-average attrition rate among MA charter schools
  • Annual Report
    • Dr. Cohen has sent draft to DESE, which has returned initial feedback

• Please see above for details

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• Governance committee didn't meet in July, but will be meeting on Tuesday, August 2nd.

• MCCPS Fiscal Year ended June 30th
  • School had a surplus of over $500,000

• Personnel Committee didn't meet in July but will be meeting in August

• Academic Excellence Committee didn't meet in July but will in August

• Dev. & Comm. Committee didn't meet in July but will in August

• Strategic Plan Committee didn't meet in July but will in September

• Number of ongoing projects
  • Lower roof being redone this week
  • Kitchen floors being done with new kitchen equipment to be installed next week
  • McLaughlin Masonry will be moving the stone wall line in the front parking lot back to improve flow of traffic 
  • New Fire Panel being installed this week
  • Washington Ponciano, Facilities Director, painting a number of classrooms before school year begins 
  • Dr. Cohen meeting with architects this week regarding expansion into warehouse
    • Down-selected architects will pitch their services to Facilities Task Force during future FTF meeting (final time/date still TBD) 

• This task force was disbanded during June Board of Trustees meeting

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• School year kick-off BBQ scheduled for August 28th

• Tim Wadlow to reach out to Ian Hunt to request status update on his drafting of Board's SY22-23 goals