There was no public comment at this time

The Board skipped over this item to deal with more pressing matters.

Interim HoS, Stephanie Brant presented a very informative and upbeat update go whereto school and staff are presently at.

Board member Lindsay Smith piggy backed on Stephanies' report and gave a brief update to the entire Board regarding the following topics:

Community Meeting protocols

Leadership team coverage through the end of the school year.

Staff contracts

Staff hiring and open positions

SY 23/24 budget and enrollment 

Graduation plans

Final Exhibition plans

Ian Hunt presented outline of the HoS search process that will utilize lessons learned from the previous HoS hiring process. 

Meg Upton presented to the Board and outlined the plan to bring this in person performance to the entire school. Meg further stated that she has Benn able to attain funding fir the entire performance. The Board expressed their excitement and thanks to Meg for leading the drive to bring this fabulous enrichment to our community.

Nick Santoro and Paul Baker gave a brief update on committee membership and plans for the next few months, most important of which are bringing additional Trustee candidates forward asap.

MCCPS Treasurer, The Right Honorable Rudi Herve the IV, presented a budget update remotely from his palatial residence overlooking the Hudson in the fine Stat of NJ.

Together with Jeff, and the rest of the finance committee, it has been decided to budget for an enrollment of 200-210 for the 2023/24 academic year, that should still leave us in the black come the end of the school year.

Paul Baker shared that the committee had met. Paul had brought the committee up to speed regarding the departure of Dr. Cohen and the Boards' leadership plans through the end of the school year.

Did not meet.

Did not meet.

Did not meet. This committee will probably be mothballed until such time as a permanent HoS  is hired to allow for their input into a strategic plan.

The committee also did not meet. Again, this Committee will probably be mothballed until we, as a school, are ready to move forward with a serious fundraising campaign.

There was no public comment at this time

Lindsay Smith thanked Stephanie Brandt for all of her heard work since she has stepped up as our interim HoS.

Discussion ensued regarding reason  #1 from list of ten purposes for which a public body may vote to hold an executive session, as explained in the OML guide from the Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General: Discuss issues related to the former HoS.