Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy
Board Meeting
Date and Time
				Monday March 26, 2018 at 6:30 PM EDT
			
			
				Location
Scholars Board Room
					Agenda
| I. | Opening Items | |
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									Opening Items
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| A. | Record Attendance and Guests | |
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | |
| C. | Read Mission Statement | |
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											Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy provides a differentiated and challenging learning environment that supports the distinctive intellectual, social and emotional needs of highly gifted children and enables them to form meaningful relationships with their intellectual peers.
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| D. | Approval of Prior Minutes | |
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											Official approval of posted draft minutes - discuss status of pre-approvals
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| Approve minutes for Board Meeting on February 26, 2018 | ||
| E. | Adoption of the Agenda | |
| F. | Approval of minutes | |
| Approve minutes for Special Board Meeting on March 14, 2018 | ||
| II. | Community Comments (First Opportunity) - subject to guidelines | |
| A. | Community Comments - guidelines | |
| The public is welcome to speak; limited to three minutes per speaker. | ||
| III. | Director's Report | |
| A. | General Items | |
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											Directors Report Admissions Results | ||
| IV. | Development Commitee | |
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									Development Commitee
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| A. | Database Update | |
| Discuss database technology ideas | ||
| V. | Finance Committee | |
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									Finance Committee
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| A. | Contracts Update | |
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											Copier/Printer Accounting Detailed discussions may need to be held in Closed Session - any vote would occur in open session | ||
| B. | Budget - FY19 Priorities | |
| C. | Budget Amendments | |
| VI. | Educational Excellence Committee | |
| A. | Updates on Peer School List and Parent Survey | |
| VII. | Diversity Committee | |
| A. | Admissions Policy | |
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											Discussion need regarding DC's proposed revisions to the Admissions Policy related to the Economic Diversity preference
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| VIII. | Policy Committee | |
| A. | Open Meetings Policy | |
| B. | Grievance Policy (first reading) | |
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											MAY CONSIDER A VOTE ON THIS IF POSSIBLE (will send draft separately if so)
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| IX. | Governance | |
| A. | Board Recruitment Plans | |
| B. | Set Next Month’s Agenda | |
| C. | LBL Support Opportunities | |
| Discuss ways that the board would like to seek LBL support over the remainder of the year | ||
| X. | Community Comments (Second Opportunity) - subject to guidelines | |
| XI. | Closed Session (if necessary) | |
| A. | Closed Session | |
| XII. | Closing Items | |
| A. | Vote on any items from Closed Sessions | |
| B. | Adjourn Meeting | |