To have a baseline understanding of board members expectations.

Solidify committee chairs and assignments. 

• Board Job Descriptions 
  • https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IwyKS_f2BeXVzy-3CnjSQsBNtk14Wnm72hJHFfVCOV0/edit?usp=sharing
• Board Member Agreement 
  • https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-GnWYFvzuvqFk00qMW5iNXA1uGYtS68YhVo72O1eAnM/edit?usp=sharing
• Board Committee structure 
  • https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-GnWYFvzuvqFk00qMW5iNXA1uGYtS68YhVo72O1eAnM/edit?usp=sharing

What is the financial Commitment? 

• Is the $500.00 a non negotiable?
  • What are other ways to financially give
  • A financial contribution is expected; no matter how large or small 
    • All Board Members have given to the staff holiday dinner
• Volunteering: 
  • Crossroads Wednesdays Update- newsletter making sure that all board members are receiving that 
    • Monthly 

Is every Board Member expected to be on a committee? 

It is strongly suggested; highly encouraged 

Board Committee & Chair Assignments 

• Jacob Schwartz: Development Committee; Lea, Mama Di, Miles, (2nd Friday in the AM) 
• Carly Mitchell: Governance Committee (3rd Monday of the month noon-1pm) Jacob, Gail, Kent, Clair Wyatt, Jose Leos, Danielle Miles, Spark, Schwartz
• Fabiola Riobe: Academic Excellence Committee; Mama Di, Jones 
• Jillian Linn: Finance Committee; Latasha Jacobs (Thursdays  2pm)
  • In preparation for next meeting: determine a monthly meeting time (August 24th) 
  • Encouraged to recruit committee members outside the board 
• Is there a specific process for onboarding committee members?
  • Committee members do not need background checks 
  • Invites will come from Board on Track with an Agenda
    • Chairs should send the agenda in advance to get information out
    • Need: emails, names, et and meeting dates 
      • Google doc with committee information (tabbed) 

• Background Checks
  • MO Highway Patrol & FCSR (the link will be sent out for fingerprinting) 
• Annually Sign: 
  • Conflict of Interest Disclosure (will be signing on August 24th) 
  • Ethics Code (February; if you do not sign- you will be fined) 
    • Check on Carly's her name her last names has changed 
  • Policy Acknowledgement (August 24th) 
  • Volunteer Acknowledgement Form (August 24th) 
• Crossroads Authorization (will be given to HR) 
  • Name 
  • SSN
  • DOB
    • Medicaid Direct Services Application in order for the district to receive funding for SPED serves provided to students (SLPs, OTs, et) 

Major Initiatives

• Bond Projects to Update Schools 
• Streamline Real World Learning 
  • K-12 
  • Implementing AVID 
• Professional Learning Communities 

• Enrollment trends
  • Steady enrollment- flat 
    1. We are at capacity for seats 
       1. What is the demand for seats? 
          1. We have a waitlist for most grades except Pre-k & K
             1. Room for growth: Pre-k Classrooms in the buildings 
  • Attendance trends: 
    1. Growth opportunity: CPA 
       1. Plans to get students back engaged 
          1. how do we support them?
          2. what are the barriers?
          3. how does RWL affect this? 
          4. Policies for attendance and graduation? 
• Revenue
  • Five major avenues for revenue 
    • Local
    • State
    • Federal
    • Grants/Donations 
    • Earned Fees 
    • Bond