Board Funds Committee Regular Meeting Minutes

December 14, 2020, 5:00-6:00 PM

Yu Ming Charter School

Minutes

Board Funds Committee Regular Meeting

Date and Time

Monday December 14, 2020 at 5:00 PM

This meeting will be by teleconference pursuant to Executive Orders N-25-20 and N-29-20.

The Board of Directors (“Board”) and employees of the Yu Ming Charter School shall meet via the Zoom meeting platform. Members of the public who wish to access this Board meeting may do so atJoin Zoom Meeting
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Committee Members Present

J. Chen (remote), J. HuangLi (remote), M. Andrejko (remote), R. Lewis (remote), S. Park (remote)

Committee Members Absent

K. Geiger

I. Opening Items

A. Call the Meeting to Order

R. Lewis called a meeting of the Funds Committee Committee of Yu Ming Charter School to order on Monday Dec 14, 2020 at 5:08 PM.

B. Record Attendance

C. Approval of Agenda

J. HuangLi made a motion to approve the agenda.

R. Lewis seconded the motion.

The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
J. HuangLi	Aye
R. Lewis	Aye
K. Geiger	Absent
M. Andrejko	Aye
S. Park	Aye
J. Chen	Aye

D. Approval of September 8 Minutes

R. Lewis made a motion to approve the minutes from Fund Development Committee Regular Meeting on 09-08-20.

J. Chen seconded the motion.

The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
R. Lewis	Aye
S. Park	Aye
J. HuangLi	Aye
K. Geiger	Absent
J. Chen	Aye
M. Andrejko	Aye

II. Invitation to the Public to Address the Committee

A. Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items

There were no member of the public in attendance.

III. Items of Business

A. 2020-21 Fall Fundraiser Update

J. Chen and K. Geiger gave an update on the Fall fundraiser.

Total $195K (vs. last year $235K)
Participation rates: lowest rates G8 and K, highest rates G5 and G3

B. 2020-21 Spring Fundraiser & Parent-Led Fundraising Update

The group discussed the timing and format of the Spring fundraiser: delay the event, host satellite in-person events, identify possible speakers, etc.

C. New Families Engagement Update

S. Park talked about some of the ways we reached out to new families:

Back to School night
Fall campaign
Enrollment tours

The group discussed whether new families engagement should be tracked further, and whether there should be more grade-level events, or smaller scale events with different grades to foster dialogue and community-building at a school level.

D. Other Fundraising Updates

S. Park gave an update on fundraising including:

Our FSO is leading a Pandemic Mutual Aid Campaign to benefit our families most in need, independently from Yu Ming. The goal is $30,000 by December 25. Needs will be disbursed based on data gathered via a needs assessment form.
Institutional fundraising.

M. Andrejko gave an update on Capital Campaign-related fundraising.

IV. Closing Items

A. Action Items & Future Agenda Items Review

Next meeting: February 1, 5:00pm (before LNY)

Confirm whether to invite Carrie to the next meeting
Take out Mathilde as voting member from these minutes
Possible Board candidates bringing fundraising expertise and/or connections
Capital Campaign
Same agenda items as this agenda

B. Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:15 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

R. Lewis

THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE
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