- How are the students doing?
- Is everything occurring appropriately?
- Board assessment and development
How are the students doing?
The Board discussed student performance metrics. Great River School’s metrics will be categorized as follows: Academic, Social, and Montessori Outcomes. The Board approved the establishment of the Student Achievement Committee.
Is everything occurring appropriately?
Eric White, GRS Parent, and Scott Brown, Business Manager from BKDA, presented the Finance Committee report: cash flow looked good and audit work is starting in August. The Board itself discussed how revenue comes into our school: State Revenue based on pupil units.
The updated Enrollment Policy was presented by Stacey Kreger, School Systems Manager, and Lucy Suits, Communications and Outreach Manager. The policy was revised to:
- allow for students to take extended leaves,
- clarify sibling preference enrollment was,
- combine three previous policies (enrollment, lottery, waiting list) into one policy.
Charter compliance was discussed specifically: GRS’ plan to comply with MN State Statute: World’s Best Workforce Legislation.
Every month, the Board reviews all documents in a folder called Consent Agenda. These are documents that require review by the board, but do not necessarily require discussion. This month GRS board members passed the consent agenda and pulled out the Landscape Contract for further discussion.
The board discussed the budget and the exciting outcomes from the Wenck Associates contract, which will beautify the school and create safer and more beautiful outdoor play spaces. At the same time, this work will address storm water run-off and conservation. Wenck Associates was the lowest bid and has demonstrated experience delivering other projects in conjunction with the Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD). CRWD is providing the grant for the work completion.
Board assessment and development
New Officers were elected, Committees, and Committee Chairs approved. All Board members read Good to Great and The Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great by Jim Collins. The Board discussed how this gives the group a framework to focus our work and raised excellent questions for continued exploration around communication, support, and strategic planning.
Next Month: Draft of Annual Report, Full agenda available here by September 18th.
