- Governing Board Meeting
- Thursday, Feb 28th 2019
- Facilitators: Dr. Copeland/ Ms. Triplett
- Time: 4:00-5:30
| Time | Minutes | Activity |
| 4:00-4:10 | 10 | Review Minutes from Last Meeting |
| 4:10:4:20 | 10 | Update on Grant Application |
| 4:20-4:30 | 10 | K-6 Expansion K-6 must exist within the current space Current population must be accommodated (SPED, ELL) Giving up feeder pattern to the Curley Letter of Intent by March 15th- Parent Member sign off, Union Representative sign off Teacher Sign off |
| 4:30-4:40 | 10 | Partnership with Mendell and YMCA Located at the Mendell July 8 to August 9th Focus Curriculum 20 Students from the JFK Recruiting Teachers from JFK and Mendell |
| 4:40-4:50 | 10 | Grant Opportunity Update Work in Groups |
| 4:50-5:00 | 10 | Next Steps |
Notes:
In attendance: Dr. Copeland, Tracy Triplett, Ezy Nwankwo, Karen Perakis, Sachian Machon, Caitlin Nelson, Martha Jones, Akua-Nia Francillon, Morgan Hayward
Budget Correction:
Specialist- from 0.3-0.8
Soft landing fund- $20,000 (based on performance) can be used at school’s discretion
Update on New Balance Grant:
- Focus on childhood obesity
- Target Boston, Lawrence and Maine
- Have given money to Playworks in the past.
- Submitted letter of intent-waiting on response (should hear back soon)
K-6 Expansion:
- Must exist within the current space
- JFK will apply via letter of intent by 3/15
- will lose feeder pattern to Curley
- Students would then go to an exam school or 7-12
- Space:
- 2 more classrooms
- LATF room
- 1 science room
- 4th grade SEI- due to low student enrollment in that class
Partnership with Mendell & YMCA:
- located at the Mendell
- 7/8-8/9, 8:00-6:00
- based on Focus curriculum
- rising 1-3 students
- 20 JFK students
- Students have to commit to all 5 weeks and will provide support to families after program concludes
Breakout Groups:
Grants:
- Dollar General $4000 software/technology
- parent is looking into a grant for Playworks
- teacher needs
- Donor’s Choose- link on school website –
- teachers submit list of supplies needed
- Amazon Smile program
Fundraising:
- Swap Day (people will pay to set up tables) – weekend in May
- Look up JP Mom’s list to ensure we aren’t competing with them
- Talent Show – June
- Field Day T-shirts
- For next year…. Carnival
Next Steps:
- Playworks Grant Follow Up
- Update on K-6 Expansion
- Update on JFK/ Mendell/YMCA Partnership