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Meeting Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. FISCAL SPONSOR UPDATES
3. APPROVAL OF JANUARY MINUTES
4. FINANCE REPORT
5. TEACHER APPRECIATION
6. SCHOLARSHIP CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS
7. SCHOLARSHIP MENTORS DISCUSSION - Recap
8. BOARD RECRUITMENT AND MEMBER CHANGES
9. 2015 GALA - EARLY AUCTION 
10. NEW BEGINNINGS FUNDING DISCUSSION
11. UPDATE:  SCHOOL BOARD, TEACHERS, ETC.
12. UPDATE:  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DUTIES AND UPCOMING MEETINGS
13. OTHER
14. ADJOURN
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Meeting: February 25, 2015 at 4:30 PM - Foundation Governing Board Meeting
Subject:
1. CALL TO ORDER
Subject:
2. FISCAL SPONSOR UPDATES
Description:
Update from Mary Romansky on Good to Go Kids with Board Discussion to Follow.
Subject:
3. APPROVAL OF JANUARY MINUTES
Attachments:
Subject:
4. FINANCE REPORT
Description:
Finance Report Discussion - Vote if possible  - Financials will be available at the meeting.

Board Vote - Approval of Submission of Minnesota Attorney General's Annual Report
Subject:
5. TEACHER APPRECIATION
Description:
Teacher Appreciation is Friday, April 17th ??

Discussion - Who will be participating?  Items needed to purchase/solicit, etc.
Subject:
6. SCHOLARSHIP CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS
Description:
Scholarship Interviews will take place April 7 - 9 from 8 a.m. until Noon.

Identify who will be participating each day of interviews (Need 2 - 3 people each day)


So far:

Tuesday - Need People
Wednesday - Mary Jorissen
Thursday -  Laurie Gauer, Joan Cummings, Mary Jorissen
Subject:
7. SCHOLARSHIP MENTORS DISCUSSION - Recap
Description:
Joyce will report in March on putting a request out to retired SWMEC staff to be available as a mentor.
Subject:
8. BOARD RECRUITMENT AND MEMBER CHANGES
Description:
VOTE - Accepting resignation of Russ St. John.   Russ was recruited to join the Chaska Human Rights Commission.  He is stepping down his board involvement, but would like to stay involved in an advisory role and with his scholarship.
 
Discuss - Board recruiting and potential members.  Press release seeking members and outreach to parents of students are a couple ideas.
Subject:
9. 2015 GALA - EARLY AUCTION 
Description:
Review of 2014 Gala Auction Results and Determine Targets for Auction Items for 2015

Lesley will begin updating Google Docs with 2015 Gala information and data collecting.
Attachments:
Subject:
10. NEW BEGINNINGS FUNDING DISCUSSION
Description:
Update from Task Force Member on New Beginnings Task Force and what the foundation may do to help.
Subject:
11. UPDATE:  SCHOOL BOARD, TEACHERS, ETC.
Description:
Update from Teachers - Renee Lips Bush
Update from School Board - John Weinand
Update from Co-op Administration - Darren Kermes
Subject:
12. UPDATE:  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DUTIES AND UPCOMING MEETINGS
Description:
On the Foundation tab on the website is the ability to make online donations to the foundation through GIVEMN.org.  Thanks Ginger for adding the widget to the website!
 
2015 Scholarship
Teacher Appreciation
2015 Gala
Securing Location for Board Retreat
Subject:
13. OTHER
Description:
SAVE THE DATES:
Scholarship Interview, April 7, 8, and 9,  8 - Noon, Location 401 Building
Teacher Appreciation, Friday, April 17, 7 - 9 a.m., Location 401 Building
Board Retreat - Saturday, May 16, 2015,  8 - Noon, Location TBD
Scholarship Awards Breakfast, Thursday, May 21, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.  Location 401 Building
Subject:
14. ADJOURN
Description:
Next Meeting:    Tuesday, March 24, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. at Valley Green

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