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Meeting Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY MINUTES
3. FINANCE REPORT
4. FISCAL SPONSOR UPDATES
5. TEACHER APPRECIATION
6. SCHOLARSHIPS INTERVIEWS AND BREAKFAST
7. SCHOLARSHIP MENTORS DISCUSSION - Recap
8. SPRING SPONSORSHIPS - KICKBALL TOURNAMENT
9. BOARD RETREAT and NEW MEMBER RECRUITMENT
10. 2015 GALA - EARLY AUCTION 
11. NEW BEGINNINGS FUNDING DISCUSSION
12. UPDATE:  SCHOOL BOARD, TEACHERS, ETC.
13. UPDATE:  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DUTIES AND UPCOMING MEETINGS
14. OTHER
15. ADJOURN
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Meeting: March 24, 2015 at 4:30 PM - Foundation Governing Board Meeting
Subject:
1. CALL TO ORDER
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2. APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY MINUTES
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3. FINANCE REPORT
Description:
Finance Report Discussion - Vote if possible  - Financials will be available at the meeting.
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4. FISCAL SPONSOR UPDATES
Description:
Minimal activity with Good to Go Kids.  Two check requests were processed for contracted staff person and Second Harvest Heartland.
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5. TEACHER APPRECIATION
Description:
Teacher Appreciation is Friday, May 15th (NOTE DATE CHANGE)

Lesley is taking care of getting tables reserved and food (working with co-op staff).

BOARD NEEDS - Brainstorm door prize ideas - 2 -3 items would be nice.
Subject:
6. SCHOLARSHIPS INTERVIEWS AND BREAKFAST
Description:
Scholarship Interviews will take place April 7 - 9 from 8 a.m. until Noon.  We have 15 candidates, mostly Career Tech students.  Lesley has contacted those who have scholarships about participating in the interviews and is waiting to hear back on availability.

So far:

Tuesday - Norma Timmons
Wednesday - Mary Jorissen
Thursday -  Laurie Gauer, Joan Cummings

SAVE the DATE:  Thursday, May 21st at 7:00 a.m. is the awards breakfast.
Subject:
7. SCHOLARSHIP MENTORS DISCUSSION - Recap
Description:
Joyce will reporton putting a request out to retired SWMEC staff to be available as a mentor.

Laurie and Lesley have put together a sample job description to be used in recruitment.  

BOARD - Discussion on draft description and offering thoughts.  Also discussion/validation that mentors should go through a criminal background check.
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8. SPRING SPONSORSHIPS - KICKBALL TOURNAMENT
Description:
BOARD Action - Vote on kickball sponsorship.
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9. BOARD RETREAT and NEW MEMBER RECRUITMENT
Description:
The Board Retreat is Saturday, May 16 from 8 - Noon.  Thank you Laurie.  We will be meeting at her church retreat center.  Laurie and Lesley will be meeting in April to begin planning for the retreat including agenda.

Board - discussion - Thoughts for structure of the day and Food/snacks for day - Should we order in food or have it be a potluck?
Subject:
10. 2015 GALA - EARLY AUCTION 
Description:
Lesley will have 2015 Gala information up on Google Docs this week.  Also will be the current Master Mail list for the foundation.

BOARD ACTION - Board Members need to look through the Master Mail list and edit any known address changes, add people who are missing and take off people as needed.
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11. NEW BEGINNINGS FUNDING DISCUSSION
Description:
Update from Task Force Member on New Beginnings Task Force and what the foundation may do to help.
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12. 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:
13. UPDATE:  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DUTIES AND UPCOMING MEETINGS
Description:
2015 Scholarship
Teacher Appreciation
2015 Gala
Board Retreat
Subject:
14. 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:
15. ADJOURN
Description:
Next Meeting:    Tuesday, April 28, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. at Valley Green

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