Refining the March Strategic Agenda

In March (two Board meetings from now), we'll be talking about educational services.  In addition to the services currently offered for both gifted children and different learners, we should also talk about our strategic priorities for education. 

• How far do we want (and can we afford) to go on accomodating the needs of different learners?
• Are we strategically committed to our students graduating 8th grade FLUENT in Hebrew, if possible.  If yes, what can we do to facilitate that goal and what can we do to market its benefit to parents.
• Should we be using technology throughout the classes to both teach technology and also teach every other subject - making technology integration and education a priority.  If we prioritize that, what sort of training do we need for teachers?  What additional equipment?
• What should our graduates be expected to have mastered?

Please add your questions and comments.

Joelle

January 26, 2010 Board Agenda

The Board will begin at 6pm for an extended meeting as agreed to during the Board retreat.  Please review the strategic Board agenda for the next four months AND the materials in the committees section so that you come prepared to discuss and give guidance or decisions to Susan and other Trustees.

Time	Topic	Leader
6 - 6:10	Head of School Report - Overview of Accreditation	Debbi and Susan
6:10 - 6:20	Welcome and D'var Torah	Joelle
6:20 - 6:25	Ratification of Minutes	Josh
6:25- 7:15	Auditors Report	Madeline and the Audit Team
7:15 - 8:00	2010-2011 Budget, Tuition and Tuition Assistance Guidelines	Madeline
8:00 - 8:30	Parent Satisfaction Survey Review	Joelle & Katy
8:30 - 9:00	Executive Session	Andy and Joelle
9:00	Adjourn	All

Strategic Decision Agenda for January - April 2010

The executive committee met to determine the agenda for 1/26 and the strategic agenda for the next four Board meetings.

• January - Budget/Tuition, Accreditation, Parent Satisfaction
• February - Development Strategy & Requirements for new Trustees, Federation Update
• March - Educational Services - Gifted, Regular and Struggling students; technology; social action
• April - Alternative Revenue Strategies for Wornick

For our upcoming extended Board meeting on Tuesday, January 26, here is the agenda:

Remarks and D'Var Torah (Joelle Kaufman)

Accreditation Update and Meeting REquirements (Susan).  The Head of School Report will be available electronically and will not be discussed unless there is a significant issue which will then be added to the Agenda.

Auditors Presentation of 2008 Audit and Comparable Private Schools (30 minutes + 15 minutes Q&A)

• Please download and review the Audit Report found in the Committee Reports

Discussion of 2010-2011 Budget. (1 hour)

• Please download the budget from the Committee Reports.  

Discussion of 2009-2010 Parent Satisfaction and Definition of Strategic Priorities from it (45 minutes)

• We will post the survey results on 1/19
• Please review and identify the 3-5 actions/items you believe are most strategic from it
• We will be sharing the survey results with the parents in February

We need a D'Var Torah for February and March.  Any volunteers?

Thank you in advance for your in-depth preparation for this important Board meeting.

Board Retreat – December 6, 2009

Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School

Working Agenda

Prep -

1. Identify three potential donors you can solicit for the school
2. Identify three potential families you can introduce to the school
   

Time	Topic	Leader
9 - 9:05	Welcome and Opening Remarks	Sharon and Susan
9:05 - 9:10	Objectives and Ground Rules	Nate
9:10 - 9:20	Warm Up	Nate
9:20 - 9:25	Compass Point Model for Effective Boards	Nate
9:25 - 9:30	Critical Components of an Effective Board Discussion Summary	Nate
9:30 - 9:40	Summary of Board PEJE Self Assessment	Nate
9:40 - 9:55	Recommended Roles and Responsibilities for Overall Board Discussion and Modification	Nate
9:55 - 10:00	Summary of Recent BBC Board Survey on Fundraising	Nate
10:00 - 10:15	Recommended Responsibilities of Individual Board Members Discussion and Modification	Nate
10:15 - 11:00	Whose Job is It? Discussion and Consensus Framework	Nate
11:00 - 11:35	Organizational Communication Discussion	Group
11:35 - 12:00	Criteria for Board Recruitment Review of Criteria Ranking/prioritizing	Nate and Group
12:00 - 12:15	Break to get Lunch	Group
12:15 - 1:00	Elements of a Strategic Fundraising Plan	Nate
1:00 - 2:00	Board Work - discussion of subvention	Board

There are three documents to read in preparation.

Mission Driven Governance

Dynamic Boards - McKinsey

Capitalizing on Boards