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Colleagues,

I've attached a short meeting memo and deposited several new documents in
the Drop Box. Please let me know if you have access problems to the
DropBox.

Below is the memo, which is also attached.

I am writing to preview several matters for discussion and decision during
the board meeting.


First, we are 219 days until the opening of BCSB, when 264 boys and their
families will begin a unique and important journey towards college and
success in life.


*Guests at the meeting:*


We have several guests who have been invited to the meeting, joining our
planning and implementation team as partners:


*Ms. Desiree Sterling* has joined our team as the administrative intern.
She’s a senior at UMBC. (invited)


*Ms. Jenny DuFresne,* subject to funding, will join our team as a
consultant providing project management services and co-leading
implementation of several urgent operational tasks such as staff
recruitment, student services such as food, transportation and information
technology and teacher compensation. Jenny founded the first all-boys
charter school in Washington, D.C. and has been a consultant to the
Foundation on the recruiting of a Principal and researched and drafted the
Title IX report we submitted to the Federal Department of Education.


*Mr. Sam Palokoff * has been engaged as the consultant to the Foundation on
the School Construction Project. Sam is a real estate developer and,
working closely with Kate Jordan and me, will direct all phases of the
pre-development and construction of the School Site.


*Mr. Charles Alexander*, the founder of Alexander Design Studio, has been
engaged as the architect on the School Construction Project.


*Ms. Jessica (Jess) Damseaux *is an associate in Alexander Design Studio.


*Work Plan and Working Committees: *


We have a broad range of projects to complete over the next six months.
Several projects require significant time and effort: Curriculum design and
planning, Student services (transportation, food, information technology),
staff recruiting, teacher compensation and other operational tasks that
will require strategic planning and execution. The tasks for the working
committees, which will include volunteers, will be integrated into the work
plan to be developed by Jenny and me.

The proposed working committees, proposed by Chike Aguh, are Operations,
Academic Affairs and Programming and Stakeholder Engagement Committee.
(Details in DropBox)


*Operations*


We are in an operational mode, meaning that implementation of the School
Design is underway and unfolding everyday. The operational planning and
implentation team will continue to grow with volunteers and consultants,
perhaps using the Committee structure proposed above for setting goals and
reaching milestones.


*Finance*


Under Josh Eastright’s leadership as the Treasurer and Finance Committee
Chair, we continue to make steady progress towards understanding the
challenges in making sound financial and budgetary decisions. EdOps is
fully engaged in budget planning and financial management activities. We
need to discuss and affirm several contracts with consultants for
Operations, School Construction Project, and Athletic Programming.


*Procurement Policy *


The Procurement Policy (in DropBox) was submitted to North Avenue in
December. The School Board needs to approve this policy as a waiver from
its standard procurement policy. The policy is now under review by BCPS
Legal Department. It is expected that the policy will be affirmed by the
School Board at a meeting later this month. The minutes must note that the
Foundation Board has approved the policy.


*DoE Start-up Funding*


We are waiting for a signed Special Conditions statement from the School
District. Once signed, we will finalize submission of the documents
requested by the DoE. The board will be briefed on the timing for funding
from DoE.


*Collegiate Teaching Fellows*


The Collegiate Teaching Fellows program is a high-impact, high value
initiative that distinguishes our program from any other school in
Baltimore City, perhaps the country. This agenda item is a priority because
of a potential partnership with a real estate developer who proposes to
design and build a dormitory-style housing unit for Collegiate Teaching
Fellows at a site close to the School Building.


On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 6:00 PM, Betsey Hobelmann <betsey_hobelmann@yahoo.com
> wrote:

> Friends,
> The meeting will commence at 9 AM at 201 North Charles Street, 25th Floor.
> The rough agenda is in the DropBox, and minutes and other materials will
> be posted by tomorrow afternoon. Once again, we have a lot to discuss.
> Thanks so much - stay warm. Go Ravens.
> Betsey
>


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Jack J. Pannell, Jr.
*Founder *
*Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys*

*President*
*Five Smooth Stones Foundation, Inc. *


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