Common Ground Board Meeting Agenda for March 31, 2025

This meeting will be held in person.

March 31st 5:30pm

In person at Common Ground – Hilltop 109

Welcome 

Public Comment (5:30) (two minutes per person for a total time limit of 30 minutes, or by email; see instructions below) Sign up for Public Participation HERE

Welcome CG ED Genevive Walker

Presentation by Jeremy Stone, Lead Teacher of Curriculum and Instruction – Proposed changes to the teaching schedule for 2025-2026

Business Requiring Approval 

Minutes of the February 24th Board Meeting

Motion for Certified Resolution: 

• Motion to add Alexis Smith, Jeff Carter,  Elena Augusewicz,  Genevive Walker, and Monique Fraiser as signatories on the TD bank accounts.
• Motion to remove Cherry Pacquette–Emmanuel and Karen Jenkins from the TD bank accounts.

Invoices Needing Approval

• Rent Due to City of New Haven $20,000 ($13,000 CGHS & $7000 NHEP) – Elena will cut paper check from NHEP and do an inter org transfer to make equitable to both sides
• Public Allies Contract – $19,000.00 total contract for the 2024-2025 School Year, Payment option 3 (three payments) – 33.33% of the full payment due – two invoices currently due.
  • Invoice 1
  • Invoice 2
• BC Greenhouse Builders $30451.47: Funding provided by CT DOAG Enhancement grant funding. We have received and advance of $24,999.50 already *More info needed, were expenses in budget?
• Edgility $12,500.00 per contract / Not budgeted. 

Executive Director Report 

Link to March Director Reports

Committee Reports

Minutes of all Committee Meetings will be posted on the Board of Directors Webpage by the end of each month.

Finance Committee (Jeff)

The regular meeting of the finance committee was held on March 27th.

The meeting agenda and notes from the Finance Committee can be found HERE. 

The February financial report can be found here.

Governance Committee Report (Alexis)

The governance committee met every Tuesday in March, starting on March 4th. 

Minutes of the meetings can be found HERE.

Development Committee Report (Brian + Committee)

The Development Committee met on March 24th and 28th. They will give a verbal update.

School Committee Report (Brian/Liz) 

The School Committee met on March 12th.

Minutes from the School Committee Meetings can be found HERE.

New Business 

Executive Session 

Adjourn 

Next Meeting: Monday, April 28th.

Public Comment: 

In order to comply with Connecticut Open Meeting laws, any member of the public wishing to participate in the meeting must sign up on the Public Participation Sign-up Document. Sign-ups for Public Participation will open at 5 pm on the last business day before the meeting (Friday, April 25th) and will close at 5:00 pm on the day of the meeting (Monday, April 28th) Public Participation is limited to 2 minutes per person up to 30 total minutes. Anyone wishing to make a statement to the board can also submit testimony in writing to Alexis.Smith@nhep.com  by 5:00 pm on the day of the meeting. All submitted documents will be included in the publicly shared meeting minutes.