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Education Committee

Education Committee. ISACS Accreditation (No Dept in Focus for 18-19) ISACS President toured and offered insights Reports, Reports, Reports Technology “strategic plan” Step 1- Infrastructure to support

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Education Committee

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  1. Education Committee ISACS Accreditation (No Dept in Focus for 18-19) • ISACS President toured and offered insights • Reports, Reports, Reports Technology “strategic plan” • Step 1- Infrastructure to support • TEALS- Microsoft partner program to pilot coding in the HS; shuffle some teaching assignments Mandarin • Good pilot, what next? More in LS? Expand to 5th grade? Request extending funding.

  2. University Lake School Board MeetingHead of School ReportJanuary 16, 2019

  3. International Students WIA (Dormitory and Academic Services) AHLI (Families host) • Currently offering applications; want ULS to provide host families (new development) Other Placement Agencies Can school find other ways to host? Increase social opportunities and engagement

  4. Staffing Theater teacher departed at Thanksgiving • Nancy Bicha-Dale closed the semester, remains • Nate Groonwald (Adams) directing Musical • Search for teacher for Spring 2019 and future New Teachers/Partnerships/Assignments • Evaluating current staffing levels and future

  5. Community Team Names/Monikers • Process to inform students and community Fine Arts/Booster/PA • Discussing purpose and direction to engage • Social activities for parents • Auction prep Spring 2019 Calendar • LS-MS Gallery Night • Winter Musical in February • US Intersession programs

  6. Changing Traditions Team Names/Monikers- Process to inform students and community • Wed. Jan 16- All-faculty update and Board vote • Fri. Jan 18- Students told at assemblies in each building • Fri-Tue Jan 22: Suggestions collected and narrowed to 2-4 for student vote on Wed-Thu. Jan 23-24 • Fri. Jan 25- Brief assembly to share the new naming • Feb All-School: new t-shirts for the teams for Winter Field Day and beyond

  7. Changing Traditions FAQ • Field Days remain; teams will have light-dark like home and road colors • Green and white remain our school colors: Lakers • Not changing history of “Green” or “White” Captains, but moving forward… • Team Captains involved and help develop new cheers, spirit ideas, etc. • Big Deal, Big Issue; Small Deal, Small Issue

  8. University Lake School 1.16.19Board MeetingHead of Administration Report

  9. Reports • Strategic – Increasing Enrollment • Goals – no corrections needed • Misc. • Strategic – Financial Stability • Goals – no corrections necessary • Budget

  10. Increasing Enrollment: Misc. • From November Board Meeting: • New Admissions Director Angie Wenger did not work with new students for Opening Day. The former Director remained until September 15th to enroll families. • Working to retain independent firm who specializes in enrollment conversion strategies to analyze: • Marketing: • Dir. of Marketing: Correct person? • Marketing work: Correct work? • Admissions: the firm engaged in over 2,500 educational mystery shopping's in 2018: • Dir. of Enrollment: Correct person? • Process changes or improvements?

  11. Increasing Enrollment:This Year

  12. Increasing Enrollment

  13. Financial Stability • Cash position: -$5k year over year, 12.31 • Will become constrained in February • Overly reliant on re-enrollment cash flow • Management is working to address cash: • Reduce current year expenses • Request Endowment Committee: 3% instead of 2% • A focus of the budget plans

  14. Thank You

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