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[quote=Anonymous]Wildflower: Will Henderson, my fave. Below target KFIs and nearly missed payroll. Wildflower presentation: Board made mid-year leadership change bc need financial acumen and ops skill set, not just Montessori background. Enrollment is growing. Got Medicaid provider approval and school lunch program which helps financially. Very focused on recruitment. Need stronger scenario planning w staff. Lots of SPED staff needed. Construction was expensive and water and fire watch problems-$300K! Marino: how will you meet all future $ obligations? Crisis over but still tight. A: problems closing a loan... Staffing kinda lumpy and classes not filling. Missed enrollment contingency, yet SPED enrollment up so $ from that. 3 nonresident kids. Has EdOps. Stanley Beatty: You are severely financially challenged and you took a big loss in FY25, how? A: we opened Blue site without much staff, had 14 students rather than 20 but couldn't cut staff. HVAC costs, other construction costs. Hope will not recur. Enrollment and retention focus. Stanley Beatty questions Will: How confident are we that these FCAP metrics will work? A: Reasonable over time, look several years ahead, consider unforseen circumstances. Stanley Beatty very unhappy with the finances. Yan asks Will: microschool so vulnerable to unexpected expenses. What is engagement going forward? Will: monthly is normal but wildflower meets 2x a month and various financial pressure tests. FCAP approved.

Expansion Policy: Needed bc policy is outdated, and too narrow. Need to better fit decline in population and deliberate sector planning. 3 types of expansion: ceiling increase/grades served/replication. Clear evaluation standards to evaluate leadership capacity. Goes w reorg policy and charter application guidelines. Comment until April 26 roundtable and hearing. Then vote May 18.

Will: no real update but Statesmen is off the FML. There is a FAR blog post online. Future FARs will be published earlier.

Finis. Stop passing along failing schools and you won't have meetings that go until midnight!!!

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