September Board Meeting
The Board of Trustees would like to invite you to the first board meeting of this academic year, to take place this Tuesday, September 10 at 6:30 pm. Board meetings take place at school on the second Tuesday of every month and are open to all faculty and staff, students’ families and caregivers, and alumni.
The role of the KAS Board of Trustees is to look after the overall fiscal wellness and long-term planning of our school, and to promote and protect the school’s mission. Most of this work is done through committees composed of parents and community volunteers who generously share their time and expertise to serve KAS.
The committees fill an essential and vital role in many areas, working in partnership with school staff and administration. Current committees include:
- Finance and Budgeting
- Marketing
- Fundraising and Development
- Policies and Procedures
- Facilities, Emergency Preparedness and Safety
- Health and Wellness
- Technology
- Diversity and Inclusion
We would also like to take this opportunity to introduce you to the members of the board:
Mari Pena-Jordan, President
Chris Whissen, Vice President
Matt Tesch, Treasurer
Lisa Boyd, Secretary
Stephen Gould*
Jessica McConnell*
Jolene Zywica*
Please click the names above to learn a little bit more about our current board members. New members, indicated with an asterisk, will be providing online introductions in the coming weeks.
Board meetings typically follow this agenda:
- Principal’s Report
- President’s Report
- Treasurer’s Report
- Admissions Report
- Committee Reports
- Discussion/Open Session
We have been working to improve access to board-related documents. To this end, we’ve established a dedicated area on the school website, accessible to members of the KAS community. This section features a page housing links to recent meeting minutes, bylaws, and other pertinent board documents. We’ve also added easy access to the current school calendar, and are working on expanding this area to include items from the director of admissions, head of school, and other information relevant to current families, faculty, and staff.
You can access this page through the “Current Parent” section of the KAS website after you login at https://kentuckyavenueschool.org/parent-login/. We hope you will find this helpful, and look forward to adding more over the coming months.
If you plan to attend the meeting on Tuesday, please let us know in case we need to reach out to you regarding any changes. Please plan to use the Kentucky Avenue entrance and ring the bell for someone to let you in. If you arrive after 6:30 pm, please text 412.512.7778. Please feel free also to reach out to us with any questions or feedback.
As another year begins, we are once again immensely grateful for wonderful teachers, staff, students and families in our community, and look forward to working together to ensure our school has the resources it needs to further its mission.
Hope to see you Tuesday!