June Annual Board Meeting

Our last meeting of the school's fiscal year was held last night. This meeting is two-fold in purpose: 1) conduct the annual members' meeting to elect Board members and renew terms, and 2) conduct the annual directors' meeting to
* Re-commit to our Statement of Faith and Letter of Commitment to service on the Board
* Make Committee assignments
* Appoint Committee chairs
* Set our meeting calendar for the year

Highlights for the evening were:
* Chris Lyon was elected to join our Board and serve on the Planning Committee. We enthusiastically welcome Chris to the Board. He will bring experience and knowledge that will serve us well in our efforts to develop succession plans.
* We are going into the summer months with a reasonable chance to not have to borrow from ourselves (designated funds) to make it through summer payroll. This would be the first time ever we would be in this strong of financial position in the summer. Praise the Lord!
* We celebrated Dr. Daugherty's continued recovery from his surgery last month. He is working full days again. Can I get another Praise the Lord!
* The monument sign - including an LED messaging board - is expected to be finished before school starts. The stone and masonry work is complete. In addition there will be more signs on the west end of the North Campus with our school name on them.
* I reviewed some of the training I received at the ISM session on Board Presidency this week. I see two tools that will have immediate impact on our Board: 1) Stability Markers (based on research, what things about a school indicate it stability to continue and flourish) and 2) Board Strategic Self Evaluation. The components of this evaluation will help shape how we conduct ourselves and provide the right leadership for the school.
* Maranatha had a strong presence at Old Shawnee Days as Mr. Gordon rallied his band for a large, quality presence. We also had a booth and an ad in their program.
* Also check out our radio ads on Bott radio 92.3. Professionally done and on target.

So a productive close to a wonderful school year that, yes, had turbulence, but we saw God do amazing things. With open anticipation, we look forward to how God will lead us into the next year.