Attending
Jane Dodge, Witold Sieradzan, Doug Foster, William Crockett, Kelly Constantinetis, Edna Vann, Dan Laffey, Charlie Nobles, Bradley Valentine, Atrin Assa, Emma Price, Joy Frankoff, Marian Bell, Jill Fournier

Not Attending:
Tim Swinson, Lesley Hubbard, Francis Shepherd

Update from Dan Laffey: 

• Podcast can go up at anytime, just need to coordinate with Doug. 
• Dan will be pursuing education as it relates to youtube.com where small videos are recorded and uploaded.  63,000 videos are uploaded to the site everyday.

Welcome:  Witold

• Member and Guest Introductions
• Emma Price, ADHS Sophomore, is our newest Alliance member
• Lil Well, Student Services Dept.
• Jill Fournier – Graphics Designer, Project Enlightenment
• Marian Bell – Marketing Director, WRAL

Principal’s Report: Mr. Crockett

• The faculty at ADHS sees the Business Alliance as an important resource.
• As of the 10th day of enrollment, 1,891 students at ADHS.  Staffing was adequate for 1,828 so three teachers will be added.
• ADHS has partnered with Target and will be receiving $700.
• The Booster Club partnered with Outback to raise money by selling steak dinners.
• A “master” calendar will be added to the ADHS website.
• ADHS is focused on getting more scholarships this year and getting more scholarship info to students.
• Mr. Crockett discussed the faculty handbook and the focus on business and community.  Mr. Crockett will bring the plan to next month’s meeting.

CDC Report:  Jane Dodge

• Athens Drive Open House will be Sept 14th – Wake Tech scheduled to present Gaming and Technology program
• School- to-Career Celebration to be held September 26th, 7:30-9:30 at Renaissance Center
• Creativity Counts Career Fair will be held Nov 8th.  Each BA member is encouraged to have an exhibit.

Reschedule Alliance Monthly Meetings:

• Members agreed to begin having our monthly meetings on the first Friday of each month.
• The next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, October 6th.

Student Report:  Bradley, Atrin and Emma

• Student members indicated that the ADHS student body was very involved in sports, clubs and activities

Strategies to Recruit New Members

• Francis will temporarily serve on the Membership committee
• Jane and Francis have discussed recruiting options and this discussion has been tabled for now.

Team Strategic Plan Review:

• Teams reviewed strategic plans and focused on their priority areas.

Important Dates and Business Alliance Participation: 

• September 14th is the ADHS Open House
• September 18th is the faculty meeting – Joy and Witold to represent Alliance
• September 26th is the School to Career Celebration

New Business: 

• ADHS is looking for scholarships – let Jane know if you have suggestion
• Looking for ways for ADHS faculty to take advantage of BA members’ skills and resources

Next Alliance meeting will be held Friday, October 6th at Athens Drive Media Center.