Approval of Agenda

So that there is agreement between board members on the agenda, and the amount of time spent on the meeting, the board shall vote to approve an agenda for the meeting. To the best of its ability, it will follow that agenda, and allow for the chair to move the board through the agenda as specified.

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order, beginning with the pledge of allegiance.

Approval of the Minutes

The meeting minutes of the previous board meeting should be reviewed and approved by a quorum of the board.

Public Comment

Our Public Comment period is for members of the public to address the board. Each member of the public may sign up to comment at the meeting, and will be allotted two minutes. The board will listen, but may not directly respond to any comments. Our meetings are open to the public and public record. As such, if your comment is about a private matter, please contact the board via email, or speak to the board chair privately.

Ashley Jackson- Gave an update on the PTO. Gave an update on events from October.

Ashley Jackson- Gave an update on the foundation board as of now the current board members need to meet to discuss the next steps for the current members

Joshua Pursue- stated there is a foundation board next Thursday the 17th.

School Leader Report

The school leader reports on the status of the school. See the Principal report here.

Committee Reports

Academic Excellence Committee

• Stephanie- focused on ELA this month. The goal for ELA is that 70% of scholars will increase by one grade level.
• The school is deploying various levers to achieve this goal.
• Reteaching and consistent feedback are making gains in student achievement
• The committee discussed pre-requisite knowledge and the depth of knowledge needed to support increasing scores.
• Will begin looking at academic policy review in January.

Finance Committee-

• All wire deposits are coming two days early.
• Reviewed the October financials.

Governance Committee-

• Review and updated board member expectations: Giving, board training, background checks, and attendance of the large-scale event.
• Proposed that all board meeting gives for Giving Tuesday.
• Reviewed the recruitment plan for board member recruitment for spring of 2023. Each member is asked to provide a list of potential board members.
• Board Meeting Dec 2nd- will discuss the Principal mid-year evaluation (LKES)

Fund Development-

• Michelle- reached out to school partners to attend the meetings and circulate potential fundraising opportunities.
• Currently have not received the foundation election results and the foundation committee members would like to move forward with the current members.
• Will roll out the brick campaign in January.

People and Culture-

• Discussed the current staffing needs and how to support those vacancies.
• The leadership team will start the discussion with staff to get a pulse check for retention for the upcoming year.
• The goal is to send out contracts earlier in the year.
• Next meeting will discuss the incentive program.

Meeting Adjournment

If not further business, the Chair ask for a motion to adjourn the meeting.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:04 pm