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Pathway Academy

Minutes

June Board Meeting

Meeting of the Full Board

Date and Time

Monday June 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Location

706 E 12th Street Big Spring, TX. 79720 and zoom 

Directors Present

C. Weaver (remote), J. De La Garza, K. Griffin (remote), T. Farley (remote)

Directors Absent

J. Green, N. Eleda

Guests Present

Alison Ford (remote), DeAnna Clavell (remote), Kate Mazurek (remote), Melissa Mouton (remote), T. McCalister (remote), T. Moore

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

J. De La Garza called a meeting of the board of directors of Pathway Academy to order on Monday Jun 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

C. Weaver made a motion to approve the minutes from May Board Meeting on 05-15-25.
J. De La Garza seconded the motion.

Needed to correct minutes to include Weaver in attendance. 

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Academic Excellence

A.

TPCSA Updates

Griffin provided updates from the last TPCSA meeting, and will pick up meetings again in September.

B.

Approval of the Attendance Manual for Pathway Academy

J. De La Garza made a motion to Approve Attendance manuel for Pathway Academy as presented.
T. Farley seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

C.

Student Enrollment/Engagement

130 enrolled, we have had new student interest since the parade, and four new applications. Teachers have student calls they are completing to keep enrolled students engaged. Smore night was a big success. 

III. Personnel

A.

Approval of the Employee Handbook for Pathway Academy

J. De La Garza made a motion to Table the Employee Handbook.
C. Weaver seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

IV. Fundraising

A.

Big Spring Area Foundation

Received 50K towards renovation of College Park facility

V. Facility

A.

Contract Discussions with Arris

Looking at the potential for contracting with Arris as the architect for renovations. Information is in the Google Drive for us to review.

VI. Superintendent Supports

A.

School Support

Instructional model work with Crabtree and Building 21, working on performance assessments as well as Mariposa's support on marketing. Charter Source supports on board training. 

VII. Finance

A.

Budget Amendment Vote

K. Griffin made a motion to To amend the budget as presented with the addition of the resolution to be within 10% over or under on the budget for the current year.
J. De La Garza seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Finance Update

The budget was discussed at the training session; this is an opportunity to discuss. 

C.

That the Board of Directors approve and adopt the annual operating budget for Pathway Academy for the 2025–2026 school year.

J. De La Garza made a motion to To approve and adopt the annual operating budget for Pathway Academy.
K. Griffin seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

VIII. Governance

A.

Approval of the Student Handbook and Student Code of Conduct for Pathway Academy

K. Griffin made a motion to Table the approval of the Student Handbook and Student Code of Conduct.
C. Weaver seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

IX. Other Business

A.

Contracted Professionals

Charter School Success: DeAnna Clavell, budget updates and clarification on year-end numbers, and what we will see in the new year with the new budget.

 

Adrien Green, to help in an advisory role

Charter Source, Alison, Kate

X. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:55 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
C. Weaver