Pathway Academy
Minutes
September 2025 Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday September 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Directors Present
C. Weaver (remote), J. De La Garza, J. Green, K. Griffin (remote), M. Mouton (remote), T. Farley (remote)
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
Adrienne Greene, Alisha Daniel, Brittany Jourdan, DeAnn Clavell (remote), T. McCalister
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
III. School Updates
A.
Academic Excellence
Updates:
Alisha Daniel: diagnostic data, competency-based pedagogy
Edmentum for Math, Reading, and Language Arts, with a goal of moving students to the 50th-74th percentile.
First community interview event tomorrow.
B.
Strong School Culture
Culture and classroom management:
Assembly today: Brittany Jourdan: behavior matrix, teach like a champion, SLANT position, working on classroom management and structure, avoiding power struggles, etc.
C.
Staffing Updates
Three resignations: 1 teacher, Inclusion Aide, and Operations Assistant. We will look to replace the Operations Assistant, and have plans for the others as well. Have added a seasoned math teacher to assist with first year teacher in an inclusion role.
D.
Attendance
Addressing chronic absences. Parent meetings, home visits. Hovering around 88%
E.
School Discipline
Increase in student suspensions with red card/ yellow card introductions. Various issues contribute to the numbers. Working on structures and seeing improvements already.
F.
10-12 Students
Not enrolled with Pathway, are able to compete in athletics, and receive instruction through K-12. Discipline is addressed differently; attendance is not required.
IV. Facility
A.
Update on Facility
College Park: renovation challenges with electrical, plumbing, and HVAC, creating negotiation opportunities, and making choices to remain under budget.
V. Finance
A.
Finance Update
Still waiting for the first funding from the state, as it does not come in until September, although our year began in July, so next month will look different moving forward. Need to monitor expenses and income balance, and we have federal funding, and expenditures may not match originally, but will be reimbursable later.
B.
Fundraising Update
It must be a priority, especially for renovations.
Abell Hangar- $50,000 request
On October 1, they will visit the Last round of NSVF, potentially $250,000
None this evening, this was an item addressed by the governance committee and put in place moving forward.