Pathway Academy
Minutes
January 2026 Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday February 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Directors Present
C. Weaver (remote), J. De La Garza, K. Griffin (remote), M. Mouton (remote), T. Farley (remote)
Directors Absent
J. Green, N. Eleda
Guests Present
T. McCalister
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. CEO Support And Eval
A.
Superintendent Evaluation Process Update
III. TPCSA Updates
A.
Updates
Shared updates, share story and complete policy survey to help.
IV. Facility & Operations
A.
Policy on School Prayer
Green, Garza, and McCalister to dive into policy and will have a recommendation at the February meeting.
B.
Facility Update
Still working on the roof insurance regarding the new building. Holding off on the additional offer for the rest of the building, while working on financial positions, looking forward, long-range planning, and starting to renegotiate services.
Another RFP for a contractor has been put out; the second came close but was unable to meet our needs.
Also looking at local subcontractors in the meantime. Looking to start working on the new facility at the end of the month. We have the new plans from the architect.
May consider a special meeting if needed for approval of the general contractor.
C.
Enrollment Update
Enrollment at 112. We have already put out the application and already have students submitting. Have some enrollment events coming up. Consider allowing upper grades to include students who have been with us in K-12 this year, and also working on an enrollment tracker.
D.
Public Notification & Public Comment Procedures
3-minute limit, response from board members not required, cannot pass off time to another, special board meeting can be called if 5 or more people are on a special topic.
E.
Apply for Federal Grant Funds
Will be applying for federal grants, ESSA, IDEA, Title 1, 63% eco. dis. and Title 2,
F.
Title I Campus Needs Assessment
Campus needs assessment meeting on Wednesday to look at where money would be best allocated.
V. Finance
A.
Financial Updates
Enrollment is down, and we are working on recruitment. Reviewing expenditures for mission-critical as well as staff ratios. May look at the need to request waivers due to the weather event last week. Cash on hand is an area of focus. Looking at areas that we needed to get coded correctly, so indicators can be more accurate.
B.
Fundraising Updates
Clay Shoot coming up May 15. Raised 40K last year, looking for another good year.
Goals for Dr. McCalister: asked for input, enrollment/ retention, back office budget alignment, staffing roles.
Will meet in executive session at the next meeting to discuss and refine them and complete the full evaluation by May.