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Minutes

Pathway September Meeting

Meeting of the Full Board

Date and Time

Monday September 23, 2024 at 6:00 PM

Location

Zoom

 

 

Directors Present

J. De La Garza (remote), K. Griffin (remote), N. Eleda (remote), T. Farley (remote)

Directors Absent

C. Strande, J. Green

Guests Present

T. McCalister (remote), T. Moore (remote), Tiffany Ruiz (remote)

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 Sep 23, 2024 at 6:07 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

K. Griffin made a motion to approve the minutes from Pathway August Board Meeting on 08-15-24.
T. Farley seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Adopt the Budget. Fiscal Year, and Meeting Calendar

A.

Adopt Fiscal Year

K. Griffin made a motion to Adopt a Fiscal Year running from July 1st- June 30th.
T. Farley seconded the motion.

July 1 - June 30

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Adopt TEA Submitted Budget

K. Griffin made a motion to Approve the budget that was submitted to TEA in the application process.
J. De La Garza seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

C.

Adopt Board Meeting Calendar

J. De La Garza made a motion to Adopt a calendar to meet on the 4th Monday of each month at 6 pm.
K. Griffin seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

III. Vote on Board Member Roles

A.

Roles

T. Farley made a motion to Vote Kristi Griffin as Secretary.
N. Eleda seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
T. Farley made a motion to Judge Timothy Green as Vice President.
K. Griffin seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

IV. Academic Excellence

A.

Student Recruitment

Updates from the fair and recruitment efforts and intent to enroll numbers.

B.

Overview of Academics to Date

Tiffany Ruiz provided updates on the curriculum. ESF 5.3, data tracking for student progress on curriculum and different formats for students to track progress and keep all stakeholders informed.

 

Updates on other areas of content preparation.

V. Superintendent Supports

A.

Back Office Supports

K. Griffin made a motion to Make Charter School Success the platform for back-office support for Pathway Academy.
T. Farley seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

VI. Fundraising Committee

A.

Progress and Plans

Progress is good, but I would like to ramp it up. 

Diamondback $7,500 sponsorship for Clayshoot.

Silent Auction items

Individual contribution at the fundraiser dinner $1,000

 

Sydney: Enchanted theme, Dance venue pricing 6-8k for 250 people plus 1,000 cleaning fee- March 28/29

Bingo

 

VII. Facility

A.

CCC

The walkthrough was good, but some small items need to be corrected to follow code E. 

B.

College Park Building

Asbestos found on the floor must be addressed with either professional abatement or suitable coverage. Additionally, we will need a new roof, and there are ongoing issues with the HVAC and electrical systems in the building.

 

Christine Gendron: Permian Strategic Partnership will submit a proposal for facilities to support quality public schools. 

 

Joel: coordinating with a contractor for potential numbers on work that needs to be done. 

VIII. Finance

A.

Finance Update

Due to technical difficulties, we will move the finance update to next month. 

IX. Governance

A.

School Board Training

Options for completing the required trainings.

B.

Vote on adding new Board Member

X. Other Business

A.

Curriculum Purchase Update

OER Carnegie- Math

Stemscopes- Science

Savaas Learning-RLA

McGraw Hill- Social Studies

B.

Contracted Professionals

Christine Gendron- Wheels on the Bus, project management work for fund development.

 

C.

Positions, Roles, Responsibilities, and Expectations of Pathway Stakeholders

XI. 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 7:22 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
T. Farley