Pathway Academy
Minutes
November Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday November 25, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Location
Zoom
Directors Present
C. Weaver (remote), J. De La Garza (remote), K. Griffin (remote), N. Eleda (remote), T. Farley (remote)
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
Adrienne Green (remote), Alison Ford (remote), Alissa Crabtree (remote), Beth Finch (remote), DeAnna Clavell (remote), Dr. Robertson (remote), Dr. Sheila Kay Sherman (remote), Jade Bowen (remote), Jean Cornelius (remote), Jordan Elliott (remote), Kate Mazurek (remote), Laura Jandle (remote), T. McCalister (remote), T. Moore (remote), Tiffany Ruiz (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Academic Excellence
A.
Student Recruitment
B.
Overview of Academics to Date
Academic Updates from Tiffany Ruiz and Dr. Robertson
Ruiz-
Building space needs
Curriculum alignment with TEKS
Carnegie- Math
Stemscopes- Science
McGraw Hill- RLA/Social Studies
PD days starting on Jan 18, Feb 8 March , April , May
June and July PD Days
Competency Chart
Robertson-
Empower Student Management- MTSS, quotes
Service Providers- made contact, speech, OT, counseling, therapy, evaluations, ARD facilitation
Introduction to Tabatha Grigg
C.
Kristi Griffin - TPCSA Update
Presentations from TPCSA
III. Fundraising Committee
A.
Grant Updates
Working on Grant submissions. Christine Gendron: PSP, Dora Roberts Rehabilitation, Dora Roberts Foundation, Seed Grant, LASO- Learning Acceleration Support Opportunities
B.
Dance
Sydney: Pricing for the venue has been discussed. March 29th
C.
Clay Shoot Update
Keystone Energy was brought on today, and we now have 4 sponsors. The goal is 150,000, Date April 11
IV. Facility
A.
CCC
Tommy Moore: Dec. 3 to sign a lease with the church; code updates are already done. CCC took care of these — technology quotes next month. Food services are a hurdle to overcome; Western Food Services cannot accommodate federal nutrition guidelines.
B.
College Park Building
Plan to move to year 2, so renovations are a priority to get started. The technology quote next month will include this facility.
V. Superintendent Supports
A.
Crabtree Consulting
Alissa Crabtree Coaching Collaborative information.
VI. Finance
A.
Finance Update
Tommy Moore, little change.
Waiting for CSP reimbursements to be ready to go.
B.
Approve Fiscal Management Policy
C.
Approve Federal Programs Manual
VII. Other Business
A.
Contracted Professionals
Charter School Success: Back office providers- Jordan Elliott
Adrienne Green- Paint the Town Blue, Commercial, Salvation Army bell ringing, social media opportunities, taking over the website
Christine Gendron- Project Management: working on a communication plan including newsletters
We are at 70 who intend to enroll. Working on other touchpoints for recruiting.
Meet the Hawks
Trunk or Treat
Feast of Sharing
Charter Source recruiting updates - Kate Mazurek
The transition from intent to enroll to sending applications by Dec. 20 - Tommy Moore