Pathway Academy
Minutes
March Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday March 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Location
Via Zoom
Directors Present
C. Strande (remote), C. Weaver (remote), J. Green (remote), K. Griffin (remote), N. Eleda (remote), T. Farley (remote)
Directors Absent
J. De La Garza
Guests Present
Alison Ford (remote), DeAnna Clavell (remote), T. McCalister, T. Moore
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Academic Excellence
A.
Academic Excellence
B.
Teacher Commitments
There has been discussion about adding an AP position. A 215K gap exists because we did not receive the charter school growth fund. We are looking to close that gap. We are looking at hiring authority and will get clarification.
Offers given:
Theresa Mandersky - ELA
Jennifer Thomas - SPED
Jennifer Hart- Teacher apprentice
Arelle Young- PIEMS
Hiring workbook-
Discussion on certification and pay scales. Able to pay TIA will also help.
C.
TPCSA Updates
Kristi Griffin, updates from TPCSA on advocacy, funding, bills, etc.
III. Fundraising
A.
Fund Development
315K from PSP, 100,000 for teacher training. 185K for 1st fiscal year is still coming. New School Venture fund in progress, 215k already and looking for another 215K in August. The term sheet for a loan to pay off in 5 years.
School lunch program: looking at options for payment and particular vendors.
IV. Facility
A.
CCC
The lease is signed. We will start paying on April 5th. E3 will be our internet provider, and we will utilize e-rates.
B.
College Park Building
Lawyers are finishing up, and we are looking to get insurance rates. We already have insurance coverage for the leased building.
C.
Tech Lab Bid
Discussion around bids and access being updated.
V. Superintendent Supports
A.
School Support
Teacher professional development.
Fujimoto-April 5
VI. Finance
A.
Finance Update
We discussed the AP earlier. Updates were given by CSS after the executive session.
VII. Governance
A.
Governance Policy Vote
B.
Policy Adoption
C.
Vice Chair Election
VIII. Other Business
A.
Contracted Professionals
Adrien Greene is still doing our social media.
CSS-DeAnna is still meeting once a week, working with Tommy on processes for vendors.
Charter Source, Alison, Kate, updating the dashboard and helping with literacy.
IX. Executive Session
A.
Closed session
The session lasted from 8:25 to 8:56 pm, and no actions were taken from the executive session.
Enrollment: 150 students have submitted applications, and we shared a possible master schedule, which would accommodate 172 students. We are working with Building 21 to produce competency-based work on the profile of a graduate and areas of competency. We are concept mapping from competencies with alignment to teks. Received clarification on converting from competency-based to number grades for GPA calculation.