Pathway Academy

Minutes

May Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday May 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Location

706 E 12th Street

Directors Present

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

Directors Absent

None

Guests Present

DeAnna Clavell, Kate Mazurek, T. McCalister (remote), T. Moore

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 Thursday May 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

J. Green made a motion to approve the minutes from April Board Meeting on 04-28-25.
K. Griffin seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Academic Excellence

A.

TPCSA Updates

TPSCA Updates

III. Personnel

A.

Staff Commitments

Almost fully staffed, still need a curriculum coach, have a couple of good interviews coming up.

IV. Fundraising

A.

TRANSACTION AUTHORIZATION/RESOLUTION

J. Green made a motion to to sign the resolution to approve the signing of the loan as presented.
K. Griffin seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

V. Facility

A.

CCC

EM3 subcontracts to AT&T and will not be able to be installed until July discharge fee was waived. Choosing to go with Vero, a one-year contract, saved money, and no new construction was necessary. 

 

RFP for furniture is out, providing floor plans for quotes for furniture.

B.

Donated Facility

VI. Superintendent Supports

A.

Updates

All the support helps us get going and ready to start. We need to look at getting another board member and someone to take on the governance piece. We're also looking to have a board retreat, possibly on a Saturday. 

VII. Finance

A.

Finance Update

DeAnna Clavell with Charter School Success (CSS) updates on finances. The new fiscal year starts on July 1. 

VIII. Governance

A.

Policy Adoption

May need a special session to approve upcoming policies; those should be coming soon. 

B.

Budget Talk School Year 2025 - 2026

IX. 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 7:48 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
J. De La Garza