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San Antonio STEAM Academy

Special Board Meeting: Strategic Planning for Organizational Transition

Published on February 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM CST

Date and Time

Thursday February 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM CST

Location

San Antonio STEAM Academy

6127 Summer Fest Drive

San Antonio, Texas 78244

 

Location: School Cafe

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SAN ANTONIO STEAM ACADEMY

 

Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of San Antonio Preparatory Schools will be held on Thursday, February 13th, beginning at 5:30 p.m. CST. The meeting will be held at San Antonio STEAM Academy, 6127 Summer Fest Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78244. 

 

Items will not necessarily be discussed or considered in the order they are printed on the agenda below. If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in an executive or closed session, the Board will convene in such executive or closed session as permitted by and in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. 

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Vivian Maner 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Vivian Maner
  C. Strategic Planning for Organizational Transition Discuss Vivian Maner 30 m
   

Discussion and Possible Action on Charter Renewal Status

 

  • Review the TEA Non-Renewal Notice and the rationale provided for the decision.
     
  • Discuss 19 TAC §100.1039 regarding non-renewal factors, including:
    • Academic Performance – Scaled scores for 2022-2023 and 2023-2024.
       
    • Financial Performance – Substandard Charter FIRST rating (2021-2022) due to revenue concerns, debt service coverage, and administrative cost ratio (per Article XIV of the charter contract).
  • Discuss the right to request an informal review and meeting with the Commissioner of Education under TEC §12.116 and 19 TAC §157.1123.
     
  • Discuss the right to petition SOAH for a formal review of the non-renewal under TEC §12.1141(g).
  
  D. Board Resolution: Board Resolution to Appeal TEA’s Non-Renewal Decision Vote Vivian Maner 5 m
   
  • Discuss potential legal and procedural steps in the appeal process.
     
  • Vote on the approval of the resolution.
  
II. Closing Items 6:06 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote

In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act (Subchapters D and E of Ch. 551, Tex. Gov’t Code), the Board may enter closed meeting to deliberate any subject authorized by Subchapter D that is listed on the Agenda for this meeting. 


Any final action, decision, or vote on a subject deliberated in closed meeting will be taken in an open meeting held in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act.