H. Blumethal read the Mission Statement.

H. Blumenthal announced Sean Wilson was absent due to illness. Our Report Card now shows improvement from C to B.  The school is moving in the right direction.  The Parent Newsletter will now also be sent to Board Members.  He asked that Board Members utilize the Board Binder that Alison Anderson put together.  He urged all Board Members to RSVP on Board on Track, especially for committees.  Only 4 Board Members have made donations.  He reminded the Board that participation is important when seeking grants.  He stated the Proclamation for Marcus Reneau was very nice.  We had our first Executive Committee Meeting to discuss School Expansion.  Everyone is invited to those meetings.  He reminded the members to fill out the Ethics forms by going to the Web Site at Ethics.LA.GOV.  He reminded the members to review the Budget and Financials.  Any questions about the budget can be referred to Sean Wilson or Denise Deno. Lastly, he mentioned the email from Rosi Li, a Tulane student wishing that the members participate in a survey.  If any member wishes to participate, there are two ways to do so.  Members can either participate at a Board meeting or by theirself.  He said this can be discussed further at a later date.

S. Wilson was not in attendance to give the Head Report.

C. Allen explained the PPP is mandatory and must have board approval.  The actual PPP was signed and sent to the LA Board of Education because of its due date, however the majority of the language in the plan is either standard information, or "did apply to IHS." The PPP can be amended at a later date if necessary.

M. Roney briefly discussd the financials.  She said there was a downward trend but there was nothing that couldn't be reversed.

M. Roney reviewed th Surplus Spending Summary for the individual departments.  She said there was a small surplus deficit but there was no cause for concern.

M. Roney said the monthly report was being reinstated so members could look at projections.  She briefly went over committee activities.  She said it is the Board responsibility to ensure the school has adequate insurance coverage.  We are in compliance with this.  She said the committee would be devloping activities to be discussed at future meetings.  The next committee meeting is January 19th.

K. Katner explained there was no quorum at the committee meeting.  He said we were waiting on recommendations from our attorneys for our Grievance Policy.

H. Blumenthal said the first meeting was a good one.  A preliminary discussion was had about expansion of the school. 
According to Sean Wilson, we could reasonably fit 30 - 40 more students in the building.  He said because of our Type 2 Charter we draw from all over the state and not just Orleans Parish.  Points made at the meeting were the largest reason for failure is due to lack of resources and one reason for expansion is for our IB languages. He said the meeting was more of a brainstorming session.  It was productive but not concrete.  He said everyone is welcome to bring ideas to the table.