S. Wilson Jones welcomed the board members and also introduced two guests, Amanda Hill Hennie, who is the incoming principal at KIPP Catto, and Patricia A. Hennessy, Esquire, who shared a presentation with the board to refresh them on their responsibilities as trustees.

N. Wiltshire spoke to the board and introduced them to Dr. Amanda Hill Hennie, who is the incoming principal at KIPP Catto. She then shared that the KIPP West Orchestra had been selected to perform in Orland for the KIPP Schools Summit. She also updated the board on various student engagement activities across the region, including student created campaign videos for kindergarten presidential elections and solar eclipse parties. She then moved to family engagement and shared that KIPP hosted a region-wide Ramadan Mubarak dinner for our Islamic students and families to build community relationships; it will be an annual tradition going forward. For staff engagement, the Regional Office hosted a Drop Everything and Read event during our staff meeting. Lastly, N. Wiltshire highlighted a couple of partnerships happening in schools, including an event with the Philadelphia Eagles Charitable Foundation that provided free eye screenings for our students and our annual partnership with the Howard University Alternative Spring Break program. 

K. Jones updated the board on the School Health Committee and compensation then asked R. Vieira to share a more detailed update. 

R. Vieira provided the board with an update on compensation and shared that hiring has begun on the new scales. 

M. Eigen then updated the board on the status of the new One KIPP curriculum adoption and the charter renewal process.

N. Wiltshire followed up with additional details on the charter currently in and entering the renewal process next year. 

H. Richman asked about communication with the Charter Schools Office and N. Wiltshire shared that we are in communication.  B. Cummings then asked about attendance and N. Wiltshire shared that attendance is something that all schools are working through. 

H. Richman asked when the curriculum changes be confirmed, and N. Wiltshire shared that the board will vote in September. 

V. Days provided the board with updates for KIPP Forward and the partnership with the Post-Secondary Collaborative. She then gave a post-secondary snapshot.  

K. Jones asked about challenges students are facing  and V. Days advised that most student struggle with time management, social issues, financial aid, and trusting relationships with advisors.  

V. Days then shared data on the correlation between high school and college GPA and information about the increase in Dual Enrollment participation. 

S. Wilson Jones asked about any social-emotional challenges alumni are facing and V. Days said we will have a better sense after fall matriculation. 

J. DeRivera provided the board with updates from the Development Committee, our progress-to-goals and the the Phillies Friendraiser event. There was also an update regarding future events.

A. Fullard stated that the Phillies event was outstanding, and he hopes we can host another event, and he enjoyed engaging with KIPP students.

J. DeRivera shared team next steps.

B. Cummings thanked the finance team for a great first year.

L. Li advised shared an update on the status of the FY24 YTD results and KIPP's S&P bond rating. 

L. Li  then updated on the FY25 budget and the Pandemic Support Fee. 

B. Cummings then presented a motion to approve for KIPP North and KIPP West. 

A. Aerts motioned and K. Jones seconded.  The motion was approved by the board.

A. Aerts discussed the board recruitment process and provided an update on the candidate profile. She then moved to the draft officer and committee slates and reminded board members to complete their self-assessments in Board on Track.

A. Aerts then introduced Patricia A. Hennessy, Esquire who shared a roles and responsibility presentation. 

After the presentation, S. Wilson-Jones and A. Aerts shared a reminder on the Board IT policy.