Kwende Jones (Board Chair) discussed training hours requirements for board members and reminded them to reach out if unclear about requirements. 

Jason , the Executive Director announced plans to transition Rachel Goodman Principal  to a Chief Academic Officer role, effective July 1, and he shared that Mr. Pavone would be leaving his position  as Assisatant Principal at the end of the year.   

Jason,  provided updates on the school's renovation progress, noting significant changes including new lighting and floors, and mentioned plans to arrange a tour for board members. He also highlighted Black History Month activities at the school. 

Jared Afferson a demographer, presented enrollment data, noting the school was at 68% economically disadvantaged students in October, slightly above the 65% target, and recommended lottery weight  to maintain this level. 

The meeting focused on the school's enrollment data and strategies for the upcoming academic year. Dr. Afferson  presented information on student enrollment, economically disadvantaged rates, and applicant pools, noting stability in overall numbers but an increase in kindergarten applicants. 

The group discussed the school's weighted lottery system and the recommendation to maintain a weight of 1 for the 2026-2027 academic year, which would help keep the economically disadvantaged student percentage around the goal of 65%. 

They also reviewed strategies for offering seats to potential students and managing wait lists. The board was set to vote on Dr. Afferson's recommendations after the meeting.

Rachel presented academic updates for both PYP and MYP, highlighting improvements in CCRPI scores. PYP showed a 5-point increase to 73.3, while MYP improved to 71. Both programs out performed the state in progress and closing the gap scores. 

The content mastery score, which measures student proficiency, increased from 44 to 51 in PYP and from 47 to 54 in MYP. Despite these successes, Rachel noted that content mastery remains an area for improvement. 

The team discussed the challenges of obtaining information and training as a charter school, compared to district schools. They emphasized the autonomy of charter schools to implement their own programs and make quick changes when needed.

Academic Excellence goals are to increase scores by 3% in writing, measured by internal writing asseessment, increase 3% for  reading  measured by GMAS and  3% for math measured by GMAS.  

Each grade level will collaboratively develop a minimum of 1 STEM unit.

Target Support Improvement Plan:

Dr. Edwards presented reason why Wesley is on TSI list.  Due to underperformance in special education students' language arts  proficiency.  Wesley identified 17 students in grades 3-5 who need improvement, with 9 showing high growth and 4 high achievement on recent MAP assessments.  The school implemented additional support measures including increased coaching.  Saturday tutorials, and  heavy emphasis on reading and writing instruction. Also  noting a decline in winter MAP scores but anticipating continued growth.

Dr.  Edwards provided an update on the Spanish integration plan, which will roll out slowly starting with 6th grade next year. The program aims to offer one high school credit for Spanish and with two  high school credits  for Chinese in the future. 

Discussed leadership changes and new positions.

Once back in the main session, Kate made a motion to recommend a 3% merit increase for Jason Marshall based on his 2024-2025 Executive Director Performance Review. Reggie seconded. All in favor; no opposed, no abstaining.

Notes were not provided on this subject