1. Consent Agenda: reminder to the board of the purpose of the consent agenda to streamline voting and efficiency. It will be used to group routine items or items that historically haven't required further discussion ie committee votes, updates and minor policy adjustments. At any time, a board member may pull an item out of the consent agenda for discussion and a stand alone vote.
2. Community Comments: reminder to the community to sign up for Community Comment section, which is where community members can state comments, opinions or thoughts. Electronic sign up link is provided in Wesley Weekly and will also live on website. Link closes 10 minutes before meeting. Each member who has signed up as three minutes during this section of the board meeting. It is not a Q&A. The board will hear the comments and take them under advisement. At no time is this to be used for individual student or staff needs; these can be addressed individually. Beginning at the December board meeting, the chat will be closed to the public (individual direct message to the host will remain active) to further encourage community members to fully utilize the Community Comments process. 

No community comments 

Board Training: virtually on October 22nd facilitated by Morgan Felts, who led our most recent strategic planning process. 

Mr. Marshall introduced the new CFO, Marcus Kirk, who will overlap with Lisa Price through December prior to her retirement and discussed the school's strategic plan, academic structure designed to support the strategic pillars highlighting academic rigor, and the upcoming launch of the ask West app. See slide deck in this meeting packet for additional details on the strategic pillars, and academic structure attached. 

Dr. Edwards reported that the annual fundraiser had reached 71% of its $25,000 goal and shared updates on the renovated garden and ongoing parent-teacher conferences. Parent Teacher conferences wrap up on October 12th; if parents have not yet scheduled a conference, they should reach out individually to their child's teacher. 

Mrs. Goodman presented academic data showing growth in math, science, and social studies, flagged we are still waiting on ELA scores and anticipate receiving them in November. She outlined the focus on tier one instruction, universally designed instruction, and stem certification and highlighted the AEC goals: 

• Create a screen time policy for grades K–8
• Create an AI usage policy for grades K–8
• Create a standardized data reporting calendar to provide a more consistent, proactive approach to reviewing academic data

See slide deck included in this meeting packet for additional information and data. 

Donica Johnson provided an update on enrollment numbers; sitting at 780 enrolled. 

Lisa Price provided a high level update on the financials, noting that the school was within budget and that the annual audit was unremarkable. August Financials statements can be found in this meeting packet.