Wesley International Academy
Minutes
December Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday December 5, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Location
Wesley International Academy Media Center
Directors Present
A. Hunter, D. Hrabe, E. Cater, G. Burnett (remote), K. Boyer, K. Jones, M. Guertin, O. Okwara, S. Williams (remote)
Directors Absent
None
Ex Officio Members Present
J. Marshall
Non Voting Members Present
J. Marshall
Guests Present
C. Hudson, C. Wyatt, D. Johnson, E. Moraga-Davis, L. Price (remote), R. Edwards, R. Goodman, S. Finney
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes from Special Meeting
show executive session in minutes
Close out at 8:00 not 8:30
D.
Community Comments
II. Board Chair Updates
A.
Select ED Goals Subcommittee
III. Executive Director Updates
A.
School Safety Survey Data
IV. Governance
A.
Enrollment Updates
Enrollment review common application
762 enrollment
Tours have started most popular questions.
Student ratio, curriculum and secruity.
B.
Recruitment of New Board Members
Mazie-Lynn and Ewa and Kwende to start on recruitment.
If anyone knows of someone that would be interested in being a Wesley Board Meeting
ask them to join a Governance Meeting.
C.
Governance Role for Move in 2025
Hold discussion until we get more information from APS.
V. Academics
A.
Attendance and Discipline Updates
94.5 % attendance rate
Repeated referrals down from 7 to 2 students
Make sure all teachers are on the same page before referrals are made.
Training for new teachers .
Teachers meet with their assigned mentors.
MYP referrals cut in half from last year.
B.
Overview of STEM and Additional Language
Takes 3 to 5 year for STEM certification
70% of students going to a school that does not offer mandrian
VI. Finance
A.
Brief Update of Financials (July-October 2023)
Clean audit no surprises.
Bamo (Accountant) gave Wesley a clean audit.
Great job by CFO and Business Manager
B.
Summary of Audit
Financials are good up to October .
Closing out Novemeber before holiday break.
Revision for 2023 Financials will be in January.
C.
Update 2023 Budget Revision (Enrollment and Staff Stipend Program)
Revision will be done for the next Finance Meeting.
D.
2024 4 Year Plan / Cash Flow Projections
Is a work in progress
VII. Executive Session
A.
New Contracts
B.
Leadership Staffing Discussion
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. Hunter |
Aye
|
| M. Guertin |
No
|
| K. Boyer |
Aye
|
| K. Jones |
Aye
|
| S. Williams |
Aye
|
| D. Hrabe |
Aye
|
| E. Cater |
Abstain
|
| G. Burnett |
Aye
|
| O. Okwara |
Aye
|
ED opens up with annoucing the Wesley Fun Run raised over $30k
Chili Cookoff and Literacy Night was very successful .
Completed Gym Renovation and Audio for Auditorium.
We had a very successful audit.
Attendance has been up to 98% with teachers.
Doinca Johnson gives survey on safety data:
Feedback parents and staff:
1. would you support screening devices?
2. Share additional comments (optional).
219 responses
150 yes
69 no
Staff:
59 responses
49 yes
10 no
In favor: Parents. 92 responses (parents)
parent comment, If this makes the shool safer
100 % needs to be done regardless of parental concern
Caution but in favor: Parents
I know its for the kids safety
Metal detecors ae necessay measure but how do we balance and
Not necesscary and make some children more anxious
Staff in favor: 24 responses
I want to feel safe at work
Whatever Wesley needs to do I will support it
With caution:
Wands would be great not metal detectors, they might make the school seem safe
Against
I think it would make things more serious. I dont think it ncessary for kindergarten.
Ewa Cater ask, did we have more responses than usual?
Usually about half of parents respond to surveys .
We use other resources for safety, drills, education etc
Secruity is brought up often in family tours.
Companies being considered are Open Gate, Garrett, Evolve.
Kate Boyer would like to get feedback from schools using it.
Implementation and roll out with other schools .
What is time frame?
Vote in April and install in summer.