Wesley International Academy
Minutes
September Governance Meeting
Date and Time
Monday September 16, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Location
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Wesley Academy is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Governance Committee
Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime
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Committee Members Present
D. Hrabe (remote), D. Johnson (remote), J. Marshall (remote), K. Boyer (remote), K. Jones (remote), L. Price (remote), R. Goodman (remote)
Committee Members Absent
E. Cater, R. Moorman
Guests Present
C. Hudson (remote), C. Wyatt (remote), R. Edwards (remote), S. Finney (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Agenda
D.
Approve Minutes
II. Governance
A.
Governance Committee Membership
Does a quorum for committee include staff members and board members? The answer is yes. A quorum includes anyone that can vote on that committee.
Standing Members from school will be Lisa Price, Rachel Goodman,
Donica Johnson Jason Marshall, Board Members will be Kwende Jones, Doug Harbe Alvin Sumpter, Kate Boyer,Reginald Moorman and Ewa Cater all will be able to vote.
B.
Governance Committee Goals
C.
Select Co-Chair for Governance Committee
Donica Johnson noimated for Co Chair
D.
Discuss Recent Safety Issues at WIA
Evolve Security System is working well. We have detected and have turned people away.
It has added a true since of security for parents and staff. New Vestibule has helped
with traffic in our school and keeps parents in a waiting room and not walking halls.
We had a few difficulites at first, umbrellas, binders were setting off system. Now students know what to do if machine gives off warning.
E.
Board on Track Skills Assessment
Request all Board Members to go on Board on Track for skill assessment.
F.
Discuss Enrollment at WIA
Enrollment Updates: Donica shows slide of trends for the last 4 years,
2021 Augus 762
2022 August 704
2023 August 708
2024 August 776
Marketing for Enrollment: School Tours, Videos, Flyers, Social Media, Mailers, Google Ad,
School Choice Fair , Signage, Website
III. ED Goals for 2024-2025
A.
Strategic Plan
Strategic Plan to be completed by the end of May 2025. Implement Plan
for school year 2025-2026.
B.
Rentention and Succession
Retention has been great. 90% retention and succession plan for CFO.
C.
Academic Priority
Increase scores 3% in math and in ELA .
Strategic Plan
Develop a strategic plan to be approved and ready to implement in the 25-26 school year.
Rentention and Succession
Continue to maintain a healthy staff retention of 90% and create a Succession Plan for critical roles opening in the near term, with a specific focus on the CFO role. The CFO Succession Plan should be inclusive of a succession timeline with micro goals to ensure the intended outcome of a new CFO with the skill/leadership/culture fit is successfully met.
Academic Priority
Based on Milestone data, collectively increase the number of students who are proficient and/or exceed in Math and ELA by 3%. ( this is intended to read the 3% increase in Math can be a combination of an increase in proficiency and/or exceed categories)
attached are responsiblities for Governance.
1.Board Recruitment
2 Orientation and Training for New Board Members
3. Updates on Move
4 Efficency and effective of Board Meetings ( equity and bringing ideas to board)
5. Review of ByLaws
Kwende will fine tune goals and have ready for October Board Meeting