Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence
Minutes
Strategic Planning Quarterly Meeting
Date and Time
Monday October 7, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Committee Members Present
Denise Pagan-Vega (remote), Jennifer Wallace-Johnson (remote)
Committee Members Absent
James Lightfoot
Guests Present
Alton Jones (remote), Teremar Rodriguez-Vazquez
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Jennifer Wallace-Johnson called a meeting of the Strategic Planning Committee Committee of Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence to order on Monday Oct 7, 2024 at 5:30 PM.
II. Strategic Planning
A.
Discussion concerning the strategic planning committee goals, and progress
- Discussed the relevance led to a committee discussion about remimagining the Teacher/Pipeline initiative with local colleges/universities.
- Also discussed the possibility of exploring and Create Opportunities for Exploratory Learning, Develop Teacher Pipeline with local colleges & universities, Evaluate feasibility of expanding seats
- Teacher Pipeline with local colleges & universities: K.S reported that the efforts have not yielded return, and new approaches were being explored.
- Evaluate feasibility of expanding seats: Original initative to expand to middle school less attainable than originally believed (roadblocks/financing/competing priorities), and pursuing expansion to preschool believed to be a more efficient target.
- DIscussion with board about continued evaluation of feasibility of expanding seats, executing needs assessment and/or SWOT analysis
- Focus on what we have as opposed to adding a new grade; Intermediate strategic step: reallocate kindergarten to PK
- Objective 1
- Academic achievement outcomes are not where they need to be; another year of stagnant year of academic data
- Formulating strategies of financial planning
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jennifer Wallace-Johnson