Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence
Minutes
Strategic Planning Quarterly Meeting
Date and Time
Monday January 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Location: Zoom
Committee Members Present: Jennifer Wallace-Johnson (remote), Denise Pagan (remote), and Alton Jones (remote)
Guests Present: Kendra Salvador (remote)
Committee Members Present
Denise Pagan-Vega (remote), James Lightfoot (remote), Jennifer Wallace-Johnson (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
Alton Jones (remote), Kendra Salvador (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Jennifer Wallace-Johnson called a meeting of the Strategic Planning Committee of Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence to order on Monday Jan 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM.
II. Strategic Planning
A.
Board Discussion
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
Committee discussion continued concerning the strategic planning goals and modifying/changing directions concerning the teacher pipeline and expansion goals.
-Preschool expansion; The Committee supports exploring this option as potentially more feasible first expansion
-Kendra to explore parameters of charter and seat re-allocation
-committee believes expanding downward lays a good foundation for future retainment/expansion plans
-committee to present ideas to the board at large
-Teacher Pipeline: working with lower-level credentialed individuals on different pathways to teaching licensure with the support of the school through different incentives/positions; opportunities
-JWJ to connect K.S and STCC for ECE partnership possibilities