Ms. Izzo shared her report on upcoming events to include student appreciation month, field trips, and senior lunch dates. She also shared on a CTE teacher opening.

Ms. Izzo shared on professional development scheduled for November 14, as well as a community Food Bank event with the Salvation Army.

Ms. Izzo shared on enrollment of 263; up 28% from last month. She also shared on NWEA participation and data metrics.

Ms. Izzo shared on the student of the month and Employee of the month, Registrar, Jolee Billings. She also shared on courses and modules completed with 70% of students earning 2 credits per semester.

Lastly, Ms. Izzo shared on 39 projected graduates spread out between the January and June graduations.

Ms. Chase introduced Scott Nakon, a Michigan resident, who will be supporting the school. Mr. Nakon mentioned he looks forward to meeting the board in person and being involved with the school.

Ms. Magdaleno gave an update on insurance coverage and let the board know that the quotes were not in compliance with the authorizer. Wright Specialty gave a quote but had some discrepancies. He hopes to have it finalized by next week but will likely see a $20-30,000 increase in the policy premium due to the Board desiring an armed guard at the School. Ms. Chase suggested once quotes come in, she would like to review them in the pre-board meeting or finance committee meeting next month.

Ms. Chase gave a brief introduction on the new State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Glenn Maleyko, which will be begin in early December and may bring staff from the district he is from. 

Mr. Miller added that the board should have an answer to the pupil accounting appeal by sometime in late December.

Mr. Holmes gave a reminder on the December 10-11 MAPSA Symposium and invited the board to register and attend.

Mr. Cherry shared on the financials dashboard as of August 31, 2025, including the dashboard and detailed balance sheet. He also mentioned he is finishing up the audits to submit to the state by December 1.

Academic: Ms. Lepine spoke with Dr. Gibson last week and shared on enrollment, Special Education, and staffing.

Finance: Mr. Clark shared that he and Ms. Brown met with finance and shared on expenses and invoices that need to be sent to Accounts Payable in a timely manner.

Governance: Ms. Brown shared on the board retreat and needing to finalize Mr. Merante’s participation. She also needs to gather goals from the board members to discuss during the retreat. 

Mr. Merante shared on the state budget was approved. He also mentioned the 24-25 audit is due by November 1. He also spoke to Ms. Izzo about bringing students to a Spring event. 

After a brief discussion, the following action was taken to table the Commercial Insurance policy until the November board meeting.

Mr. Holmes shared on the charter contract amendment update which included curriculum changes that could be made and a deadline of February 1, 2026.

Next Board Meeting Date: November 12, 2025, at 6:00p