Compass Rose Public Schools

Compass Rose Board Meeting and Board Workshop

Published on January 16, 2024 at 7:28 AM CST
Amended on January 18, 2024 at 8:02 PM CST

Date and Time

Friday January 19, 2024 at 8:30 AM CST

Location

Compass Rose Network Offices

1777 NE Loop 410

Suite 101

San Antonio, Texas

Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of Compass Rose Public Schools will be held at the designated location on the above date and time. 

 

The meetings will occur via videoconference call with either a presiding officer present or a quorum physically present as permitted by the Open Meetings Act. A videoconference link can be found here:
https://compassroseschools-org.zoom.us/j/6973915740?pwd=Y0Z1a0VpdnloZmxsbXcxSXl6VnpYdz09 

A quorum of members of the Board will participate in the meetings and will be audible to the public.   

 

Members of the public may submit comments on any agenda items(s) of the Regular Meeting to pam.awbrey@compassroseschools.org before or during consideration of the item. Anyone wishing to speak must email Pamela Awbrey at least 10 minutes before the Regular Meeting start time.   

 

During the meeting, the Board will consider, discuss, and may take action upon any of the items on the agenda. Items will not necessarily be discussed or considered in the order they are printed on the agenda below. If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in an Executive or Closed session, the Board will convene in such Executive or Closed Session as permitted by and in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551. While some directors will join via videoconference, a quorum will be physically present at the posted location in accordance with the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Section 551.127. The videoconference will be conducted in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 552.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening of Board Workshop 8:30 AM
  A. Welcome Board FYI Paul Morrissey 30 m
II. Opening Items 9:00 AM
  A. Record Attendance   1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   1 m
III. Public Comment
IV. Consent Agenda 9:02 AM
  A. Approve minutes from December 1, 2023 board meeting Approve Minutes 1 m
     
  B. Contract Expenditures Vote Larry Ray Reed 2 m
  C. GPA and Ranking Policy Vote 1 m
V. Program Highlight 9:06 AM
  A. Impact FYI Ryane Burke 15 m
VI. Academics and Instruction 9:21 AM
  A. Academic Data FYI Ryane Burke 10 m
VII. Finance & Facility 9:31 AM
  A. Financial Audit Presentation & Approval Vote Phil Vaughan, CPA 15 m
  B. Resolution for Municipal Fairness Notice Vote Larry Ray Reed 5 m
   

HB1707, the “Municipal Fairness Bill,” requires political subdivisions to end local government discrimination against charter schools. It requires municipalities and other political subdivisions to treat charter schools the same as a local school district with regard to local regulations including zoning, project permitting, land development standards, and other site development. In order to access the benefit of this bill that passed, the Governing Body of the open-enrollment charter school must certify in writing that no administrator, officer, or employee of the charter school and no member of the governing body of the charter school or its charter holder derives any personal financial benefit from a real estate transaction with the charter school.

 
  C. Financial Reports FYI Larry Ray Reed 8 m
  D. Resolution for Chaplain Policy Vote Paul Morrissey 5 m
   

WHEREAS, Texas Senate Bill 763 (“SB763”) added chapter 23 to the Texas Education Code authorizing an open-enrollment charter school to employ, or accept as volunteers, chaplains; and 

 

WHEREAS, SB763 requires each governing body of an open-enrollment charter school to take a record vote not later than six months after the effective date of SB763 on whether to adopt a policy authorizing a campus of the district or school to employ or accept as a volunteer a chaplain under Chapter 23, Education Code, as added by SB763; and 

 
VIII. Look ahead to Spring 2024 10:04 AM
  A. Destiny Portable Project FYI Paul Morrissey 5 m
  B. School and People Acceleration Meetings FYI Pamela Awbrey 5 m
  C. Mid Year Reviews FYI Pamela Awbrey 5 m
  D. Re-Registration and Enrollment Season FYI Pamela Awbrey 5 m
  E. Stakeholder Input on 2030 Strategy Plan FYI Paul Morrissey 5 m
IX. Closing Items 10:29 AM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote 6 m
X. Board Workshop 10:35 AM
  A. Board Vision, Role, Strengths and Opportunities FYI Pamela Awbrey 60 m
  B. Board Growth FYI Pamela Awbrey 60 m
  C. Futuro Presentation FYI Daiana Lambrecht 30 m
  D. CEO Updates and Strategic Planning FYI Paul Morrissey 150 m
  E. Board Workshop Closing FYI Paul Morrissey 15 m