Paramount Schools of Excellence

Paramount Board of Directors Public Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday December 13, 2022 at 5:30 PM EST

Location

Paramount Online Academy Training Room

1203 E. St. Clair Street

Indianapolis, IN 46202

*Enter through Door 8

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   Mary Laflin 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Tom Rude 1 m
II. Public Comments 5:32 PM
  A. Public Comments FYI 5 m
III. Consent Agenda Review and Approval 5:37 PM
  A. Review and Approve Minutes Vote Tom Rude 3 m
   

October and November board meeting minutes will be reviewed, and the board will vote.

 
  B. Voucher Approval Vote Marcus Miller 3 m
IV. New Business 5:43 PM
  A. Calendar Approval Vote Tara Gustin 3 m
   

The board will be voting to approve the 23-24 and 24-25 school year calendars for all Paramount campuses. 

 
  B. PSOE Historical Student Data FYI Kyle Beauchamp 5 m
   

Kyle Beauchamp and the academic team have compiled historical data on students' academic success with state testing based on the number of years that students have been enrolled at Paramount. 

 
  C. Quarter 1 Financial Review Discuss Marcus Miller 10 m
   

PSOE's CFO, Marcus Miller, will review the Quarter 1 budget to actuals with the school board.

 
  D. Closing IPS Student Priority Vote Tommy Reddicks 3 m
   

The board will vote to determine whether PSOE will provide priority access for students coming from closing IPS schools on Enroll Indy. This priority would be in addition to the school's other priority access for siblings of existing students and students of staff and board members. 

 
  E. McKinney-Vento Policy Vote Tara Gustin 3 m
   

PSOE has updated the McKinney-Vento Network Policy to refine language and update titles and liaison information. The governance committee has reviewed this policy, and the school is seeking a board vote to approve the policy. 

 
V. Operations Reports 6:07 PM
  A. Navigation Team FYI Tommy Reddicks 5 m
  B. Principal Report FYI Dr. Brandalyn Hayes 5 m
   

Paramount Online Academy's principal, Dr. Brandalyn Hayes, will provide the school board an update on the school.

 
VI. Closing Items 6:17 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Tom Rude 1 m
  B. Next Meeting FYI Tom Rude 1 m
   

The next board meeting will take place on Friday, January 13th at 9:00am. This will be a brief public board meeting held via Zoom prior to the board retreat which will take place for the remainder of that day. 

 

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83211301912

 
  C. Executive Session Discuss Tommy Reddicks 15 m
   

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