Paramount Schools of Excellence
Minutes
Paramount Board of Directors Public Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday June 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Location
1203 E. St. Clair St. Indianapolis, IN 46202
(Enter through Door 8)
Directors Present
A. Bekele, B. Eldridge (remote), E. Mendez (remote), J. Amu (remote), M. Bishop, T. Rude (remote)
Directors Absent
J. Hazzard, Jr., J. Phillips
Ex Officio Members Present
T. Reddicks
Non Voting Members Present
T. Reddicks
Guests Present
Bre Petty (remote), Brent Eskridge (remote), Chris Larson (remote), Cory Iwaszewski (remote), D. Burroughs (remote), D. Kelly (remote), D. Taylor (remote), Danny Holle (remote), Dre Knox (remote), Elizabeth Bishop (remote), Hanan Abdelmassah (remote), Jessica English (remote), Justin Braun (remote), K. Beauchamp, Keeane Gomez (remote), Ken Barlow (remote), Kendall Covington (remote), Kensi Sauley (remote), L. Hopman (remote), L. Lucas (remote), Linda Hicks (remote), M. Laflin (remote), Michelle Meador (remote), Molly Provost (remote), Peter Welsh, Rafi Nolan Abrahamian (remote), Rebecca Norman (remote), Robin Love (remote), Robyn Rutar (remote), S. Sims, T. Gustin, T. Palacios, Tashi Copeland (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Public Comments
A.
Public Comments
III. Consent Agenda Review and Approval
A.
Review and Approve May Minutes
B.
Voucher Approval
Each consent agenda includes minutes from the prior month's meeting(s) and the monthly financial packet, including monthly vouchers.
IV. New Business
A.
HR Retirement Representative
Tiffany Palacios, Paramount's Chief of Human Resources, and Pete Welsh with Invest presented an overview of the PSOE 403b plan.
B.
Vote on Subcontractor: Milestone
C.
Vote on Resolution for EFF Loan
D.
PSOE Core Values
Tommy Reddicks reviewed the draft of the PSOE core values that the team has worked on to refine these for the organization.
E.
Vote to Approve 25-26 Budget
F.
Credit Card Policy Discussion
Tommy Reddicks and Scott Sims discussed ways that the organization can add additional checks and balances with our credit card usage to ensure responsible practices with the use of PSOE funds.
G.
AJB Partnership Agreement
V. Operations Reports
A.
Navigation Team Reports
The chief executives, executives, and school leaders started June with retreat meetings to start planning for the upcoming school year. Academic data is still being finalized for the 24-25 school year, and Kyle Beauchamp will be ready to present that to the board next month. Construction at Girls IN STEM Academy should be done in the coming weeks, and South Bend construction is officially underway.
B.
School Operations Reports
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
B.
Next Meeting
Date: July 15, 2025
Time: 5:30 pm
Zoom link: https://us06web/zoom/us/j/81567255132
Location: 1203 E. St. Clair St. Indianapolis, IN 46202, enter through door 8
VII. Executive Session
A.
Minutes
The PSOE Board of Directors as authorized by statute, specifically Indiana Code 5-14-1.5-6.1.b, met in executive session in the Navigation Office Training Room (1203 E. St. Clair Street Indianapolis, IN 46202) for the following statutorily authorized purpose: Contract negotiations pursuant to [e.g., Indiana Code 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(2)(A)] and Real property transactions including the purchase, lease, or sale of real estate by the governing body, pursuant to [e.g., Indiana Code 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(2)(D)]. The meeting began at 6:20 pm and ended at 6:45 pm. It is certified that no subject matter was discussed other than those specifically allowed and referenced above.
No members of the public wished to make a comment.