Paramount Schools of Excellence
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday June 13, 2017 at 5:30 PM
Location
3020 Nowland Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46201. Classroom 13
Directors Present
A. Bekele, B. Eldridge (remote), C. Park, H. Maurer, J. Amu, J. Hazzard, Jr., P. Blackard, T. Rude
Directors Absent
None
Ex Officio Members Present
T. Reddicks
Non Voting Members Present
T. Reddicks
Guests Present
Barb Richardson, Jasmin Birkett, Jessica Monk, Kyle Beauchamp, P. Purvis, Peggy Purvis, Scott Frye
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
T. Rude called a meeting of the board of directors of Paramount Schools of Excellence to order on Tuesday Jun 13, 2017 at 6:30 PM.
II. Public Comments
A.
Public Comments
No public comments
III. Consent Agenda Review and Approval
A.
Review and approval of May minutes
T. Rude made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 05-16-17 Board Meeting on 05-16-17.
P. Blackard seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Voucher approval for May
T. Rude made a motion to accept vouchers and financial report.
P. Blackard seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. Operations Report
A.
School Operations Report
- Scott Frye
- ISTEP scores will be coming out the week of June 19, 2017.
- ISTEP scores qualified the school for a 4 Star School which is in the top 20% for the state.
- No regrettable staff losses for the 2017-2018 school year.
- Starting the school year with a full staff. All new hires have been hired.
- Working with new School Administrators during the summer break. This will reduce the chaos starting the school year.
- Enrollment - making phone calls daily to confirm if student(s) will be attending.
- Waiting to receive all paperwork to confirm student's registration.
- Kyle Beauchamp
- Implemented a new hiring process for the current school that will be used for the new school.
- Will be using Teaching Fellows, Teach for America, Relay Teacher Fellowship.
B.
Network Operations Report
- Hannah Okerson
- The fiscal year end will be closing in two weeks.
- Will be going through the General Ledger to make sure all items are completed.
- Bookkeeping Plus will be asked to help for the upcoming audit.
- Audit will start on July 10th.
- Brittany Eldridge will have access to see what the auditors will be looking for.
- Brittany Eldridge will be available to help with year end closing.
- Barb Richardson
- Is attending another function this evening, Network 100.
V. New Business
A.
2017-2018 Budget Approval
P. Blackard made a motion to approve the 2017-2018 budget.
J. Amu seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Hap appreciated the time and effort that was put in to produce a well thought out budget.
B.
Debt Retirement
P. Blackard made a motion to to pay off the IFF debt up to $665,000.00.
J. Hazzard, Jr. seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Next Board Meetings
Next meeting scheduled for July 11, 2017.
B.
Adjourn Meeting
T. Rude made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
J. Hazzard, Jr. seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:06 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
T. Rude