Paramount Schools of Excellence
Minutes
February Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday February 12, 2019 at 5:30 PM
Location
3020 Nowland Ave, Indianapolis IN, 46201
Directors Present
A. Bekele, C. Park (remote), J. Amu, J. Hazzard, Jr., T. Rude (remote)
Directors Absent
B. Eldridge, M. Bishop, P. Blackard
Ex Officio Members Present
T. Reddicks
Non Voting Members Present
T. Reddicks
Guests Present
Beth Barton, Dan Goldblatt, J. Monk, Monica Hingst, Sarah Tague
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
J. Hazzard, Jr. called a meeting of the board of directors of Paramount Schools of Excellence to order on Tuesday Feb 12, 2019 at 5:31 PM.
II. Public Comments
A.
Public Comments
No public comment was made
B.
Presentation by EDIN
S. Tague presented on the purpose and mission of EDIN: Connecting people and places on the East Side of Indianapolis
Neighborhood grants have 3 tracks: communication, image, video
They are funded through the Nottingham Group - they made a 3 year commitment
They are requesting to partner and fund a $10,000 grant request in exchange for a seat on the EDIN Board.
PSOE can also make connections within interested parties in the area.
They are hosting the Eastside games and Pi Day.
They are just under 1 year old and have 6 members.
The geographic location is Meridian to Post and 30th to Prospect.
T. Reddicks spoke about how TURN and EDIN's efforts are connected to expand the impact beyond Brookside.
All members are residents of East Side neighborhoods and hold positions within their neighborhood associations.
T. Rude is in favor of moving forward to vote on the $10,000 ask.
Neighborhood grants have 3 tracks: communication, image, video
They are funded through the Nottingham Group - they made a 3 year commitment
They are requesting to partner and fund a $10,000 grant request in exchange for a seat on the EDIN Board.
PSOE can also make connections within interested parties in the area.
They are hosting the Eastside games and Pi Day.
They are just under 1 year old and have 6 members.
The geographic location is Meridian to Post and 30th to Prospect.
T. Reddicks spoke about how TURN and EDIN's efforts are connected to expand the impact beyond Brookside.
All members are residents of East Side neighborhoods and hold positions within their neighborhood associations.
T. Rude is in favor of moving forward to vote on the $10,000 ask.
C.
Vote on EDIN Donation
T. Rude made a motion to Approve the initial $10,000 donation to EDIN for one year.
J. Hazzard, Jr. seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. Consent Agenda Review and Approval
A.
Review and approve minutes.
J. Amu made a motion to approve minutes from the Board of Directors Meeting on 12-11-18 Board of Directors Meeting on 12-11-18.
A. Bekele seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Voucher approval
J. Hazzard, Jr. made a motion to Approve.
J. Amu seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. New Business
A.
Financial and Budget Discussion
T. Reddicks stated we should be ready to move for a vote on the CRM project by the March Board meeting.
C. Park stated a concern was that K. Burkopes would have to let his student team go and asked for clarification.
T. Reddicks replied K. Burkopes was anticipating a quicker start, which impacted the staffing configuration.
C. Park requested Tommy go back to K. Burkopes to get more information on timeline needs.
T. Rude requested to know when K. Burkopes and our attorneys are ready to move forward.
The draft budget has been sent out twice, and more information will be provided in Committee
C. Park stated a concern was that K. Burkopes would have to let his student team go and asked for clarification.
T. Reddicks replied K. Burkopes was anticipating a quicker start, which impacted the staffing configuration.
C. Park requested Tommy go back to K. Burkopes to get more information on timeline needs.
T. Rude requested to know when K. Burkopes and our attorneys are ready to move forward.
The draft budget has been sent out twice, and more information will be provided in Committee
B.
HR Policy for Background Checks
J. Amu inquired if this was a new policy. T. Reddicks stated it was a new policy that we can review during committee.
T. Rude made a motion to table to this until committee. Motion passed.
T. Rude made a motion to table to this until committee. Motion passed.
C.
Revised Calendar Approval
J. Hazzard, Jr. made a motion to approve calendars as presented.
J. Amu seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Operations Report
A.
Operations Report
Nothing else was added outside of what was written in the Operations Report.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Next Meeting
The next meeting will be March 12.
B.
Upcoming Events
Monica Hingst shared out more information about the Board Recruitment event on March 14th at the Rathskeller.
T. Rude, B. Richardson, and J. Monk will be in attendance.
C. Park requested information on attending. J.Monk will send this to him.
T. Rude, B. Richardson, and J. Monk will be in attendance.
C. Park requested information on attending. J.Monk will send this to him.
C.
Adjourn Meeting
J. Hazzard, Jr. made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
J. Amu 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 6:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Monk
D.
Committee Meetings
The Governance Committee met to discuss the policy review project that will take place according to the timeline T. Rude shared out at the Board Retreat.
J. Monk will share out the complete list of existing Board and School policies with the last revision date ranked in order of attention. She will also create a Google Drive folder that will allow all Board Members to made edits to existing policies.
The Finance Committee met to discuss the revisions T. Reddicks made to the 2019-2020 organizational budget draft.
J. Monk will share out the complete list of existing Board and School policies with the last revision date ranked in order of attention. She will also create a Google Drive folder that will allow all Board Members to made edits to existing policies.
The Finance Committee met to discuss the revisions T. Reddicks made to the 2019-2020 organizational budget draft.