Paramount Schools of Excellence
Minutes
Board of Directors
Date and Time
Tuesday February 11, 2020 at 5:30 PM
Location
3020 Nowland Ave
Public Meeting Notice of Paramount Schools of Excellence Board of Directors
3020 Nowland Ave
Room 14
Please call 317-519-4588 if you need entry to the building.
Board of Directors Meeting
February 11, 2020
5:30-6:15 PM
•
Executive Session as needed
ICS-14-3-4(b)(2)(D)
6:30 PM
3020 Nowland Ave
Room 14
Please call 317-519-4588 if you need entry to the building.
Board of Directors Meeting
February 11, 2020
5:30-6:15 PM
•
Executive Session as needed
ICS-14-3-4(b)(2)(D)
6:30 PM
Directors Present
A. Bekele, B. Eldridge (remote), J. Amu, J. Hazzard, Jr. (remote), M. Bishop (remote), P. Blackard, T. Rude
Directors Absent
C. Park
Guests Present
B. Richardson, Chris Larson, Christina Franz, Darius Sawyers, H. Okerson, J. Monk, Kensi Sauley, Kyla Ryan, Mary Laflin, Rhonda Grady, Scott Frye, Stefani Hanes, T. Palacios, Tyler Dickey
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 Feb 11, 2020 at 5:33 PM.
II. Public Comments
A.
Public Comments
No one from the public wished to make a comment.
III. Consent Agenda Review and Approval
A.
Review and approve minutes.
T. Rude made a motion to approve the minutes from Board of Directors - Public Session on 01-17-20.
J. Amu seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| B. Eldridge |
Aye
|
| C. Park |
Absent
|
| J. Hazzard, Jr. |
Aye
|
| M. Bishop |
Aye
|
| J. Amu |
Aye
|
| A. Bekele |
Aye
|
| P. Blackard |
Aye
|
| T. Rude |
Aye
|
B.
Voucher Approval
T. Rude made a motion to Approve the voucher as distributed.
J. Amu seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Hazzard, Jr. |
Abstain
|
| P. Blackard |
Aye
|
| A. Bekele |
Aye
|
| T. Rude |
Aye
|
| C. Park |
Absent
|
| M. Bishop |
Aye
|
| B. Eldridge |
Aye
|
| J. Amu |
Aye
|
IV. New Business
A.
Blue & Co. Audit Presentation
Tyler Dickey, from Blue & Co., reviewed the audit report, explaining each section of the report. There were no findings for the 18-19 school year.
B.
Approve 20/21 Calendar
T. Rude made a motion to Approve calendar as distributed.
A. Bekele seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| P. Blackard |
Aye
|
| B. Eldridge |
Aye
|
| M. Bishop |
Aye
|
| C. Park |
Absent
|
| J. Hazzard, Jr. |
Aye
|
| J. Amu |
Aye
|
| A. Bekele |
Aye
|
| T. Rude |
Aye
|
V. Operations Report
A.
Operations Report
S. Frye reported all three schools participated in differentiated professional development. Everyone showed great professionalism. There is a new video bank of teacher training videos available to all schools to highlight effective instructional practices.
S. Hanes reported supports provided to Paramount Englewood. C. Franz reported out how the special education team at Brookside is providing support to teachers and students.
S. Hanes reported supports provided to Paramount Englewood. C. Franz reported out how the special education team at Brookside is providing support to teachers and students.
B.
Principals Reports
See attached reports for a recap of what was presented.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Next Meeting
March 10th, 2020
5:30 PM
3020 Nowland Ave
Room 14
5:30 PM
3020 Nowland Ave
Room 14
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 5:50 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
T. Rude
VII. Committees
A.
Academic/Governance
T. Rude showed where the most current policies are saved on Board on Track. P. Blackard stated the need to review all policies every 3 years at a minimum.
T. Rude shared the goals the Board would focus on during the Governance Committee for the remainder of this year.
Changes to the Travel Policy were presented and discussed. P. Blackard suggested changing the travel per diem language to read "IRS Standard" versus a value.
The Board's Open Door Policy and Electronic Participation Policy were presented and discussed. These documents will be shared out and edited by Governance Committee members prior to the March meeting.
T. Rude shared the goals the Board would focus on during the Governance Committee for the remainder of this year.
Changes to the Travel Policy were presented and discussed. P. Blackard suggested changing the travel per diem language to read "IRS Standard" versus a value.
The Board's Open Door Policy and Electronic Participation Policy were presented and discussed. These documents will be shared out and edited by Governance Committee members prior to the March meeting.
B.
Finance
The first draft of the budget was presented for Board feedback.
Documents used during the meeting
- 12-2019 Financial Statements - PCH.xlsx
- 12-2019 Financial Statements - PEN.xlsx
- 12-2019 Financial Statements - PBR.xlsx
- 12-2019 Controllers Report - PASCOF.xlsx
- 2020-21 Calendar.xlsx
- PSOE Navigation Operations Report February 2020.pdf
- PEN Ops February2020.pdf
- PBR Ops Feb 2020.pdf
- PCH Ops February.pdf
- B-1_Electronic_Participation_Policy_031314.docx
- Feb_Board_Draft_PSOE_travel_policyV2 (1).docx
- B-2_Open_Door_Public_Participation_Policy_021212.pdf