No one from the public was in attendance who wished to make public comment.

B. Eldridge wanted BPI to provide more information on current financial statements regarding the consolidation of debt through EFF prior to approving Vouchers as distributed.

L. Omlor reported out that Trine is watching attendance rates at POA as they are below the acceptable threshold at this time.  Their first site visit will be in September.
 

J. Monk updated the board on the status of the New Community lease.

Initial plans and renovations will take place in late fall 2021.  Renovations will be minor and mostly cosmetic, with a projected budget of $400,000-600,000.

K. Beauchamp updated the board that the budgeted enrollment goal was met.  Principals worked very hard to meet the budget goal, and schools are continuing to push for more enrollment through count day on 9/17.

D. Sawyers updated the board on work done with Dr. Angelov and the Navigation Team, specifically Stefanie Hanes (Special Education Director) and Hanan Abdelmasseh (ELL Coordinator), to ensure their systems and processes have improved and will meet all necessary targets.  Dr. Turner will be back on campus in September to assess improvements.

Navigation has worked closely with schools to norm processes across schools, conduct academic observation, feedback, and support cycles, and fill open positions.  The farm is holding steady at Brookside and is starting production at Cottage Home.  Finance is working hard to ensure grants are in place for the 21-22 school year, and HR is working alongside school leaders to onboard new hires. DEI work is being done by shadowing teachers and Recovery staff to support leaders to develop culturally competent Tier 1 strategies to support students.

B. Hayes (Online Academy) reported teachers ensuring students are actively engaged with lessons and are able to log in to all the platforms used.
D. Sawyers (Englewood) has been working alongside Purdue Polytechnic High School as the school year begins.  They have also been focusing on student recruitment, after-school clubs, and athletics.
D. Taylor (Brookside) reported the success from the Back to School Night and the focus of getting athletics back on the docket this year.  K. Sherrow shared work conducted with teachers related to the observation, feedback, support cycle. Beginning of year assessments start this week.
T. Gustin (Cottage Home) shared teachers are setting strong academic environments and practices.  Teachers are making small changes that will make huge long-term impacts.  Work is also being done to support new students.

T. Rude announced that C. Park will step down from his position as a board member due to changes in location and positive life changes.  

September 21, 2021
5:30 PM
Location TBD