Paramount Schools of Excellence
Minutes
Paramount Board of Directors Public Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday February 21, 2023 at 5:30 PM
Location
Paramount Online Academy Training Room
1203 E. St. Clair Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
*Enter through Door 8
Directors Present
B. Eldridge (remote), J. Amu (remote), J. Hazzard, Jr. (remote), M. Bishop, P. Blackard (remote), T. Rude
Directors Absent
A. Bekele, E. Mendez
Ex Officio Members Present
T. Reddicks
Non Voting Members Present
T. Reddicks
Guests Present
Amanda Webb (remote), Asia Loukine (remote), Brandalyn Hayes (remote), Cory Iwaszewski (remote), D. Taylor (remote), Hanan Abdelmasseh (remote), Heather Brooks (remote), J. Hurley (remote), J. Phillips, Justin Braun (remote), K. Beauchamp, Keeanne Gomez (remote), Keith Thomas (remote), Lisa Hopman (remote), Lynise Lucas (remote), M. Laflin (remote), M. Miller, Madison Livergood (remote), Megan Bouckley (remote), Nichole Tredway (remote), Rebecca Norman (remote), S. Kuhn (remote), Stefanie Hanes (remote), T. Gustin, T. Palacios (remote), V. Hereens (remote), Valeria Chamorro (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 Minutes
Each consent agenda includes minutes from the prior meeting and the monthly financial packet, including monthly vouchers.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| B. Eldridge |
Aye
|
| P. Blackard |
Aye
|
| T. Rude |
Aye
|
| J. Hazzard, Jr. |
Aye
|
| A. Bekele |
Absent
|
| M. Bishop |
Aye
|
| J. Amu |
Aye
|
| E. Mendez |
Absent
|
B.
Voucher Approval
IV. New Business
A.
Girls IN STEM Academy Authorizer
ICSB representative, James Betley, presented information about the Indiana Charter School Board, including information about their leadership and the support that they provide to schools in their portfolio.
B.
Consolidated OEI Review
PSOE would like to propose that we potentially consolidate the OEI due dates over the summer to sync these dates for future reporting purposes. This will be revisited after further discussion for a potential vote in the coming months.
C.
Top Talent Salary Scales
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| E. Mendez |
Absent
|
| M. Bishop |
Aye
|
| J. Amu |
Aye
|
| T. Rude |
Aye
|
| J. Hazzard, Jr. |
Aye
|
| A. Bekele |
Absent
|
| P. Blackard |
Aye
|
| B. Eldridge |
Aye
|
D.
PSOE Marketing Contract
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Hazzard, Jr. |
Aye
|
| P. Blackard |
Aye
|
| A. Bekele |
Absent
|
| E. Mendez |
Absent
|
| B. Eldridge |
Aye
|
| J. Amu |
Aye
|
| T. Rude |
Aye
|
| M. Bishop |
Aye
|
E.
Reporting Obligations Addition to Staff Handbook
This will be reviewed during governance committee this evening and will be voted in the next month after further discussion.
V. Operations Reports
A.
Navigation Team
Five grants have been submitted for CSP in the last week, and PSOE is hopeful those could be great funding resources in the future.
B.
Principal Reports
Heather Brooks presented on updates with Paramount Lafayette. Talitha Huber transitioned to take lead of My Learning Nook in January with the support of the school’s assistant principal, Julianne Topp. My Leanring Nook is currently serving 60-80 students per week. Heather is continuing to work with Navigation staff for academic and operational support as she learns about the Paramount system and prepares their campus for opening this fall.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
B.
Next Meeting
March 21st @ 5:30 pm (1203 E. St. Clair Street Indianapolis, IN 46202)
VII. Committees
A.
Finance Committee
Policies were reviewed for board vote in March.
B.
Governance Committee
Policies were reviewed for board vote in March.
No members of the public were present.