Paramount Schools of Excellence
Minutes
Paramount Board of Directors Public Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday October 17, 2023 at 5:30 PM
Location
1203 E. St. Clair Street Indianapolis, IN 46202
(Enter through Door 8)
Directors Present
B. Eldridge, J. Amu (remote), J. Hazzard, Jr. (remote), M. Bishop (remote), T. Rude
Directors Absent
A. Bekele, E. Mendez
Guests Present
Allison Burgeson (remote), Amanda Webb (remote), Ben Conner (remote), Brandalyn Hayes (remote), Case Calvert (remote), Chris Larson (remote), D. Burroughs (remote), D. Kelly (remote), D. Taylor (remote), Dre Knox, Elysha Jackson (remote), Hanan Abdelmasseh (remote), J. Hurley (remote), J. Phillips (remote), Justin Braun, K. Gomez (remote), K. Sherrow (remote), Keith Thomas (remote), Kensi Sauley (remote), L. Lucas (remote), Lisa Hopman (remote), M. Miller, Megan Bouckley (remote), Rebecca Norman (remote), Samantha Arjon (remote), Stefanie Hanes (remote), T. Gustin (remote), T. Palacios (remote), Tania Wilson (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
B.
Voucher Approval
Each consent agenda includes minutes from the prior meeting and the monthly financial packet, including monthly vouchers.
IV. New Business
A.
Insurance Discussion
Ben Conner from Conner Insurance shared an overview of the current employee benefits. Ben shared the 2024 renewal budget.
B.
Travel Policy Update
Marcus Miller shared that our current travel policy needs to be reviewed based on the increase in staff travel. Over the next few weeks and months, this will be reviewed.
C.
GISA Purchase Update
Paramount Schools has closed on the building for the future Girls IN STEM Academy. It is located at 5136 N. Michigan Rd.
D.
GISA Zoning Updates
The Paramount team has engaged IceMiller to support the team with the variance. Pen+Principle has also been contracted to support with a more grass roots campaign to help with messaging in the community.
E.
New Board Member Nomination
F.
New Board Secretary Nomination
V. Operations Reports
A.
Navigation Team Reports
The Navigation team is highlighting Paramount Online Academy for today's board meeting.
B.
POA Principal Report
Elysha Jackson and Samantha Arjon shared updates on Paramount Online Academy. The team shared data beginning-of-year benchmark data, family engagement, and 22-23 test data.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
B.
Next Meeting
November 14th @ 5:30 pm (1203 E. St. Clair Street Indianapolis, IN 46202)
No members of the public were present.