Paramount Schools of Excellence

Minutes

Paramount Board of Directors Public Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday July 16, 2024 at 5:30 PM

Location

1203 E. St. Clair Street Indianapolis, IN 46202

(Enter through Door 8)

 

Directors Present

B. Eldridge, E. Mendez, J. Phillips, M. Bishop, T. Rude

Directors Absent

A. Bekele, J. Amu, J. Hazzard, Jr.

Ex Officio Members Present

T. Reddicks

Non Voting Members Present

T. Reddicks

Guests Present

K. Beauchamp, M. Laflin, S. Sims, T. Palacios (remote)

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 Jul 16, 2024 at 5:34 PM.

II. Public Comments

A.

Public Comments

No members of the public wished to make a comment.

III. Consent Agenda Review and Approval

A.

Review and Approve Minutes

The consent agenda will be approved next month per Board President, Tom Rude.

B.

Voucher Approval

IV. New Business

A.

Enrollment

The Paramount board and leadership team want to encourage principals to take ownership of their enrollment goals each year. Moving forward, principals will give an update on enrollment during each month’s board meeting. The update will include enrollment data, needs, challenges, and comments from each school’s leader. The board feels this is important to cover for the financial health of the organization and to be able to help provide resources to help principals meet enrollment goals. 

V. Operations Reports

A.

Navigation Team Reports

The operational focus is on preparations to start school on August 1st. Building preparations and staff training have been going well, with the majority of staff will be returning next week. The Andrew J. Brown and Girls IN STEM locations are both on track to be ready for students in August. All teams are working hard to reach out to unengaged families in an effort to confirm enrollment numbers.

B.

School Operations Report

VI. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 5:40 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
T. Rude

B.

Next Meeting

Date: August 20th, 2024

Time: 5:30 pm

Location: 1203 E. St. Clair Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202 (Enter through Door 8)

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