Paramount Schools of Excellence
Minutes
Paramount Board of Directors Public Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday October 22, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Location
1203 E. St. Clair St. Indianapolis, IN 46202
(Enter through Door 8)
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Directors Present
A. Bekele, E. Mendez (remote), J. Amu (remote), J. Hazzard, Jr., J. Phillips (remote), M. Bishop, T. Rude
Directors Absent
B. Eldridge
Ex Officio Members Present
T. Reddicks
Non Voting Members Present
T. Reddicks
Guests Present
Allison Burgeson (remote), Brent Eskridge (remote), Chris Larson (remote), Cory Iwaszewski (remote), D. Burroughs (remote), D. Kelly (remote), D. Taylor, Danny Holle (remote), Dre Knox (remote), Hanan Abdelmasseh (remote), Jessica English (remote), Justin Braun (remote), K. Beauchamp, K. Gomez, Kenny Barlow (remote), L. Lucas, Lisa Hopman (remote), M. Laflin (remote), Megan Bouckley (remote), Rebecca Norman (remote), Robin Love (remote), Scott Sims (remote), Stefanie Hanes (remote), T. Gustin (remote), Tony Brose (remote), Williams (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 month's meeting(s) and the monthly financial packet, including monthly vouchers.
IV. Operations Reports
A.
Navigation Team Reports
Membership reporting just wrapped up, and as a network, we ended up with 180 students over budget.
B.
School Operations Reports
Paramount Englewood's school leaders, Jessica English and Allison Burgeson, presented updated information to the board on Englewood's first quarter of the school year. The information included strengths such as staff culture, family engagement, and academic success. Points of growth included additional student incentives and communication strategies to increase daily attendance rates and focused attention on continued academic gains.
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
B.
Next Meeting
Date: November 19th, 2024
Time: 5:30 PM
Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81567255132
Location: 1203 E. St. Clair Street Indianapolis (Enter through Door #8)
No members of the public came forward to make a comment.