Kairos Academies
Minutes
Kairos Academies Monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday December 8, 2022 at 6:00 PM
Location
Zoom
We invite you join us at this Zoom link. This notice was published at www.kairosacademies.org/board at least one day prior to the meeting.
Directors Present
A. Jackson (remote), A. Sullivan (remote), E. Schlafly (remote), K. Kerr (remote), K. Owen (remote), M. Vachow (remote), N. Plair (remote), W. Young (remote)
Directors Absent
H. Eastwood
Ex Officio Members Present
K. Graham (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
K. Graham (remote)
Guests Present
M. Chavers (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Public Comment
D.
Approve September 29, 2022 Board Meeting Minutes
II. Finance Committee Updates
A.
Monthly financials
Financials are mainly in line with the budget. The budget may be re-forecasted in January.
III. Executive Committee Updates
A.
Discussion
Kairos Facilities and Kairos Foundations have stood up as separate 501(c)(3) organizations.
IV. Governance Committee Updates
A.
Board Retreat Updates
March 4th and March 11th are tentative dates for the board retreat from 9am - 3pm.
B.
Board Calendar
The next board meeting is January 26th and March 30th. Charter renewal meeting is April 18th at 6pm. Board meetings resume for June 1st and June 29th.
C.
Governing The Board
Jason H retracted his submission to join the board. A board gaps are previous academic experience. We are also looking to create a funnel to invite interested student parents.
D.
Board Policy Update
The changes were to remove the Personal Leave Policy, remove the definition section within the Finance policy, and update the lottery guidelines.
E.
Employee Handbook
F.
Board Expansion
V. Program Committee Updates
A.
POSSIP
Seeking 85% satisfaction
B.
IXL
C.
Summit Learning
Attended a Summit Learning school in Chicago to learn best practices.
D.
GROW
E.
Testing
STAR happens every cycle. MAP happens three times a year.
F.
Staff Awards
VI. CEO Updates
A.
GPTW
Kairos is currently in the low 40% for the Great Place to Work survey. The goal is 85%.
B.
January Goals
C.
MAP Student Growth Report
Kairos placed in the Top 10 for the PRIME Growth Award.
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