Kairos Academies

Minutes

Kairos Academies Monthly Board Meeting

NOTIFICATION OF KAIROS ACADEMIES MONTHLY BOARD MEETING

Date and Time

Thursday March 30, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Location

Kairos Academies

3449 S Jefferson Avenue

St. Louis, MO 63118

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), K. Kerr (remote), K. Owen (remote), M. Vachow (remote), N. Plair (remote), W. Young (remote)

Directors Absent

A. Sullivan, E. Schlafly, H. Eastwood

Ex Officio Members Present

K. Graham (remote)

Non Voting Members Present

K. Graham (remote)

Guests Present

B. Jackson (remote), Cris Doran (remote), J. Krewson (remote), M. Chavers (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

A. Jackson called a meeting of the board of directors of Kairos Academies to order on Thursday Mar 30, 2023 at 6:03 PM.

C.

Public Comment

No comments

D.

Mission Statement

E.

Vision Statement

F.

Approve January 26, 2023 Board Meeting Minutes

N. Plair made a motion to approve the minutes from Kairos Academies Monthly Board Meeting on 01-26-23.
K. Kerr seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

G.

Approve Board Retreat minutes

N. Plair made a motion to approve the minutes from Kairos Academies Spring Board Retreat on 03-04-23.
K. Kerr seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Finance Committee Updates

A.

Draft Budget Update

YTD net decrease in cash is $1.4mm

B.

MCPSC Loan underwriting

III. Executive Committee Updates

A.

Strategic Planning Update

Conversation will focus on which initiatives to focus on and what the Kairos experience should be.

B.

Charter Renewal and Public Hearing Update

We will delay the charter renewal process until we receive updated state scores. Late fall or early winter would be the earliest expectation for charter renewal.

C.

Facilities voting

N. Plair made a motion to approve the following items in the discussion section.
M. Vachow seconded the motion.

1. pursue purchasing of 4153 Bingham Ave, St. Louis, MO 63116

2. enter a contract for the building

3. engage with our sponsor about their underwriting process

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Governance Committee Updates

A.

Board member oath

A. Jackson made a motion to adopt the board member oath presented.
K. Kerr seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

MCPSC Charter Renewal Update

C.

Missouri Ethics Commission Personal Financial Disclosure (MEC PFD)

Whitney will track down and disseminate the action items for MEC PFD submission.

V. Program Committee Updates

A.

POSSIP

B.

IXL

C.

Summit Learning

Summit data is becoming more common knowledge among the staff.

D.

GROW

E.

Testing

VI. Facilities Committee Update

A.

Community Engagement Update

We are excited to work with the local community as we continue our high school efforts. A positive news article was shared about our developments.

B.

2023-2024 Facility Updates at CPH

We have the capacity to accommodate all students for next year.

C.

Closed Session in accordance with RSMo 610.021.(2)

W. Young made a motion to enter executive session according to RSMo 610.021.(2).
K. Kerr seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
K. Kerr
Aye
H. Eastwood
Absent
E. Schlafly
Absent
N. Plair
Aye
A. Jackson
Aye
K. Owen
Absent
M. Vachow
Aye
W. Young
Aye
A. Sullivan
Absent
W. Young made a motion to exit executive session according to RSMo 610.021.(2).
K. Kerr seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
K. Kerr
Aye
A. Sullivan
Absent
K. Owen
Absent
H. Eastwood
Absent
A. Jackson
Aye
E. Schlafly
Absent
W. Young
Aye
M. Vachow
Aye
N. Plair
Aye

VII. CEO Updates

A.

Teaching and Learning

Khalil recommends the following measures for contract goals..

 

MAP = 10% growth over 5 year span

NWEA = 70% of students meet growth target in grades 5 -9

Effective mentoring = 50% mentors meet basic standards

GPTW = receive Great Place To Work organizational health distinction

B.

School Finance and OPS Updates

The team is focusing on how to create the right team for next year and evaluate retention metrics.

C.

Compliance and Recruitment Updates

Marnae will take charge of our tracking for Annual Performance Review and Annual Report improvement. She will provide monthly updates.

D.

Advocacy and Development

E.

Senior Leadership February Goal Updates

Khalil is focused on...

 

1. Academic Proficiency

2. Organizational Health

3. Sustainable Systems

VIII. 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 8:55 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
K. Kerr