Kairos Academies
Minutes
Kairos Academies Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday June 1, 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), A. Sullivan (remote), E. Schlafly (remote), K. Kerr (remote), M. Vachow (remote), N. Plair (remote), W. Young (remote)
Directors Absent
H. Eastwood, K. Owen
Ex Officio Members Present
K. Graham (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
K. Graham (remote)
Guests Present
B. Jackson (remote), M. Chavers (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Public Comment
D.
Mission Statement
Aaron recited the mission statement
E.
Vision Statement
Aaron recited the vision statement
F.
Approve April 27, 2023 Board Meeting Minutes
II. Finance Committee Updates
A.
Draft Budget Update
Khalil and Bennie have provided a budget one pager in addition to supporting documents for approval next month.
Bennie shared an overview of the 23-24 Budget. Some highlights..
- projecting $11.4mm Rev / $11.3mm Expenses
- projecting 90% enrollment ('22 was 86%)
- 95% staff retention between '22 and '23
B.
Monthly Financials (March and April)
Current cash on hand is ~$1.2mm with a forecasted ending cash balance of ~$2.1mm
C.
Kairos Academies 2022 990
III. Executive Committee Updates
A.
Strategic Planning Update
The strategic priorities are set. Kairos received feedback from stakeholders. The overwhelming push was implementation of the plan. The final version will be available during the June board meeting.
B.
Policies and Documents for Voting
C.
Gavin Request
Gavin requested pay for services as a representative of Kairos Vanguard. Our professional relationship with Kairos Vanguard has ended and does not require a response.
IV. Governance Committee Updates
A.
CEO Evaluation Process
We should have received Khalil's self-evaluation. We also need to submit our evaluations of Khalil.
B.
Advisory Committee Updates
Mia Howard will join as an advisor for the Program Committee. We are still evaluating other committee advisors.
V. Program Committee Updates
A.
Testing
98% of the students have tested this month. NWEA testing starts next week and the feedback returns immediately.
VI. Facilities Committee Update
A.
Community Engagement Update
president of the neighborhood association and the current alderman will offer letters of support for the zoning variance.
B.
Closed Session
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| E. Schlafly |
Aye
|
| M. Vachow |
Aye
|
| H. Eastwood |
Absent
|
| K. Owen |
Absent
|
| W. Young |
Aye
|
| K. Kerr |
Aye
|
| A. Sullivan |
Aye
|
| N. Plair |
Aye
|
| A. Jackson |
Aye
|
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| N. Plair |
Aye
|
| A. Jackson |
Aye
|
| M. Vachow |
Aye
|
| K. Kerr |
Aye
|
| H. Eastwood |
Absent
|
| K. Owen |
Absent
|
| W. Young |
Aye
|
| A. Sullivan |
Aye
|
| E. Schlafly |
Aye
|
VII. CEO Updates
A.
Discussion
There will be a presentation at the end of June which shows a data compilation of our academic and operational improvements
No public comments