Kairos Academies
Minutes
Kairos Academies Monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday June 29, 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. Sullivan (remote), E. Schlafly (remote), H. Eastwood (remote), K. Kerr (remote), K. Owen (remote), M. Vachow (remote), N. Plair (remote), W. Young (remote)
Directors Absent
A. Jackson
Ex Officio Members Present
K. Graham (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
K. Graham (remote)
Guests Present
B. Jackson (remote), J. Krewson (remote), M. Chavers (remote), Martha McGeehon (remote), Simmons Lettre (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Public Comment
D.
Mission Statement
Mission statement recited.
E.
Vision Statement
Vision statement recited.
F.
Approve June 1, 2023 Board Meeting Minutes
II. Executive Committee Updates
A.
KA Strategic Plan (Vote)
NWEA, MAP, and GPTW will be in the charter renewal definitively. There will be a tracker to report against higher level metrics. Activity/behavior based metrics are important for characteristics (i.e. MAP scores) out of our control but are not included at this level. Updated financials will be presented in September/October. Next steps are an accountability calendar, create an implementation plan, and create a communications plan.
B.
MCPSC APR Update
Presented by Martha McGeehon of Missouri Charter Public School Commission.
Areas of concern:
Did not meet growth goals for ELA or math.
Proficiency rates in math have dropped a little.
Family satisfaction rates and participation rates were below charter goals.
Student learning growth and population growth are areas of most concern. Proficiency isn't bad and trends are generally baseline or improving. "Students who come into Kairos improve over time" is the narrative that Martha believes would be most comforting for the MCPSC.
III. Finance Committee Updates
A.
SY 23-24 Budget (Vote)
We plan on having a $250k net income for SY 23-24.
B.
Monthly Financials (May) (Approve)
We are down YTD by about $1.3mm but expect to be at a neutral cash balance moving forward.
C.
Vote of SY 23-24 PCs and Color Art purchase (Vote)
IV. Governance Committee Updates
A.
CEO Evaluation Process
Board results were sent out today. Governance committee will submit a write up in the coming weeks.
B.
Board /Advisor Member Recruitment
Mike is working with onboarding Mia. Governance committee will follow up with appropriate committees for advisor onboarding.
V. Program Committee Updates
A.
Academic Data Review
There will be upcoming mini lessons that inform the board about key program processes.
B.
Testing
GPTW Survey - Middle School was at 55%, High School 80%, and Senior Leadership 82%.
NWEA Update - need to revamp our intervention program. Lavinia Group is coming in as intervention consultants.
VI. Facilities Committee Update
A.
Community Engagement Update
Hearing from the board of adjustment approved our variance request to use the property for educational use.
B.
Closed Session
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| E. Schlafly |
Aye
|
| H. Eastwood |
Aye
|
| M. Vachow |
Aye
|
| A. Sullivan |
Aye
|
| A. Jackson |
Absent
|
| K. Kerr |
Aye
|
| W. Young |
Aye
|
| K. Owen |
Aye
|
| N. Plair |
Aye
|
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| K. Owen |
Aye
|
| H. Eastwood |
Aye
|
| A. Sullivan |
Aye
|
| N. Plair |
Aye
|
| M. Vachow |
Aye
|
| W. Young |
Aye
|
| K. Kerr |
Aye
|
| E. Schlafly |
Aye
|
| A. Jackson |
Absent
|
VII. CEO Updates
A.
Senior Leadership March Goal Updates
This information will be presented at the board retreat.
B.
Board Approved calendar update (Vote)
Requesting to consolidate Kraken days into one week.
Requesting the board meetings align with cycles instead of monthly. Generally reducing the number of board and committee meetings.
C.
School Org Goals
Choosing single metrics to determine the status of various driver goals. For example MAP Proficiency is 90% Basic, 60% Proficient, 30% Advanced on MAP.
No public comment.