Kairos Academies
Minutes
Kairos Academies Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday September 21, 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), H. Eastwood (remote), K. Kerr (remote), K. Owen (remote), M. Vachow (remote), N. Plair (remote)
Directors Absent
A. Sullivan, E. Schlafly, W. Young
Ex Officio Members Present
K. Graham (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
K. Graham (remote)
Guests Present
B. Jackson (remote), Bristol (remote), J. Krewson (remote), Jeremy Lo (remote), M. Chavers (remote), N. Jacobs (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Public Comment
D.
Mission Statement
Mission Statement was read.
E.
Vision Statement
Vision Statement was read.
F.
Approve June 29, 2023 Board Meeting Minutes
II. Executive Committee Updates
A.
Committee Goal Updates
- Update the CEO succession plan
- Update the cabinet succession plan
III. Finance Committee Updates
A.
SY 23-24 Budget Revision (Vote)
B.
Committee Goals Update
- 60-120 days cash-on-hand
- audit of no findings
- reasonable proportion of assets financed
IV. Governance Committee Updates
A.
CEO Goals
- lead Kairos' sustainability efforts
- lead the organization to 80% overall satisfaction
-satisfactory completion of EOY evaluations of academical quality with marks of meets standard or higher
B.
Committee Goals Update
- Build a comprehensive succession plan for all Board member roles
- Build new Board member training curriculum / program
- Conduct annual review of Board policies
- Monitor and ensure Board committees achieve their Committee goals
C.
Charter Renewal Updates
Marnae will send a follow on video about specifics. According to MAP, we have generally declined in reading levels across grade levels but have improved in math. Marnae is templating a 71% APR score.
Marnae will send out a meeting date for board prep.
V. Program Committee Updates
A.
Academic Data Review
Hugh Eastwood and Nicole Plair left at 6.50pm CT
- 95% of scholars test for NWEA
- 90% basic, 60% proficient, 30% advanced for MO MAP
Khalil provided an overview of our academic progress at the end of cycle 1
B.
Committee Goals Update
- develop a process to educate and train the board on academic oversight by June 1st
- provide a more holistic update on Summit
- program committee will better understand instructional leadership
- grow the program committee
VI. Facilities Committee Update
A.
Committee Goal Updates
these goals have been tabled until the next session
B.
Closed Session
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| W. Young |
Absent
|
| N. Plair |
Absent
|
| K. Kerr |
Aye
|
| H. Eastwood |
Absent
|
| E. Schlafly |
Absent
|
| M. Vachow |
Aye
|
| K. Owen |
Aye
|
| A. Sullivan |
Absent
|
| A. Jackson |
Aye
|
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| K. Owen |
Absent
|
| A. Sullivan |
Absent
|
| H. Eastwood |
Absent
|
| M. Vachow |
Aye
|
| K. Kerr |
Aye
|
| W. Young |
Absent
|
| A. Jackson |
Aye
|
| N. Plair |
Absent
|
VII. CEO Updates
A.
Senior Leadership PTG Updates
Nathan would like to revamp recruiting in order to provide a more balanced recruiting campaign.
B.
Enhanced Coaching and Consulting Overview
Middle School
Strengths
1. joy of belonging
2. strong staff culture
3. leaders feel supported by leadership
Room for Improvement
1. instructional choices and outcomes
2. operationalizing the summit way at kairos
3. coaching and developing staff members to execute the summit way
High School
Strengths
1. joy of belonging
Room for Improvement
1. more instructional support of the summit way
2. critical thought around
3. coaching and development of staff
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