Kairos Academies
Minutes
Facilities Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday June 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Location
Kairos Academies
3449 S Jefferson Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63118
Committee Members Present
A. Sullivan (remote), N. Jacobs (remote), N. Plair (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
J. Krewson (remote), K. Graham (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
A. Sullivan called a meeting of the Facilities Committee Committee of Kairos Academies to order on Wednesday Jun 26, 2024 at 2:05 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
N. Plair made a motion to approve the minutes from Facilities Committee Meeting on 05-22-24.
A. Sullivan seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. Sullivan |
Aye
|
| N. Jacobs |
Aye
|
| N. Plair |
Aye
|
II. Introductions
A.
Chris Ruth
B.
Paola Badea
Unable to Attend
III. Senior Team Updates
A.
COO Update
- Reviewed Update on Room Allocations and how we're planning out next year
- 2nd floor space looking to add ceiling to space to minimize the sound
- workaround - switch out 10th grade so we will not have classrooms in spaces with echos
- Room Assignments are booked out for most of the rooms
- Library will move over to big choice space area
- All room additions should be complete by 1st day of school
B.
CSO Update
- Fundraising Raised $2.45 Million this year
- Gala raised $85k
- Applied for 2 more grants
- $1 Million over 3 years
- $500k over 3 years - hear back by Aug/Sept
- When we apply for the grant we put together a sample budget with the team that would be responsible for the funds
- There is currently a bill on the Governors desk that would create a pot of money for Charter Schools in Missouri, we will keep our eyes on it
C.
24-25 School Calendar Review
- No new updates to School Calendar
- Final Review before New Calendar Year
D.
24-25 Calendar Review
E.
New Site Construction Update
- Completed Initial round of site security
- Squatters have been removed from the property
- We are working to secure the site to ensure squatters do not return
- Modeling out what it would look like to contribute to a fund solely set aside for Equity Pay and Facility
- Looking to raise money for Equity Contribution
IV. 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 2:27 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
N. Plair
Unable to Attend