April 2025 Meeting Minutes

April 28, 2025, 5:30-7:00 PM

Minutes Approved

KTEC High School

Minutes

April 2025 Meeting

Date and Time

Monday April 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM

Location

7400 39th Avenue Kenosha, WI 53142

Directors Present

A. Andersson, K. Harmeyer, L. Marshall, L. Svatek, P. Fegley

Directors Absent

None

Guests Present

Angela Andersson, Hailey Deluca

I. Opening Items

A. Record Attendance

B. Call the Meeting to Order

P. Fegley called a meeting of the board of directors of KTEC High School to order on Monday Apr 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM.

C. Approve Minutes from 2/24/25

D. Postpone to May Meeting

II. Staffing

A. Hiring Update

K, 2, 4, MS English, MS and HS Math, Art, Social Worker, and STEM have all been hired. Other positions still in process.

III. Academic Excellence

A. Gradient Learning / Curriculum Grant

Excited about the training. Hailey and Angie have been meeting with them to review and assess.

B. Leading Now

Angie was selected as one of the Superintendents to be part of the upcoming cohort.

C. CTE CHIPS Challenge

We are one of up to 50 finalist selected for this Department of Education National Funding. Top 10 proposals will receive funding.

D. Character and Culture

Angie and Hailey went to Memphis to visit with multiple schools to visit and observe schools in the region to benchmark. Brought back ideas to apply for a grant with Charter School Growth Fund.

IV. Facility

A. New Building update

Review of updated exterior and interior plans.

Meeting next week to approve a Bond Servicer. We will have between 2 and 6 to choose from. They are due Friday, May 9th. Proposed virtual meeting on Thursday May 8 at 4p. Angie will advise.

V. Finance

A. Enrollment

We were are 245. Magic number is 353. We are at 70% of the goal. Upcoming enrollment meetings (May 5 and 17) and the Harbor Market Event (May 24).

L. Marshall made a motion to Contract with Rising Star Educational Consultants,LLC for marketing enrollment, door to door, and develop and implementation of new ideas from now until September Third Friday Count , 2025. DPI Grant Funding that need to be spent.

K. Harmeyer seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B. Budget update

Still working with Charter School Growth Fund for two grants.

VI. Governance

A. Board Structure / Calendar

Laura reported that Charter School Growth Fund recommended that we need to meet more. And we need more engagement with Elementary Level Families. Recommended that we engage with with former Elementary Leaders. Plan to continue this conversation at future meeting.

B. Charter Expansion

The Charter Expansion for the 4-K to 8 has been approved.

VII. Closed Session

A. Closed Session

L. Svatek made a motion to Go into Closed Session.

L. Marshall seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

VIII. Open Session

A. Open Session

L. Svatek made a motion to Return to Open Session.

A. Andersson seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

IX. Closing Items

A. Adjourn Meeting

A. Andersson made a motion to Adjourn Meeting.

K. Harmeyer seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

L. Marshall

Documents used during the meeting

None