Approval of minutes will be done next monthly meeting

Lauren P. was unable to attend meeting 

Dr. Robinson did share the documents to all members 

• CSP Amendment - Approved right under $2M
• Reimbursements approved (CSP allowable amounts) - Founder to sign the final document from CSP about approval

Finance (Lauren P.) will be on finance committee meetings 

September report was in review; 

• 15th of the following month - books will close (working on October report started on 10/15)
• Uploaded to Board OneDrive 

BOD to think of items they would like to see on the next CEO report.

• Currently have 18 applications on file for enrollment - aiming for 44 applications to ensure we have 22 students enrolled at time of school opening.
  • Clifton got 4 more applications at Guardian Angel daycare.
• Friendly State of Enrollment (based on 100 students) tracker 
  • Vella is the repository platform to hold applications of prospective students.

Question: how does tracker take into account the time spent at an event and the number of people available to sign up (tool won't calculate based on guessing number of parents present at events - tool works on actuals that get manually added into tracker) 

• Applications will be left open for a period of time to allow for more enrollment 
• Hiring an Academic Leader (trial period to understand strengths and gaps) 
  • CSP reimbursable cost (hourly rate)

Question:  Provide an overview of the building and how it's going

• Lenders came together to lend to prospective Charter schools - weekly meeting is held to review real estate action items, appraisal, etc. (Dr. Tesha Robinson and Bishop Michael Jones attend)
• BOD will vote on facility monthly costs when determined. 

Question: Enrollment lottery 

• SchoolAppSTL; reaches all schools in St. Louis area and reach parents.  We drive them to apply online and use the Vella system for lottery consideration.  Platform is new to St. Louis and has been used in Kansas.  
• Lottery date is fluid for Friendly Academy 
• Best time frame is mid-Jan early Feb. 2025
• Cannot enroll until after lottery 

Question: Board training is that different from BOT?

• Paid vs Free training 
• Considering having a coaching consultant from BOT 
• Budget does have a line item for coaching and legal counseling 
  • Legal contact included in the Board members OneDrive (Nov folder)
  • Denetria and Joslyn to meet and discuss options