Mr. Davis provided an invocation.

The Eagle Ambassadors from the Elementary Academy led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Mr. Davis welcomed all members of the board and the families present to the meeting.

Ms. Rauschenbach read aloud the Mission Statement.

Mr. Davis read aloud the Vision Statement.

• Ms. Harris recognized the staff members of the month from her campus for October, November, and December.
• Ms. Peckham recognized the staff members of the month from her campus for October, November, and December.

1. The Eagle Ambassadors Led by Kelli Carlisle Recited a Poem

2. Eagle Elite Colorguard Led by Stephanie Hickmon & Janetta Jacobs-Morrow performed one song.

3. Eagle Strikers Drum Line Led by Fernadez Brown & Jordan Blanding performed.

5. The Board Watched a Video Tribute Led by Sally Harris from scholars and other stakeholders.

• Dr. Ivey reported that there is a total of 37/42 of his tasks are on-track or complete for January. 
• For February, he will be prioritizing finalizing staffing, CLI hybrid roles, assisting with Whetstone Feedback Cycles, Board Retreat, 24-25SY Org Structure Draft, STEAM Workforce Development Day, Purple Star Designation, and 2x2 support for both campuses.

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Ms. Kelli Carlisle gave a brief presentation on collective leadership. 

• The staff of LSC were asked to complete a survey in order to develop a shared vision and begin developing a strategy to overcome challenges. 
• The goal is to blend the work and expertise of teachers and leaders to identify and advance shared goals that will benefit our scholars and to move towards integrating hybrid teacher-leader positions.
• The three most common responses dealt with scheduling, curriculum/admin support, and behavior support. Now that they have identified the areas that are holding back our staff, they can collectively come up with solutions.

Ms. Ashley Stancil provided an update on the STEAM Workforce Development Day.

• Our STEAM teachers at both campuses have been working hard alongside a few of our board members to brainstorm, plan, and executive the first-ever STEAM Day with the mission to work collaboratively with families, educators, industry, and community to encourage scholars to discover who they are and what they want to do.
• Each grade will be assigned a different focus area.
  • Kindergarten will focus on Health Science
  • First Grade will focus on Engineering Technology
  • Second Grade will focus on Business Technology
  • Third Grade will focus on Industrial Technology
• This event will take place over the course of three days.
  • Pre Event Visit to LSC
  • STEAM Day Event
  • Post Event Visit to LSC
• There is more information to come on this event but the teams are excited and working effortlessly to make the vision become a reality.

• The Academy Directors gave an update on the MAP data from each of their campuses.
  • Both campuses met the CSI Goal from Fall to Winter - 50% of scholars in the 40th Percentile & Lower met their Individual Growth Target 
  • 15% of Scholars in 3rd Grade Moved from the Not Met to the Approaching Expectations Category 
  • Only need to move 10 Scholars from the Approaches Expectations to Met 
  • Increased Overall Rating Score to 17.2 
  • Only Need 1.35 Points out of 35 to Achieve a Holistic Good Rating (Currently 17.9) 
  • Overall Intervention is working!
• Both Academy Directors shared their next steps to include tutoring, weekly planning sessions with the Instructional Coach, parent conferences, and small group observations. 

Ms. Chandler gave an update from the Executive Committee to include a discussion about future expansion, planning for the board retreat, and discussion about the upcoming board elections and the timeline for the election.

Dr. Thompson gave an update from the Finance Committee regarding our food services program. After reviewing the numbers submitted last month, he is extremely happy to report that the food services program is now operating in the green and creating a revenue. He thanks the food services department for their hard work and dedication to putting in the hard work to get it done this year.

He also mentioned the first reading of the 24-25 SY Salary Study. The board will review and continue their discussions during the Winter Board Retreat taking place on February 7th. The finance committee is committed to raising the bar. 

Ms. Knopf gave an update from the Academic Committee- They spent the majority of their time this month reviewing MAP data, hiring updates, MTSS, and progress monitoring implementations, as well as a robust discussion regarding the academic calendar for the 24-25 SY. 

The Academic Committee also made the recommendation that all non-certified teachers and certified teachers who teach out of their content area must meet the average growth and proficiency targets of all certified teachers at their campus by end-of-year MAP testing to receive a work agreement in the same position for the 24-25 school year.

Mr. Davis gave an update from the Development Committee- They spent the majority of the time discussing the upcoming STEAM Workforce Development Day, recent grant opportunities, and development pitches along with the upcoming events with The Quixote Club.

Mr. Davis thanked the Board Members for their hard work this month and shared his appreciation for their time together serving on the Board of Directors together.

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