Mr. Gifford Shaw provided the invocation for this board meeting.

The Eagle Ambassadors recited the Pledge of Allegiance along with the Eagle Motto.

Mr. Greg Thompson welcomed all of the guests to the meeting and thanked them for their time. 

Ms. Rauschenbach read aloud the LSC Mission Statement.

Ms. Chandler read aloud the LSC Vision Statement.

Mrs. Davis approved the agenda as presented by the staff. 

During this time, Dr. Ivey, the Academy Directors, and the Board Chairman took the time to recognize all LEAA Level 4 teachers from the 23-24 school year. Next, the Network Excellence Award was given to Ms. Harmony Gadson and Ms. Deborah Rabon for their endless support during the 23-24 school year with Epicenter and compliance.

During this time, Dr. Ivey and Mr. Thompson called up several community partners supporting Liberty through back-to-school haircuts, school supplies, and monetary donations. They also recognized Ms. Vicky Edwards as the LSC Advocate of the Year. She has helped placed several teachers at Liberty and has shown continual support to the LSC Team and Family. 

During this time, the Elementary Leadership team recognized all scholars who scored "Exceeds" on the SC Ready test in reading and math. They were presented with an award and medal. All scholars who scored "exceeds" were called up twice, once for each category. 

During this time, Dr. Ivey revealed the new banners for the Soaring Eagle Hall of Fame to both leadership teams. These banners showcase all the scholars who scored proficient during the spring MAP testing last school year. After MAP testing, we will update these banners and have them displayed in the halls of LSC.

The LSC Strikers and Color Guard performed for the board members, putting on a performance that rocked the crowd! Next, Mr. Brown invited all scholars in the crowd to come up and perform the school's Alma Mater for the board members.

There were no sign-ups for public participation. 

During this time, Dr. Ivey gave an update on his monthly updates for August. He has a total of 37/42 goals on track/complete as of the meeting for an 88% completion. The current fall rally cry scorecard reads green in mastery checks, MTSS, HMH, and scholar culture at the PA and EA, and the card is showing yellow in ops efficiency and financial strength. 

All leaders at both campuses were invited to introduce themselves, their goals for the 24-25 school year, and their 3-2-1's. This included three priorities for the next thirty days, two big wins from the last thirty days, and one challenge and how the board can support them with that challenge. 

Next, the champions for each pillar of the Network Rally Cry was asked to share their pillar with the board members. They included how we are tracking the data and what is expected from each pillar to bring success to the organization. We will continue to track this information for the next quarter and make any adjustments necessary to finish the school year.

Mr. Montgomery and Mrs. Harris shared the preliminary MAP data from their schools with the board members. They have spent the past few weeks doing data deep dives to identify any concerns along with putting a plan in place to improve scores. The Elementary Academy has planned site visits to other schools to collaborate with them along with launching tutoring and homework club. 

Mr. Rauschenbach provided words of encouragement to the Academy Directors along with Board support during the coming months so that all teachers and staff alike feel supported and heard. 

Mr. Thompson shared that the Executive Committee spent a majority of their time together discussing financing options for the coming expansion of Liberty that will happen in three different phases, there will be more information shared as it becomes available. 

Ms. Chandler shared that the Governance Committee discussed the updates being made to the personal electronic device policy. All changes are in line with the South Carolina State of Education policy. This policy will prohibit the access of personal electronic devices during the school day. 

Next, Ms. Chandler discussed updates to the Bylaws. It was recommended that the Bylaws be updated to require 75% attendance of all board members to meetings including committee and board meetings. 

Dr. Thompson gave an update on the preparations for the 23-24 audit and quick key points of the year-end revenue expense report. The finance committee also spent time discussing the current construction line of credit. A motion was made.

Ms. Knopf gave a brief recap of their meeting this week to include POSSIP findings, an update regarding HMH, and a presentation from the Special Pops team. The Academic Committee is committed to supporting Ms. Carlisle with the implementation of the HMH curriculum and providing support for the special pops team. 

Ms. Bass gave an update from the Development Committee, to include an update regarding the 30-60-90 day plan from the FACE, STEAM Day planning, and the coming visit from Charter School Growth Fund. 

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