Final

Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools

26-27SY October Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday October 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM CDT

Location

District Office

1775 W. 41st St.

Gary, IN 46408

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Alyse Nicholson 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Alyse Nicholson
  C. Approve Minutes - August 2026 Approve Minutes JACQULYN GEORGE 5 m
     
  D. Approve - October Special Meeting Approve Minutes JACQULYN GEORGE 2 m
     
II. Building Level Reports 5:38 PM
  A. Principals Reports FYI Building Leaders 10 m
III. Finance 5:48 PM
  A. East Chicago and Gary Financials - Separate Votes Vote David Sevier 10 m
   
  • Review financials
  • Accept financials and schedule of bills
    • July and August
  
  B. NWILCS Interfund Policy Vote Jessica Beasley 5 m
  C. Update 26-27SY Budget Vote Jessica Beasley 5 m
   

Updated budget based on October count 

  
IV. Committee Reports 6:08 PM
  A. Governance Discuss Alyse Nicholson 15 m
   

 

  • Board Retreat 
  • Additional Board Members
    • Current terms
    • Current needs 
  
  B. Academic Excellence Report Vote Angela Briggs 10 m
   
  • Discuss committee updates
  • Vote for NWILCS calendar change due to beginning of year storm and outages 
  
V. NWILCS District Reports 6:33 PM
  A. District Level Reports Discuss District Team 10 m
   
  • Operations
  • Community Relations
  • Academic
  • ED
  
VI. Closing Items 6:43 PM
  A. Public Comments Discuss Alyse Nicholson 5 m
   

*Parents and Community questions and comments

  
  B. Executive Session Discuss 15 m
   
  • Employee Relations
  
  C. Adjourn Meeting Vote Alyse Nicholson 2 m