Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools
Minutes
LANWI February 2017 Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday February 27, 2017 at 5:30 PM
Location
LCPA 725 Clark Road Gary, In 46406
Directors Present
K. Ward McDuffie, M. Maxwell, S. Green, Y. Irons-Johnson (remote)
Directors Absent
E. Harvey, L. Valdez, M. Richardson, R. Daniels
Guests Present
C. Jackson, Gwen Adell, J. Beasley, M. Metzger, M. Rea, Nicole Lawler, Rodney Bly, S. Miller-Williams, Tyler Radtke, Wayne Simmons
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
K. Ward McDuffie called a meeting of the board of directors of Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools to order on Monday Feb 27, 2017 at 5:35 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
Will approve at next meeting.
II. Executive Session
A.
Executive Session
A motion was made by Michelle Henry-Maxwell to enter into an Executive Session.
The motion was seconded by Dr. Green
The motion was seconded by Dr. Green
III. Finance
A.
East Chicago
M. Maxwell made a motion to pay the bills.
S. Green seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Gary
S. Green made a motion to Pay the bills.
Y. Irons-Johnson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Amendment- Finance team will meet to discuss needed amendment on Monday, March 6, 2017.
C.
Controller Report
IV. Operations Reports
A.
RVP Report
EC Principals presentation-
1. Culture-great things happening. A lot more positive. School wide class dojo program, each student gets points and can participate in school incentives such as dress down. Students can also pick from the treasure chest.
2. Instruction- Regular pacing meetings-how are teacher progressing through the curriculum,coaching an planning sessions with teachers. Principals do demo lessons to show principals how to make learning engaging.
3. Data- NWEA plans to ignite students learning
4. After testing will sit down with teachers to create 4-week plans to ensure all important standards are met before the next testing cycle
1. Culture-great things happening. A lot more positive. School wide class dojo program, each student gets points and can participate in school incentives such as dress down. Students can also pick from the treasure chest.
2. Instruction- Regular pacing meetings-how are teacher progressing through the curriculum,coaching an planning sessions with teachers. Principals do demo lessons to show principals how to make learning engaging.
3. Data- NWEA plans to ignite students learning
4. After testing will sit down with teachers to create 4-week plans to ensure all important standards are met before the next testing cycle
B.
Principal Reports
C.
Introduce New Board Members
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
Y. Irons-Johnson made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
S. Green seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously 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 6:36 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Metzger