Enrollment

• Target enrollment: 165
• Current enrollment: 127-134

Staff

• 5 vacancies for contract roles
• 11 leads, 4 assistants, 1 custodian, 1 PT nurse, 4 leadership, 2 co-leadership, 4 contractors (gifted, sped consultant, speech therapy, occupational therapy)
• 40 observations of staff members (as of date of last Academic Committee Meeting)

Suspensions

No suspension data yet 

Standardized  Testing

• MAP testing ongoing-some categories added, language; reading fluency; science for 5th grade only
• Might have preliminary data in September
• K-will be taking G Kids
• IXL/DIBLS data collection for K-5

Academic Task Force-meeting in September

Highlights

Team has newsletter

Special Ed-27 students (20.14% of population)

504-10 students

MTSS-5 students

ESL-5

Gifted-8 students

Grant

Still under Orton-Gillingham grant term-will help with reading proficiency 

News from Barnes:

• Goal is 165 students enrolled; Currently at 141, with a couple in the pipeline to enroll (updated from last Academic Committee Meeting)
• Enrollment strategy in place and recruitment ongoing (ex. Prospective Family event at school on Saturday; going to Forest Park Rec Center, reaching out to former students/families about returning)
• Update on observations-up to 67

News from Krista

• NWEA testing will begin next week

Support Needed from Board

• Creating fundraising plan to help sustain systems (ex. CSP funding will end so need to replace those funds)

Conflict of Interest

• Board members need to return conflict of interest forms-tonight if possible

Board Monitoring Program via SCSC

• Sankofa under the program this year
• Based on academic and financial performance
• SCSC may come to committee and/or full Board meetings 

Full scope of goals will be sent to Board

Vote postponed until Board has an opportunity to review this information

Last fiscal year: Finished June with $597K cash on hand

July Financial Report

• Sankofa generated approximately $253K in revenue
•  Inncurred $295K in expenses, resulting in a $41.8K loss for the month. 
• Expenses increased from June, several July costs were associated with preparing for the new school year, including uniforms, software/subscription renewals, supplies, facility maintenance, and a one-time $12.5K achievement tracking expense. 
• Cash position: We ended July with approximately $498K in cash, down approximately $100K from June. We will continue to monitor cash closely as we move through the early part of the school year and receive our normal funding inflows. 
• Despite the July loss, our current FY27 forecast remains positive. 
• Currently forecasting approximately $228.5K in net income for the full year, compared with approximately $92K in the approved budget. The improved outlook is primarily being driven by additional anticipated federal/CSP funding and lower projected personnel costs, partially offset by higher professional services and facilities expenses. 
• Enrollment remains an important watch item: As of August 18, enrollment stood at 141 students compared with our budget assumption of 165. Current 24-student gap remains an area to monitor closely (tied to QBE funding)
• Overall financial health: Our projected state financial scorecard remains strong at 96 points, with the primary area currently falling below standard being enrollment variance.Generated approximately 

Fundraising 

• Want to create a fundraising strategy
• Met with Sarah to discuss 
• Will come back to the board once a plan is more fleshed out
• Open invitation for Board members who might want to participate in discussion

Renovations

• Additional walls added to some classrooms
• Daycare moved out
• Renovations underway in daycare space-will house speech therapy, occupational therapy, bookstore, and eventually a library (will be able occupy next week)
• Outdoor PE space still under construction

Wright Community School (presented by Tiana Stephenson)

• Looking for approval to proceed to consult with the attorneys draft a lease or sublease 
• Target deadline October re: facilities
• 22 Beacon holds lease for Sankofa; proposal would have WCS make payments on lease directly to 22 Beacon with adjustment on payments made by Sankofa to offset
• WCS would occupy sanctuary building for 2-3 years; max of 250 students, 27 staff members
• Asking for 27 parking spaces and their own carpool lane (separate from Sankofa's drop-off/pick-up pattern)
• No bridge access (connected to daycare)
• WCS would be responsible for their landscaping and utilities
• Open questions: breakdown of costs, what happens if WCS fails to pay

Questions

• Discussed WCS growth plan
• Does not having that space impact Sankofa's growth?
• Who covers legal fees for Sankofa? 
• Subleasing, what does that mean in terms of responsibility for payment if WCS does not meet obligation?
• How will interruptions to instruction be handled while renovations occur?
• What will be the plan to ensure that high school students do not interact with Sankofa students?

Tabled vote on approval to proceed with drafting lease/sublease to determine how legal fees will be covered first

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