Enrollment

Discussed change of enrollment goals for 2024-25 

Currently at 88

24-25 supposed to be at 252

by year 5 need to be at 504

Up to enrollment of 252: 

• Renovating 2nd floor means we need to take on more debt
• Rent will go up

Had Candace model out financial options:

• If we max out to 180 students and max out 1st floor-puts us in good position financially
• If we renovate 2nd floor with 252 students-difference in revenue is less the $100,000

Proposes that we max out 1st floor, and hold off on 2nd floor until Year 3

•   Gives us more wiggle room financially
•   Decreased stress for moving forward with 180 students rather than 252 at this time for leadership team and staff

How many students would we need to have by year 3 to meet state requirement?  Would need to add at least 70 more students

Plan was to add 84 students each year, but we were under by 90 students for this year

Have to be at 504 by Year 5

How many kids need to be enrolled by count day to meet 180?  210, planning to over enroll by 5 for each class (taking attrition into account)

What about health code implications? No occupancy limit noted

•    State confirmed during visit that existing classroom size for 25-30 kids works
•    2 teachers per class for the morning block, 1 teacher in the afternoon with special education     paras floating supporting the special education teachers
• Working on determining how to maximize the space for the proposed plan

Montessori Training

Plan before sending people to training 

Step 1 Have scope and sequence done for each grade level for the year

           Broken it down into 9 week increments

           1st 9 weeks: lesson internalization based on curriculum map during summer PD

                               will be lead by grade chairs who are Montessori certified (supported by                                             curriculum person)

                                         will determine if additional coaching needed-can reach out to                                                            Montessori Partnerships of Georgia

What Sarah is working on to finish up scope and sequence for training: Who's owning the training, what materials are needed to support training, the number of hours spent on lesson internalization

Will update us with finalized plan

Hiring

On track with hiring 

   Spoke to teachers she is asking back

   Waiting to get contracts back

Interviewed 2 candidates yesterday

    Associate Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Hiring for 2 K teachers

2 lower elementary

    offer out for 1 candidate

Able to have candidates teach in a classroom setting this year

Also in conversation with Teach for America

    scheduled a meeting time

    there is a placement fee

CSP

$1.25 million-max that we could receive

   can only reimburse 90 days back

   expenses in June and July, Aug.  cannot be reimbursed

   can reimburse for expenses back to Nov. 20, 2023~$45,000

   we can submit purchase orders, instead of spending and then submitting for reimbursement going forward

Board needs to vote to accept grant at next full board meeting