Liberty Grove Schools Mission Statement

We envision a community of academic excellence that sparks innovation and creates opportunities.  We achieve this by empowering students of diverse backgrounds and removing labels through community building, high standards of excellence, and embracing a wide variety of learning opportunities.

Mr. T. Holmes

Mr. C. Compton

Proposed Governance Goal(s):

Provide strategic oversight and accountability to ensure Liberty Grove Schools achieves its key academic and operational priorities - reducing chronic absenteeism to 30%, reaching 80% curriculum fidelity in classroom observations, and ensuring 75% of students meet their growth targets – by establishing quarterly dashboard tracking attendance, curriculum observation results, and student growth data for board review.

Proposed Academics Committee Goals

Goal 1: 

In collaboration with LGS's financial consultant, revise and create greater efficiency in the monthly/quarterly budget statements.

Goal 2: 

Maintain a balanced budget and greater than 60 days of cash on hand. *Cash on Hand as of June 2025 (288)

Goal 3: 

Utilized the established investment policy to identify additional funding sources in investments and fundraising opportunities.    

Operation Tax Levy

In accordance with IC 20-40-18-10.5, which specifies the permissible expenditures/budgeted purposes of the charter school operations fund:

1. Carry out a capital projects plan (see attached template to be completed).
2. Pay transportation costs.
3. Carry out a school bus replacement plan (see attached required template to be completed).
4. Pay expenses that are allocated to overhead and operational expenses.
5. Establish, maintain, and equip a public playground.

Proposed Academics Committee Goal(s)

Goal 1: Strengthen Instructional Quality and Curriculum Fidelity

The Academics Committee will monitor and support efforts to ensure that at least 80% of classrooms demonstrate consistent use of curriculum and effective tracking of student learning goals. This will be achieved by reviewing classroom observation data semiannually or quarterly, ensuring that professional development is aligned with identified needs for teachers and staff, and recommending adjustments to instructional supports as needed.

Goal 2: Increase Student Engagement and Progress Toward Learning Targets

The Academics Committee will oversee and review academic data to ensure that at least 75% of students meet their academic targets. This will be achieved by monitoring benchmark assessment results, ensuring intervention systems are in place for struggling students, and supporting school leadership accountability initiatives for attendance that directly impact student achievement and student and family engagement.

• Enrollment 206 (240)
• School Culture (No out-of-school suspensions through September 2025)
• Benchmark Testing (IXL) 
• BOY Evaluations 9/15

1. Staffing (1 position needed)
   • Special Education Para-professional
2. Afterschool Program Planning (Lion's Academy)
3. LGS Middle Grades Expansion Planning

1. Transition from Google to Microsoft Office (Update)
   • Data Prep and Testing, September 17th
   • Migration Execution, September 18th
   • Final Review and Go-Live, September 19th
2. OEI annual site visit scheduled for November 5th and 6th (Instructional programming, school culture, community and parent engagement)

• Smile Mobile 10/3
• Junior Achievement Day 10/4
• Fall Festival Aspire House 10/5
• Bullying Presentation 10/10
• Red Ribbon Week 10/23-31
• Quarter Awards TBD
• Panorama Survey TBD