Liberty Grove Schools
Minutes
LGS May Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday May 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Location
Liberty Grove Schools
Directors Present
A. Clanton, B. Grimes, N. Candis, S. Covington
Directors Absent
A. Crowe, D. Val, J. Mosley, K. Hampton, L. Carroll
Guests Present
B. Moore, B. Petty (remote), C. Walker, K. Jones, M. Harbour (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
B. Grimes called a meeting of the board of directors of Liberty Grove Schools to order on Wednesday May 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes For April
II. Committee Reports
A.
Governance Committee Report
- Board Goals
- Enrollment under projection
- 80% Attendance Rate
- OEI check in
- Recruitment matches
- Staffing for the 25/26 School Year - Need 3rd Grade teacher
- Events in May
- Les Carrol - Will not be apart of the LGS Board
Looking for people in
- Finance, Academic, Governance and Community Partnerships
- 4 spots available
- 2 Onboarding
B.
Finance Committee Report
Nick Candis
- Enrollment monitoring and budget
- Working with CEISC
- Overages identified
- Nurse Services
- Grants
- Contractors
- Special Education Services
- Food Services Payment(Going forward funds will be broken)
- Staffing/Pay/Certification
C.
Academics Committee Report
Arion Clanton
- ILEARN - 5% growth(Growth to proficiency) 12% ELA 8% Math
- IREAD - 19 passed
- Staff Development
- Funding - Grants
- Indy Summer Learning Labs - Board stopping by
- AI Support
B. Moore
- Certifications
- Professional Development
- Sustain the School
- Meetings on 25/26
- Afterschool Programs(STEM)
III. Executive Director Report
A.
May 2025 - Current School Updates
M. Harbour
Enrollment - 233
Met with OEI - Finance Meeting
- Good Financial Place
25/26 - Strategy Meetings
Academics - Taking Place
Operations - In the Summer
Coherence is our theme for next year
B.
Network Updates May 2025
M. Harbour
- Summer Programming
- Looking for more programs
C.
Organizational and Operational Updates
M. Harbour
- Transition from Google - solidifying
Retention Study -
- Culture and support were reasons why staff stayed
- Results will be shared
Lily - Phase 2
- Waiting on answer
School Improvement Grant
- Partnering to help help write the grant
IV. School Events and Activities
A.
Student Activities Calendar
M. Harbour
Teacher Appreciation Week
- Sweatshirts
- Giftbags
- Competitions
- Food Trucks
- Massages
Staff/Student Basketball Game
- Staff won
Speedy Awards
- Some of our teachers won awards
- LGS Baseball Game Fieldtrip
- WNBA Fieldtrip
- K100 Fieldtrip - May 21st
- 5th and 6th Kickback - May 22
- Graduation - May 23
- Last Day for Staff - May 27th
- Summer School
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
Board Retreat in the works
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 12:39 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
B. Grimes
Table to approve minutes in June
No Quorum