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Liberty Grove Schools

Minutes

LGS Board Meeting

February 2025

Date and Time

Wednesday February 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM

Location

Liberty Grove Schools 

1002 West 25th Street

Indianapolis, Indiana 46208

Directors Present

A. Clanton, A. Crowe, B. Grimes, D. Val (remote), J. Mosley (remote), K. Hampton, L. Carroll, N. Candis, S. Covington

Directors Absent

None

Guests Present

B. Moore, C. Walker, K. Jones

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

A. Crowe called a meeting of the board of directors of Liberty Grove Schools to order on Wednesday Feb 19, 2025 at 12:13 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

Mission Statement Read

Pause for Community Forum

 

Kevin Hampton - Approve Minutes

A. Crowe made a motion to approve the minutes from January LGS Board Meeting on 01-15-25.
K. Hampton seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Committee Reports

A.

Governance Committee Report

Current Enrollments - 233 

7 student difference off of what we turned into OEI

Current ADM - 85%

 

Staffing 

Replaced Music Teacher with Wendell Hoskins

Reading Specialist has not been replaced

4th Grade teacher hired

 

 

IPS and current situation - 

Bill 1136(Dissolving Public School)

Bill 18 - Sharing Property Taxes

How are innovations protected?

 

 Financial Impact

Spoke to staff about concerns

A. Crowe made a motion to approve the minutes from.
A. Clanton seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Finance Committee Report

N. Candis

Lilly Grant - Received the 1st phase

Working on next part of the grant

 

Charter School Public Grant

Reapplying 

 

Alum Foundation is another possible grant 

A. Crowe made a motion to approve the minutes from.
A. Clanton seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

C.

Academics Committee Report

  • IREAD - Putting the students through practice
  • Parent Meeting
  • MTSS - Up and Running
  • Enrichment Partners for the summer learning lab
  • Foster/Grand Parent Program - Possible Program

 

Jewel - Will drop books off for LGS Students

 

Minutes approved for the committee reports

Les Carrol - 2nd

A. Crowe made a motion to approve the minutes from.
L. Carroll seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

III. Executive Director Report

A.

February 2025 - Current School Updates

  • Chalk Beat - Recognized Mr. Averitte - Art Teacher
  • The 74 - National Education  Paper - Highlighting out Tutoring Program
  • Indiana Summer Lab - Has been Approved

 

  • FEV Tutoring - Is no longer in service(Math)
  • Drifters are taking the place of FEV Tutoring  -  20 students
  • Other Tutoring programs- servicing 80 students

 

  • Money needed for snacks for tutoring

B.

Network Updates February 2025

C.

Organizational and Operational Updates

  • Transitioning from Google to Microsoft Office
  • Talking to companies to see if they can help us transition
  • Make transition before the start of the new year
  • Possibly 16 Tech

IV. School Events and Activities

A.

Student Activities Calendar

Career Day is this Friday

  • Grades 3-6 
  • Hairstylist, Fire Fighter, Lawyer

 

Spirit Week

  • Dress Up Days

 

Black History Program

  • Next Friday

 

Doing something for our young men

  • Having a surgeon come in to talk to them

 

  • Celebration for students who met IREADY Stretch Growth
  • A and B Honor Roll
  • Regular Goals

 

 

V. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

EmpowerED - Bus Vouchers

 

Still Working on the Building - Masonry Work

  • Les will see if he can help with the communication

 

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 12:57 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
K. Hampton