Prelude Preparatory Board of Directors
Minutes
Board Monthly Meeting
Date and Time
Monday February 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Location
1707 Centennial Blvd. San Antonio, TX
This Meeting will be conducted by telephone conference in accordance with the Governor’s
authorization concerning the suspension of certain open meeting law requirements for COVID-19.
Directors Present
Dr. Denise Miner-Williams, Jennifer Taylor Paquette, John Sanchez, Kim Munoz, Laura Rhoades, Sonya Cardenas, Steve Viola
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
Lauren Lewis
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
D.
Recite Mission Statement
Recited
II. Academic Excellence
A.
Academic Committee
Dr. Miner-Williams :
1. Committee reviewed the MOY testing results presented at last board meeting.
2.Attendance rate 95.18% for 3rd cycle. Enrollment 168. Truancy Program has 5-6 families enrolled, mostly for monitoring.
3. Recruitment: There are already seven applications in for next year. Recruitment will include geofencing for local HEB.
4. The Texas school voucher system will be implemented in the coming school year. Staff is looking at strategies to mitigate a negative effect this may have on Prelude.
5. Family Engagement remains good. Good attendance at book fair, and 100% attendance at 6yth grade parent meetings.
III. Development
A.
Press Release Development for New Board Members
Completed.
B.
Press Release Development | Lauren Lewis Award
Was not completed, but this will be posted on the website and on social media by Ms. Lewis.
C.
90 Day Fundraising Plan | Status Update
Ms. Cardenas:
Committee discussed identifying names and contacts for people on the vendor list. They requested a list of specific projects with costs to attract donors, such as $200 to provide uniform for student, $5000 to fund one student for 8th grad Italy trip. Ms. Lewis said the most helpful donations are ones for the General Fund, and she will help get such costs itemized.
Ms. Taylor Paquette suggested looking for companies (especially where the parents work) that do matching gifts.
Also a request to Ms. Lewis for all financial forms such as non-profit status that can be shown to donors immediately.
D.
Media Kit
Ms. Taylor Paquette has made some progress but is still working on this.
E.
Laura Rhoades Bio Added to Website
Done
IV. Facilities
A.
Landscape Responsiblities
Each landscaping job for the campus is $1200.
V. Finance
A.
December 2025 & January 2026 Financial Review
Financial review was mostly good. Discussion was held about how the two at-risk items and yellow item are being addressed.
VI. Governance
A.
Policy Review and Vote
The policy is unnecessary to protect student rights and does not improve academic outcomes. Students are already allowed to do religious reading or have a prayer space. Formalizing and scheduling a daily religious period adds complexity without educational benefit.
VII. New Business
A.
Date for March Board Meeting & Q1 2026 Board Retreat
Retreat 25 March 2026 at 3pm at Prelude. Agenda items welcome.
B.
Board Roster Update
Done
Minutes were not available from Board on Track and will be addressed at the next meeting.