Prelude Preparatory Board of Directors
Minutes
Academic Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday March 4, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting is scheduled at 6:30 PM.
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.
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.
Committee Members Present
Dr. Denise Miner-Williams (remote), Lauren Lewis
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
MaryAnne Malicki (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Dr. Denise Miner-Williams called a meeting of the Academic Excellence Committee of Prelude Preparatory Board of Directors to order on Wednesday Mar 4, 2026 at 7:02 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes
Lauren Lewis made a motion to approve the minutes from Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 02-05-26.
Dr. Denise Miner-Williams seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Academic Excellence
A.
Academics
III. Other Business
A.
Staffing
- One vacancy remains and will continue to remain vacant at this time
- Current staffing structure continues to support consistent classroom instruction and campus
operations
B.
Enrollment and Attendance
• 164 Students
• Cycle 3 Attendance: 95.182%. A new incentive for attendance, improvement, and increasing benchmarks will be a bouncy house rental. We expect more families to be entered into the Truancy Prevention program.
C.
Superintendent Comments
Family & Community Engagement
• Families enjoyed Valentine’s celebrations across the campus
• Spring Egg Hunt event is upcoming and expected to bring strong family participation
Celebrations
• Staff and students remain focused as we move toward spring break and the upcoming STAAR
testing season
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:28 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Dr. Denise Miner-Williams
Curriculum & Instruction
• Continued implementation of EL Education in ELA
• Bluebonnet Math and Story Problems supporting strong math instruction
• STAAR Benchmarks continuing to support student preparation
STAAR Testing – April
• Reading
• Science
• Math
Student Supports
• Student referrals and evaluations continue to move forward as needed to ensure students
receive appropriate services and support. Our population is approximately 30% SpEd, most of whom have dyslexia.