Prelude Preparatory Board of Directors
Minutes
Board Monthly Meeting
Date and Time
Friday March 20, 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
Directors Absent
Sonya Cardenas, Steve Viola
Guests Present
Lauren Lewis
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Recite Mission Statement
C.
Call the Meeting to Order
D.
Approve Minutes
E.
Approve Minutes
II. Academic Excellence
A.
Academic Committee
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.
Curriculum & Instruction: Continued implementation of EL Education in ELA. Bluebonnet Math and Story Problems are the programs for supporting strong math instruction
STAAR Benchmarks continuing to support student preparation
STAAR testing is in April with separate dates for Reading, Science, and Math. This better allows for make-up testing.
Student Supports: Student referrals and evaluations continue to move forward as needed to ensure students receive appropriate services and support.
Staffing: One vacancy remains and will continue to remain vacant at this time
Family & Community Engagement events
• Families enjoyed Valentine’s celebrations across the campus
• Spring Egg Hunt event is upcoming and expected to bring strong family participation
Celebrations
Overall, Staff and students remain focused as we move toward spring break and the upcoming STAAR testing season
III. Development
A.
90 Day Fundraising Plan | Status Update
B.
Media Kit
no new progress
C.
Events
Upcoming Spring egg hunt, piano recital, and musical. Ms. Lewis will send out dates for these events.
IV. Facilities
A.
Water leak
Ms. Lewis: Water bills have been higher than expected. Finally found an inground leak with backflow testing, which is not within SAWS responsibility. We are getting quotes from plumbing companies.
V. Finance
A.
February 2026 Financial Review
There was not a March committee meeting. The FY2025-2026 Charter First Forecast as of January 31, 2026 was provided to the board. The next committee meeting will be in April.
VI. New Business
A.
Dates for April Board Meeting and Retreat
Retreat: 25 Mar 2026 at 3pm. Focus will be on Development
Meeting: Wednesday, 8 April 2026 at 0900
B.
Board Training
Please complete six hours (12 hours for new Board members) by 30 June 2026
Recited