Prelude Preparatory Board of Directors
Minutes
Board Monthly Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday April 15, 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, Laura Rhoades, Sonya Cardenas
Directors Absent
John Sanchez, Kim Munoz, Steve Viola
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Recite Mission Statement
C.
Call the Meeting to Order
D.
Approve Minutes
II. Committee Reports
A.
Academic Committee
Dr. Miner-Williams reported that STAAR testing is going on this week.
Enrollment 164. No Attendance results for this Cycle yet.
Staffing: no changes. Still one staff down for the rest of the year with coverage from different staff members.
Family/Community Engagement: Upcoming events are the Piano recital (6May) and Pirates the Musical (13 May).
B.
Development
Ms. Cardenas reported on the last committee meeting, which focused on types of fundraising events to consider holding, along with the logistics, incentives, and basic content of material to include.
Area of work to be done
- obtain contact info for people within organizations identified for approach for funding, invitations to attend events.
- obtain access to inclusion on Giving Tuesday and United Way.
C.
Finance
Committee meeting was table due unanticipated scheduling conflicts and will be rescheduled.
D.
Governance
No new business.
III. New Business
A.
Date for May Board Meeting
Ms. Taylor Paquette will send out email seeking availability for schedule for next month.
B.
Board Training
Ongoing.
C.
Board Retreat
Items for agenda were discussed.
Ms. Taylor Paquette will send out email seeking availability to schedule for next month.
D.
Crisis Management Policy
Discussion was held on the School Board role in Crisis Management, the classifications of crises and appropriate responses. Ms. Taylor Paquette presented a draft SOP for Board members to review.
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