Recited, as was the Pledge of Allegiance

Enrollment & Attendance:

 164 Students

  Six Weeks 5 Attendance Rate: 94.921%; Total Attendance Rate To-Date: 94.992% 

Staffing:  One vacancy remains and will continue to remain vacant at this time • 

Testing & Assessments:

     STAAR Testing has been completed successfully across all tested grade levels 

    • End-of-year MAP and mCLASS testing is currently being completed 

    • Formal end-of-year achievement data is still being finalized through MAP and mCLASS 

 Family & Community Engagement:

          • Pirates the Musical – May 13  went very well

 End-of-Year Ceremonies – May 22; 26 is last day for teachers

 Summer school: 1-30 June

Ms. Cardenas reported on 19 May Committee meeting:

1. Discussion about using school Zephy link donation system to be shared on social media and school's website.

2. Proposal to organize wine tasting fundraiser at Total Wine, charging $25 entry for wine tasting and hors d'oeuvres;  get sponsors/donors for gift baskets and door prizes; brief presentation to be given by Board member or principal. Set a goal and select a specific cause (e.g. Italy trip, back-to-school backpacks); would require 2 months preparation. Postcards/emails/short letters shall be sent out to identified vendors for potential sponsorship.

3. Ms. Lewis encouraged Board members to invite potential donors for tours in anticipation of Giving Day.

Will be focus of retreat.

Meeting not held.

Ms. Lewis discussed some issues with back office, Dynamic Support Solutions: 

1. She discovered that PEIMS data is not accurately being reported. CEO of  DSS has contracted out for new company to provide HR support for the rest of the year. Ms. Lewis will find a new HR company for next year.

2. DSS provided incorrect financial projections to funders without first going through Ms. Lewis, indicating the FIRST rating would not be passing. She had to prepare the correct FIRST projections herself which is a passing grade. Funders accepted the corrected version, and approved funding to assist with recruitment of students

3. Payout for an employee who was leaving (which must be done within days of leaving) was not prepared correctly and had to be redone.

4. Ms. Lewis stated she found that because of incorrect coding staff were being overpaid in the last 6 months by $14,000. She stated she would not require the staff to repay the amount and is seeking restitution with DSS.  Ms. Lewis States the problem involved the DSS person who is directly supporting our school but insists that DSS is the best company to work with. This is the company the funders recommended, and the CEO is very highly regarded. A good deal of discussion ensued.

Ms. Lewis related an incident that occurred on 5 May in which the school security guard had an altercation with a parent in the pickup line who refused to show her car tag. It resulted in the security officer drawing his weapon on her claiming she tried to run him over. He was quickly disarmed by staff, and SAPD arrived within two minutes. Ms. Lewis stated that when staff in the school got the word they immediately locked down all students inside until cleared by police. Ms. Lewis stated she used her Crisis protocol in keeping all parents up to date as the situation evolved. No physical harm to anyone took place. 

Ms. Taylor-Paquette emphasized the absolute necessity for the Crisis Plan to have included immediate notification of Board of crisis incidents that includes guidance on how to handle media. Thus far, no media requests have been made.

Tabled as the calendar was not available.

9 June 2026 at 0900 at Prelude.

Due date for all training: 30 June

New members have 12 required hours, which has been started.

Some Board members stated the link to the training expired. Ms. Lewis will resend Board training link.

8 July 2026 at 2:00 at Mr. Sanchez's office. Mr. Sanchez will send the address.