Prelude Prep
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday November 15, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Notice is hereby given that a board meeting is scheduled at 09:00 AM.
This Meeting will be held at Prelude Prep- 1707 Centennial Blvd. San Antonio, TX 78211.
Items will not necessarily be discussed or considered in the order they are printed on the
agenda below. If, during the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should
be held in an executive or closed session, the Board will convene in such executive or closed
session as permitted by and in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.
During the meeting, the Board will consider, discuss, and may take action upon the following:
Directors Present
Dr. Denise Miner-Williams (remote), Jennifer Paquette, Kim Munoz
Directors Absent
John Sanchez, Steve Viola
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Pledge of Allegiance
C.
Record Attendance
D.
Public Comments
None
E.
Approve Minutes
II. Reports and Updates
A.
Committee Reports
Goals: Increase reading and math STAAR results by 3%. Although achievement scores are not yet at a desirably rate, grwoth evidence by MAPP testing is promising. Ms. Lewis states that research indicates that increasing STAAR performance results by 3-4% is realistic.
Academics: Ms. Lewis states that TEA has verified that Prelude did not receive an F rating, but rather a D rating. Although this is suboptimal, it precludes receiving a "red flag" (three such ratings may require termination of charter) and provides hope for continued improvement and success.
Development: Prelude flyers are being distributed to city club meetings seeking board and advisory team members. Development is an outward focus on external communications. A package for development is in production.
Finance: The new back-office firm is working well. Financials were received two days ago, committee will be meeting soon.
B.
Board Training
Reminder that 6 hours of training are due by June. Ms. Paquette encouraged all to get them done early.
III. New Business
A.
2024 Audit
B.
Budget amendment
IV. Follow-ups
A.
Request for waiver on class size
Request for waiver on class size has been submitted and we are awaiting a response.
B.
Charter renewal
Has been submitted.
C.
Coaching company
Lavinia Group has been selected for coaching the teaching staff on lesson planning, use of data.
D.
FIRST appeal
Appeal was denied but the information is on record.
E.
CEO Evaluation revision
Dr, Miner-Williams will revise the CEO evaluation to reflect the changes in the instructional materials.
F.
Landscaping services
Discussion was held on the landscaping. The work is done on an as-needed basis, with certain front areas requiring more frequent service. The cost for the entire property runs approximately $2400.
V. Closing Items
A.
Call for Agenda Items
Please submit all agenda items for next month by the first week in Dec
Recited