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BELIEVE SCHOOLS, INC

BELIEVE November Board Meeting

Published on November 11, 2023 at 3:41 PM EST

Date and Time

Monday November 13, 2023 at 5:00 PM EST

Location

BELIEVE Circle City High School

2540 N Capitol Ave

Indianapolis, IN 46208

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:00 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Dr. Patrick Jones 1 m
  B. Student Visit   Kimberly Neal-Brannum 5 m
  C. Attendance   Dr. Patrick Jones 1 m
  D. Approve September Minutes Approve Minutes Dr. Patrick Jones 2 m
     
II. Public Comment
 
Public comments are limited to 2 minutes per speaker.
 
III. School Updates 5:09 PM
  A. Principal's Report Discuss Angel Jackson-Anderson 20 m
IV. Executive Director Salary 5:29 PM
  A. Vote Vote Dr. Patrick Jones 5 m
   

Vote: BELIEVE Circle City to take on the entire ED salary as stated in the employment contract and no longer split with BELIEVE STL.

  
V. Affiliation with BELIEVE Schools, Inc. 5:34 PM
  A. Overview of Structure & Entity Update FYI Kimberly Neal-Brannum 10 m
   
  • BELIEVE Schools, Inc. and BELIEVE Circle City
  
  B. Vote Vote Dr. Patrick Jones 5 m
   

Vote: BELIEVE Circle City to pay a CMO/Operations fee to be determined at a later date to BELIEVE Schools, Inc. which will aid and assist in managing BELIEVE Circle City.

  
  C. Next Steps Discuss Dr. Patrick Jones 5 m
   

Request for ED and team to revise and organizational structure by end of SY for roles and responsibilities across the entities for the BELIEVE Circle City board to align on scope of governance.

  
VI. Executive Director Report 5:54 PM
  A. Growth FYI Kimberly Neal-Brannum 15 m
  B. Facilities FYI Kimberly Neal-Brannum 15 m
   
  • + Outside Lot
  
VII. Board Goals Discussion 6:24 PM
  A. Board Goal Intro & Examples Discuss Dr. Patrick Jones 5 m
   

PURPOSE: Begin the conversation around solidfying board goals for the 23/24SY

 

EXAMPLES:

  • By the end of the 23-24 school year, the organization will have developed a strong fundraising strategy as evidenced by diversified funding base and sustainable fundraising systems.
  • By the end of the 23-24SY, the board will solidify board structures Including defined roles of officers and committee chairs.
  • By the end of the 23-24 SY, the board will conduct effective oversight of academic programs and ensure that all board members understand where the organization is on its path to closing identified opportunity gaps.
  
  B. Next Steps Discuss Dr. Patrick Jones 5 m
   

Governance Committee will continue to work on this.

 

Next Board Meeting: Vote on 3 SY23-24 Goals to accomplish by end of June, 2024.

  
VIII. Committee Updates 6:34 PM
  A. Committee Engagement Discuss Dr. Patrick Jones 10 m
   
  • New Board Member Committee Interest & Assignments -- Assign new board members to committees.
  • Board-wide Committee Engagement & Assignments -- Assign board members who are not involved in committees to committees.
  • Committee Goals -- Share next steps and expectations of committee goals being brought to the January Board Meeting.
  • Executive Committee -- Share next steps and expectations of officers and committee chairs participating in Executive Committee meetings between at-large Board Meetings
  
  B. Governance Discuss Dr. Patrick Jones 5 m
   
  • Committee Chair will be Dr. Jones
  • Updates and Lookout
  
  C. Academic Excellence Discuss Derek Dennis 5 m
   
  • Updates
  
  D. Finance Discuss Marques Whitmire 5 m
   
  • Updates
  
  E. Development Discuss Bunmi Akintomide 5 m
   
  • Updates
  
IX. Board Engagement & Celebrations 7:04 PM
  A. Previous Month's Engagements & Celebrations FYI Kimberly Neal-Brannum 5 m
  B. Upcoming Opportunities FYI Kimberly Neal-Brannum 5 m
X. Closing Items 7:14 PM
  A. Next meeting FYI Dr. Patrick Jones 5 m
   
  • January 17th
  • Discuss other meetings taking place between now and January Board Meeting
  
  B. Adjourn Meeting FYI Dr. Patrick Jones 1 m