BELIEVE SCHOOLS, INC
Minutes
BELIEVE November Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday November 13, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Location
BELIEVE Circle City High School
2540 N Capitol Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Directors Present
A. Bennin (remote), A. Hervey, B. Akintomide, C. Glier, D. Bouie (remote), D. Jones, H. Harshman, J. Fulk (remote), L. Turner (remote)
Directors Absent
D. Dennis, M. Whitmire
Guests Present
K. Neal-Brannum (remote), T. Vonderheit (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Student Visit
C.
Attendance
D.
Approve September Minutes
II. School Updates
A.
Principal's Report
III. Executive Director Salary
A.
Vote
IV. Affiliation with BELIEVE Schools, Inc.
A.
Overview of Structure & Entity Update
board reviewed the concept and proposed structure for a CMO Believe Schools Incorporated
more information will be gathered and the proposal will be brought to a vote in January
B.
Vote
C.
Next Steps
V. Executive Director Report
A.
Growth
meticulous - feasibility for land and expansion of campus
global prep academy and others could be potential residents
IPS discussions continue
looking at retention issues of some staff and budget affordability of adds
PSAT - math continues to be concern SAT - happy with growth; also happy with college acceptances and financial aid packages
focused on enrollment including new hire - might consider communications firm
B.
Facilities
VI. Committee Updates
A.
Committee Engagement
Patrick joining Governance committee
asking committee chairs to meet in off-months of board meetings to make sure conversations stay productive in board meetings
needs are in Development
Patrick asked everyone's help to develop board goals with the goal of a good working set in January
B.
Governance
Patrick will join governance committee
C.
Academic Excellence
D.
Finance
E.
Development
VII. Closing Items
A.
Next meeting
January 17th
board goals and corporate structure discussion to occur between now and then
Angel Tree information will be coming to board
attendance ~88% November same - historical 92%
Enrollment ~279 down a couple
GPA -- ended q with 2.65; overall 2.51
PSAT - some growth in math amongst freshman and sophomores - juniors enrolled in SAP prep and added 8th period for SAT
Cultural work - Purpose Pathways, meeting with parents, and success plans
Staffing - added a staff member to ELA course, coaching and reading intervention; posted positions for math geometry, chemistry, and social work position - considering a hiring day
OEI audit last week - preliminary results were very good - impressed with engagement and expect to meet or exceed expectations on all standards