Talia Steele addressed the Board about a situation with her ES2 scholar last year. She discussed concerns about her scholar's safety plan that was not implemented with fidelity. The Board thanked Ms. Steele for bringing the matter to their attention, and will consider implications of the situation going forward as BVP and implements policies now and in the future.

S. Anderson discussed the highlights of the Board packet, including BVP's strategic plan and updates on the first day of school and the year ahead.

D. Garcia inquired about staffing levels and staff qualifications. S. Anderson will follow up with more precise data at the next meeting. 

M. Rivera asked about whether BVP will have any new initiatives or focus on attendance.  S. Anderson noted that BVP is pivoting away from COVID level absenteeism, but that families' patterns have changed. The school is working on a more proactive and positive approaches to give positive feedback to families of scholars with a track record of absenteeism. 

C. Losea presented the highlights of the CFO report, including updates on the conclusion of FY23 and the audits in progress.  BVP will meet all financial benchmarks for the end of the year.

She also noted that she will need to convene a meeting of the finance committee to determine how to proceed with a matter related to electric bills. 

S. Anderson called the Board's attention to the Board packet, which contains data from the 2022-23 school year.  S. Bennetts offered to discuss the information further with Board members if they had any quesitons. 

S. Anderson provided context and details of the proposed organizaitonal goals for the 2023-24 school year, per the presentation included in the Board Packet. The board discussed data sources and progress monitoring, and initiatives around staffing and diversity goals. 

S. Anderson described the open process used to make some significant changes to policies in the Family & Scholar handbook, including the creation of working groups that did work over the summer to make sure we had policies that aligned with strategic plan.  S. Bennets provided an overview of changes. 

Board members provided specific recommendations, particularly around wording as it relates to scholar safety concerns, suspensions, and the creation of a supplement to be more explicit about disciplinary policies and responses.  They also suggested naming social media explicitly in the section regarding bullying.

J. Giraldo provided an overview of updates made to the Staff Handbook included in the Board Packet.

B. Dowd provided an overview of the RFP and selection process used to identify Imperial Building Maintenance as a proposed new contractor for nightly cleaning services, and requested that the Board authorize BVP to move forward with a contract process.