Laureate Academy Charter School Board of Directors
Minutes
Academic Excellence Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday March 7, 2023 at 5:30 PM
Location
Laureate Academy Charter School
The matters listed are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair to be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may, in fact, be discussed. Other items not listed may be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. All agenda items are informational unless otherwise denoted, though all committee reports require a vote for acceptance. Unless otherwise stated due to COVID-19 precautions, the meeting will be held on the campus of the school (2115 Oakmere Drive Harvey, LA 70058).
Committee Members Present
Caitlyn Scales, Claire Heckerman-Whitehead, Dr. Jahquille Ross, Jaime Behen
Committee Members Absent
None
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes (1.4.22)
II. Student Recruitment
A.
Student Recruitment Update for 2023-2024
- 137 applications with the current campaign and app is open until the end of March.
- Lottery is at the beginning of April both in person and virtual.
- Have about 50 spots in kinder, many of which will be siblings of current students.
- Usually we have about 50 spots otherwise with a strong retention.
- It is rare to run out of kids on the waitlist, but could have budget implications.
III. Staff Recruitment
A.
Staff Recruitment for 2023-2024
- Staff retention for next year is really strong.
- Ideas were discussed about potential staff structure for next year.
IV. Ideas for Next Year
A.
Curriculum
Did not get to this agenda item.
B.
Other
V. Next Meeting Agenda
A.
February Meeting
Add curriculum discussion to next year and revisiting staff structure.