Athlos Jefferson Parish
Minutes
AAJP Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday February 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Location
Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish
979 Behrman Hwy, Terrytown, LA 70056
https://zoom.us/j/92139543440
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Directors Present
J. Holmes, J. Washington, J. Wright, N. Anthony, P. Boutte, V. McCoy
Directors Absent
A. Acuna, M. Caparotta, T. Burns
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
V. McCoy
Ex Officio Members Present
T. Harrison
Non Voting Members Present
T. Harrison
Guests Present
B. Bressler (remote), T. Tate (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Student Presentation
D.
Pledge of Allegiance
E.
Athlos Mission & Vision
F.
Call for Conflict of Interest
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve Agenda
B.
Approve Board Meeting Minutes
C.
New Hires
III. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
There was no public comment.
IV. Discussion
A.
Interim Academic Data
Dr. Bressler shared the mid-year interim i-Ready growth data for all students including year-over-year comparisons.
B.
Charter Transition Process
Dr. Holmes shared an update on the latest progress on the transition of the charter and a potential future operator.
V. Administrative Reports
A.
CEO/CFO/COO Report
Dr. Bressler shared the current board and financial dashboards and answered board member questions.
B.
School Leader Report
Ms. Harrison shared updates on the latest school events that have been held and the sports teams' results. She also shared that the community parade had to be cancelled due to weather.
She shared the focus and efforts underway for student attendance. She shared the site word challenge and interventions that are in progress led by Ms. Young-Smith and Ms. Brignac. She also shared that Ms. Wheeler, Ms. Brignac and Ms. Kindell have been doing leap preparation with WIN time supports. Formal evaluations are still also in process. Lastly, she discussed the green parties that are being held to reward students that get to green level achievement and additional visual supports that are being added.
Ms. Thomas shared safety updates on our new gate system.
VI. Committee Reports
A.
Finance Committee Report
Ms. Anthony said the items were covered with the dashboard report by Dr. Bressler.
B.
Executive Committee Report
Dr. Holmes shared that the committee discussed the transition process and steps so far. They also discussed the needs and costs following June 30th.
C.
Governance Committee Report
Ms. Washington shared that the committee finalized the discipline policy edits to bring forth to the board for a vote.
VII. Action Items
A.
Public Comment - Discipline Policy
There was no public comment.
4th Grade students presented the Pledge and the mission statement.
They also shared the performance character trait of the week.