Athlos Jefferson Parish
Minutes
AAJP Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday February 2, 2022 at 7:00 PM
Location
Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish
979 Behrman Hwy.
Terrytown, LA 70056 United States
Directors Present
H. Wier (remote), J. Wright (remote), N. Berg (remote), R. Johnson (remote), T. Nelson (remote)
Directors Absent
E. Ketchens
Guests Present
C. Fisher-Rollins (remote), C. Martin (remote), D. Knicely (remote), J. Turgeon (remote), K. Leybas (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Call for Conflict of Interest
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve Agenda
move to next meeting
B.
Approve January board meeting minutes
C.
Athlos Report
Knicley presented
- Upcoming dates
- Feb 16th finance committee
- Feb 25th Half Day/ Teacher PD
- Feb 28th - March 4th Mardi Gras break
- March 9th Governce committee & board meeting
Martin Presented school culture update
- Jan coffee and chat was a success the students did robots and lego tech
- Parents had access to sign students up for tutoring
- kindergarten open house they were able to tour the school and see the day of a Kindergarten at Athlos
- PBIS winter formal dance( about 400 students were in attendance)
Knicley presented sprint to spring student incentives
- Students can earn a variety of prizes for perfect attendance , Leap 360 score increase , if a parent or family member attends the Leap parent night just o list few examples flyers have been posted around the school for students to see
Knicley presented BESE renewal update
- Extended 1yr with LDOE monitor
- Athlos need to bring its grade up to a D or above to get the 3yr extension in SPS
- Flex Point education is a online program that Athlos partner with to help students approve in test scores
- 480 Certified teachers will be available to for 480 students who scored low on IReady and need additional help in English and Math
- Audit extension approved until March 31st
- Strategic planning
- Board staff community surveys are slightly behind from going out for Jan
- Focus group will still take place this month
- Surveys will go out to parents
- Mrs. Martin academic performance
- Mid year diagnostic data has been completed for IStep and IReady
- IStep increased in Literacy since the beginning of the year testing in grades k-4
- IReady Math increased in K,1,2,6
- Middle school decreased some in IReady Math
- ELA diagnostic increased from the beginning of the yr testing
- Paras will assist in helping students who are not enrolled in flex point with additional testing prep help
- Knicley/ Mrs. Martin presented
- The leadership team is trying to come up with different was to coach teachers in effective was to engage with students
- Leadership team is in the process of brainstorming incentives for teachers
D.
New Hires & Stipends
III. Administrative Reports
A.
Director's Report
B.
Monthly Financials
Knicely presented
- As of Oct 21,2021
- Cash on hand is adequate to cover 17days
- Receivables are comprised mainly in grant revenue that has been submitted for reimbursement but funds have yet to be received
- Accounts Payable and Accrued Salaries & Benefits - all items are reflective of expenses that have been invoiced in the current month but have yet to have payment submitted.
- Fund Balance- fund balance dipped again in October as expenditures for the school are in full effect. This category reflects current expenditures to pay as well as revenues due to AAJP.
- State Revenue is slightly below budget in October at 31%.
- Salaries & Benefits-expenditures are slightly below budget at 32%. As staffing continues it is expected to come closer in line with budget in subsequent months
- Purchased Services-Purchased Services are trending slightly above budget, attributable mainly to expenditures normal at the beginning of a new school yea
C.
Approve Financials
IV. Board Training
A.
Crisis Communication
Jill presented
- Questions about events, process, complaints that may come
- School Leader Guidance
- Always communicate that the students are safe
- You are aware of the situation
- Being handled according to policy
- Updates provided as appropriate
- Board Member Guidance
- The school leader is aware of the situation
- Reassured that students are safe
- Being handled according to policy
- School leader will provide updates as appropriate
V. Discussion Items
A.
Transline Presentation
Mr. Hamilton from transline presented action item to reconcile works mens comp proposal
- Transline will credit 3850 per invoice until the reminder of the school year which will be 05.31.22 all payments should be completed
B.
Roof/FEMA update
Kyles presented
- Estimated reimbursement from FEMA is 83,685
- Fema declared a new roof is not needed
C.
Policy 7201- Transportation
Jill presented
The only change to the policy is
Parents of Kindergarten students shall arrange for their children to be met by a responsible adult at their bus stop after school. Should a responsible adult fail to arrive, the child shall be returned to the school and after 4:30pm if the parent has not contacted the school or came to pick up the child the child would then be brought to JPSO
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