Athlos Jefferson Parish
Minutes
AAJP Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday March 1, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Location
Directors Present
E. Ketchens (remote), H. Wier (remote), J. Wright, K. Chambers (remote), N. Berg (remote)
Directors Absent
N. Woods, T. Nelson
Guests Present
A. Harvey, B. Bressler, C. Martin, J. Holmes (remote), J. Turgeon (remote), Kathleen Wheeler, N. Joseph-Bailey, N. Thomas, Yolander Harris
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Call for Conflict of Interest
D.
None
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve Agenda
B.
Approve January Meeting Minutes
C.
New Hires & Stipends
D.
Policy 2001 Public Access to Meetings
E.
Policy 4002 Background Checks
F.
Policy 5402- Electronic Devices
III. Administrative Reports
A.
Director's Report
B.
CEO Report
March 1, 2023
February Scorecard Data:
The Average Fund Balance: $2,810,368
The average day’s cash: 68
Substitute Use: 39
Parent Complaints: 3
Withdraws: 10
New Students: 1
Employee Departures: 0
Employee Complaints: 0
Current Enrollment as of 2/27/2023: 1105
Enrollment Trends: K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
Total EOY Enrollment
for 21-22 SY: 109 111 143 137 130 133 132 128 99 1122
Current Enrollment
for 22-23 SY: 91 128 128 139 130 115 131 133 129 1105
Variance -18 17 -15 2 0 -18 -1 5 30
{YTD Persistence Rate: 92% (Goal 95%), YTD Conversion Rate: 90% (Goal 50%)}
2023-2024 New Enrollment as of 2/27/23: 143
2023-2024 Re-enrollment as of 2/27/23: 957
2023-2024 Projected Enrollment as of 2/20/23: 1100
February Compliance Issues:
LDOE Official Monitoring Announcement for 2022-2023SY due 3/8/2023.
February Operations Report:
Completed the first draft of the 28/24 master class schedule.
AAJP will be participating in the 2023 Teacher job fair on March 4th.
February Innovative Work:
Finalizing the AAJP 2024 strategic plan in March.
Developing the AAJP Master Timeline.
February Academics Report:
Executive Director’s report (board packet).
School Turnaround Specialist report (board packet).
C.
Finance Report
Dr. Bressler discussed the finance report. He stated the school is in grate shape. He also mentioned the resignation of Tom Bickart.
IV. Committee Reports
A.
Finance Committee
B.
Governance Committee
One item was discussed concerning salaries on non certified teachers.
C.
Pillars Committee
Governance Committee are in the process of scheduling a meeting date.
V. Discussion Items
A.
Salary Schedule Changes
Ms. Martin discussed the salaries between certified and non certified teachers
March Director’s Report
Prepared Mind Highlights
MOY Testing
ELPT/LEAP Connect Testing
School Culture Highlights
School Safety
Family & Community Engagement
Healthy Body Highlights