Director of Operations, Theo Brannum, reviewed SY' 24 Statement of Activity and Actuals vs. Budget, and reconciliation of budget vs actuals.    

• Professional development is roughly 78% of variance but The Mind Trust and ESSR will reimburse most.  This reimbursement will show in the bank account.  

• School Mission, Vision, and Values shared.
• SY' 24 School Goals: 
  • Attendance: 
    • Average Daily Attendance: 95%
  • Academic:
    • 18% of Scholars will pass ILEARN ELA
    • 16% of Scholars will pass ILEARN Math
    • 60% of 3rd Grade Scholars will pass IREAD by Summer '24
  • Multilingual Learners (ML): 
    • 25% of ML Scholars will reach their proficiency growth goal on ACCESS '24
    • 80% of ML Scholars will demonstrate growth on WIDA ACCESS from '23 to '24
• Enrollment/Attendance as of 9/14/23
  • Attendance: 595; budgeted for 500
  • Grade level, demographics, ELL, and Excel specific data shared
  • ADA: 93.4% as of 9/14/23
• Staffing: 
  • 2 Resignations
  • 2 New Hires
  • 3 Vacancies 
• Reading Beginning of Year (BOY) data shared. 
• Math I-READY BOY data shared.
• Initiatives 23'-24' shared: 
  • High Ability
  • Daily Exit Tickets
  • National Junior Honor Society
  • National Elementary Honor Society
  • Tier 1 Instruction
  • Increasing Panorama Data
  • School "Level-Up" Culture System
  • 4-weeks of baseline data
  • Co-horting grade levels 

• OEI Update: 
  • September requirements:
    • July Board Minutes
    • Signed Incident Communications Assurance Form
    • Signed IDOL
  • October requirements:
    • August Board Minutes
    • Evidence of minutes on website
  • November requirements: 
    • September Board Minutes
    • Financial Statements through 9/30/23
    • Draft audit to SBOA, 11/30/23
    • Student Address Report
    • Evidence that school has submitted Safe Schools & Emergency Preparedness Planning Certification Form IDOE within 60 days of the first day of school. 
• Core Question 4: 
  • Vendor: Will Street Education Services
    • Will review curricula and systems in place
    • Site visit components reviewed
    • 11/2/23 - tentative site visit
    • Education Committee will be asked to participate
• SIG Grant:
  • Applied 8/4/23
  • Interviewed 9/8/23
  • Determination 9/15/23 - APPROVED
    • Estimated ~$3 million 
• Contracts, MOUs, and Agreements 23'-24' shared
• Presented staff demographics data:
  • 64 employees on staff
  • 61% Black
  • 16% Latinx
  • 15% White/Caucasian 

• Meeting held 9/13/23
  • Moving to every 6 weeks cadence
  • New member/consultant: Brian Anderson
  • Discussed with Theo Brannum, Director of Operations, board expectations for report out.

• Meeting held 8/28/23
  • Request to have a PATH School teacher join committee.
  • Prioritized goals:
    • Increase I-LEARN testing.
    • Review curriculum and provide recommendations as needed and necessary. 

• Meetings held 7/12, 8/19, and 9/5/23
  • Discussed OEI requirements
  • Discussed Board on Track
  • Discussed strategies on how to support school with staff complaints.
  • Board Recruitment:
    • onboarding new members in June. 3-year terms. 
    • Board leadership officer roles - vote will take place in Jan 2024. 1-year terms. 

• Move November Board Meeting to 11/14/23 (from 11/21/23)
• Hispanic Heritage Month 10/5, 5-7 PM
• Scholar led conferences 10/12 8am-8pm

• Board On Track - OFFICIALLY LIVE
  • November 2023 Board Meeting will use this format moving forward.