The Path School

Minutes

Board Meeting

November

Date and Time

Tuesday November 14, 2023 at 5:00 PM

Directors Present

A. Adkins (remote), A. Burtner (remote), M. Mayorga, N. Woodson, T. Carpenter

Directors Absent

M. Rivas

Guests Present

A. Hervey, Dr. Brandalyn Hayes

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

N. Woodson called a meeting of the board of directors of The Path School to order on Tuesday Nov 14, 2023 at 5:09 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

T. Carpenter made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 09-19-23.
M. Mayorga seconded the motion.

Board Secretary, Melissa Mayorga, will engage with Board On Track to update Directors Present/Absent to show appropriate attendance. It must be noted that 'Roll Call' is correct in the September minutes. 

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. PATH School Financials

A.

PATH School Financials

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

 

  • 146 Days Cash on Hand; FY'24 goal is 70.
  • ESSER 3 funds still remain. 
    • Looking to recruit new positions to use these funds.
    • Professional development will be expensed to ESSER 3. 
    • Monday, 11/13/23, first day of financial audit
      • August credit card statements needed for audit.

  

III. School Leader Presentation

A.

School Leader Presentation

  • School Mission, Vision, and Values shared.
  • SY' 24 School Goals: 
    • Attendance: 
      • Average Daily Attendance (ADA): 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 11/10/23:
    • Attendance: 596; budgeted for 500
    • Grade level, demographics, ELL, and Excel specific data shared.
    • ADA: 92.24% as of 11/10/23
  • Staffing: 
    • 4 Resignations
    • 1 New Hire
      • 4 Pending 
    • 4 Vacancies 
  • Academic Updates:
    • Reading Beginning of Year (BOY) data shared. 
    • Math I-READY BOY data shared.
    • Exit Ticket Data shared.
      • Teachers self-report daily against standard taught throughout the day. 
    • DIBELS Report shared.
      • Early Literacy Lexile scoring. 
    • Standards Mastery Assessments
    • Tuning Protocol 
    • Data Meetings 
  • OEI School Review Update:
    • Core Question 4: Is the School providing the appropriate conditions for success? 
    • Data on assessment will be shared by end of month November 2023. 
  • Schoolwide Updates:
    • Scholar Led Conferences:
      • Q1 data: 88% of family participated. 
    • Tutoring Initiatives:
      • Indiana Learns
      • Saturday School
      • Marian University, (Orton Gillingham) OG - 2nd and 3rd grade. 
      • The Achievement Project - For scholars approaching on iLEARN. 
    • PATHways:
      • High School Selection Day
      • High School Visits
      • PATHways Meetings
      • College Visits, K-8
  • Initiatives 23'-24' shared: 
    • High Ability - COMPLETE
    • Daily Exit Tickets - COMPLETE
    • National Junior Honor Society - COMPLETE
    • National Elementary Honor Society - COMPLETE
    • Tier 1 Instruction - COMPLETE
    • Increasing Panorama Data - In Progress
    • School "Level-Up" Culture System - In Progress
    • 4-weeks of baseline data - COMPLETE
    • Co-horting grade levels - COMPLETE

IV. Executive Director Presentation

A.

Executive Director Report

  • OIE Update:
    • December Requirements: 
      • School Leader Succession Plan 
      • Board meeting minutes October 
        • N/A as the Board does not meet monthly. 
  • SIG Grant: 
    • Implementation Plan Due: Wednesday, 11/15/23
  • Contracts, MOUs, and Agreements 2023-2024 shared.

V. Committee Reports

A.

Finance Committee

Meeting held 10/15/23:

  • Path School Financials reviewed:
    • Statement of Activity
    • Budget vs. Actual 
  • Discussed how to get checks processed when Executive Director goes on leave. 
  • Grants, Payments of $10k+, and administrative funds will be presented by Director of Operations during board meeting report outs moving forward. 

B.

Education Committee

Meeting held 10/2/23:

  • Chair of the Education Committee, Manuela Salazar, resigned from board and as Chair of the Education Committee 11/11/23.
    • Accepting nominations for new chair 
  • New education committee members joined:
    • Yvolanda Hill – PATH School Teacher
    • Dr. Brandalyn Hayes – Committee Member

C.

Governance Committee

Meetings held 10/18/23:

  • Board Recruitment:
    • New members to vote to board:
      • Sandie Chavez
      • Dr. Brandalyn Hayes 
  • Executive Nominations:
    • Chair: Nicole Woodson
    • Treasurer: Todd Carpenter
    • Secretary: Melissa Mayorga 
  • VOTE: Keep all current executives remain in current roles:
    • Adam Burtner, 1st
    • Amanda Adkins, 2nd
    • Motion passes with all in favor

VI. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:22 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
T. Carpenter

2nd Adam Burtner.

Motion passes.