Director of Operations, Theo Brannum, reviewed SY' 24 Statement of Activity and Actuals vs. Budget, and ESSER funds. 

January 13, 2024 - $3.4 mil 

• 163 Days Cash on Hand; FY'24 goal is 70. 
• ESSER 3 funds remaining: $770,000 (included in budget for SY'24) 
  • Meeting with Path Executive Team to determine how to spend additional funds. 
• School Budget Allocation: 7.5 mil
  • Left to spend: $3.2 mil 
  • Biggest Line Items (GL):
    • Elementary Education - All classroom expenses 
    • Office of the Principal 

• 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 1/16/24:
  • Attendance: 611; budgeted for 500
  • Grade level, demographics, ELL, and Excel specific data shared.
  • ADA: 91% as of 1/16/24
• Staffing: 
  • 7 Resignations
  • 7 New Hires
  • 4 Vacancies 
  • Staff Demographics shared: Trying to increase Latnix representation. 
• OEI School Review Update:
  • Core Question 4: Is the School providing the appropriate conditions for success? 
  • Site visit 11/2/2023:
    • Second meeting occurred on 12/1/2023
  • Results:
    • Approaching standards on 50%
    • Meets standards on 20%
    • Exceeds standards on 20%
    • N/A on 10%
  • Academics:
    • ELA, Mathematics, & I-Read 3 December '23 data shared. 
    • BOY vs. MOY data shared 
• Addressing the Gaps:
  • Staff Development
    • Instructional Sprint
    • Professional learning communities
    • The Science of Reading
  • Interventions
    • Tutoring
    • Achievement Project
    • Orton-Gillingham 
• 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 - COMPLETE
  • 4-weeks of baseline data - COMPLETE
  • Co-horting grade levels - COMPLETE

• OIE Update:
  • January Requirements: 
    • Board meeting minutes November 
• Lawsuit:
  • Bodily Injury - from a former scholar's parent 
• SIG Grant:
  • Approved - $300,000 for planning purposes for SY'24. 
    • Focus on: Home visits, early literacy, targeting tutoring in ELA & Math plan 
      • Implementation benchmarks for Year 1

Meeting held 12/20/23:

• Path School Financials reviewed:
  • Statement of Activity
  • Budget vs. Actual 
• Major topics discussed: Grants, SIG, Payments over $10k or more.
• 2nd count day is 2/1/24

Did not meet in December 2023. Looking for a new Committee Chair. Board members are asked to send their interest to Board Chair, Nicole Woodson. 

Meeting held 1/12/24:

• Open Door Laws Reviewed:
  • Members would have to meet in person at least once a month
  • Corum still needs to be met in person
  • Addendum to board roles/responsibilities would need updated
  • No stipulation for members joining committees virtually indefinitely
• Board Recruitment:
  • Sandie Chavez - TBD
  • Dr. Brandalyn Hayes - Not eligible; a full-time staff PATH School Staff Member now
  • David McGuire - Assistant Principal at Forest Glen Elementary (in-person)
• March 6, 2024 5-7pm - Board Recruitment Event. 
  • Governance committee will be in attendance. 
  • All board members welcome - please email Board Chair, Nicole Woodson, with interest. 

2nd: Todd Carpenter

MOTION PASSES