Danielle called school board to order at 5:02 PM.

Danielle requested a motion to approve the school board meeting minutes. Linda motioned, Alan second. All in favor.

There was no public comment.

Sam and Danielle spoke briefly on their time as co-CEOs. They shared it was an honor and that it gave them great insight into how the organization operates.

Susan shared highlights from the FOB report that was shared in the board packet.

Donor relations continue to be strong. Susan is confident in the team's ability to meet the fundraising goals.

The alumni team has been working in our schools on alumni focused initiatives.

Andrew shared his vision as the new CEO of Breakthrough Schools, which is rooted in our core values. We need to be truly student and family centered and we will strive for joy, love and academic excellence.

He spoke to the most urgent and enduring challenges to our organization. He has confidence in the leaders and the sense of urgency to address the challenges.

The SY24 priorities and milestones document in the board packet is Andrew's 90 day plan to learn and address challenges. He will be holding listening tours across the network with a variety of stakeholders.

Andrew's leadership philosophy is that staff's ultimate loyalty is to kids, and that there are no secrets.

Juliet highlighted the following;

• In-year scholar retention is slightly higher than last report.
• Scholar attendance outpacing last year due to intervention and support  practices implemented this year
• In-year staff retention remains high across all entities. 
• Seeing net gains in family satisfaction
• Net promoter score has increased from last year.

SY24 Scholar Population 

• Remain slightly ahead of current financial projection
• A more robust family survey presentation will be shared at the next board meeting.
• The focus is on retaining the scholars we have and building a culture that promotes scholar retention throughout the year.

Financial Reports

Celeste highlighted the following;

• Finance continues to work closely with school and network leaders to refine projections and identify opportunities for expense reduction.
• 1 of 6 entities is projected to end the year at or below budgeted expenditures per current projections
• Health insurance – network switching to a different vendor as of January 1st, 2024

A full financial report is shared in the board packet.

Board Reports - materials from the leadership team were shared in the board packet.

Danielle Eisenberg spoke to the materials that were shared in the board packet. Highlighted that the committee met last week and discussed Special Education Support Services. Encouraged board members to visit the School Health Effectiveness Dashboard and use it as a tool to stay up to date. 

Brad gave an update and shared the highlights from the committee meeting held on December 6, 2023. 

• Look at governance differently 
• Carry out a thorough analysis of the board  
• Look into other centers of influence for Board additions

Matt Rado and Lesley Wilkins-Valentine spoke to materials shared in the board packet on the CMSD Annual Sponsorship Report and gave feedback on the annual renewal visits that took place in October 2023.

The full reports were shared in the board packet.

Emily represented Buckeye. She reported that two classroom walkthroughs were completed and everything looks good.