Director of Expanded Learning Troy Greenfield shared the priorities of Breakthrough's expanded learning work, current partnerships (including Open Doors Academy, Rainey Institute, America Scores, Girls on the Run), and recent feedback about our programs and approach. 

FOB is taking steps related to the expanded learning opportunities to seek funding -high interest from donors.

Community Luncheon with ODA - 11/6 - focus on SEL

Annual appeal will go out in the next week to 3500 households

Shift on alumni priorities- starting in 5th grade with age-specific activities; high school placement work is now part of Beyond Breakthrough portfolio, adopting a 1:1 case management approach; focus on a few strategic partners for employment/internship opportunities

1. Network Priorities & Goals - shared update on current progress. Highlights:
   1. Academic roadmap KPIs - hovering around 2.1-2.3, based on observations in classrooms
   2. Attendance is up slightly
   3. Enrollment continues to be slightly under
   4. Scholar YOY Retention - up over last year but below goal
   5. Vacancies - up slightly
   6. Financials - driven by enrollment - been having conversations about that as a board
2. Academic Implementation Update
   1. Continue to leverage school studies approach for short-cycle strategic planning
   2. Partnerships with Solution tree for ongoing PLC PD, Varsity Tutors for high dosage reading tutoring; Curriculum implementation (expanding partnerships with curriculum providers)
   3. Goals coming out of school studies primarily focused on school culture, routines, and habits of engagement  → goal is to get into lesson internalization
   4. Curricular Implementation - launched additional supportive interventions for students, increasing fidelity of implementation, ramping up support for principals
3. Scholar Population
   1. Started the year with expected 3,123 scholars. At the 8 week mark, 83% of scholars with us on the first day are still here
   2. Enrollment outcomes - no-show scholars continue to be a population that is fairly constant & represent the biggest opportunity for retention. 
   3. Shared outcomes of nurturing campaign to help encourage enrolled scholars to attend/persist
4. Staff Engagement/Satisfaction Survey
   1. Strongest responses in Basic needs and satisfaction
   2. Lowest responses in school culture and strategy
   3. 63% response rate
5. CEO priorities & goals - FOB alignment project
   1. Working on articulating a unique value proposition for what the CMO does for our schools

• Last month came with 3 options to react to enrollment shifts - executing strategy that board approved and cascading communications out within BPS. Next month’s reports will reflect the direction from the board
• Next month come with a formal budget update to review and approve

Supporting Andrew as he holds the most important elements of the strategy during Home Office leadership transitions

 Concrete example of curriculum implementation small wins - K-2 implementation is going well, routines and procedures in classroom having to change as well. Not only is the content different, but how students engage with each other, the content, and the teacher is fundamentally different. 

Talked about changes that will come in October with the adjustments based on Board’s direction. Significant work on setting long-range targets and strategies.

New Board member orientation was conducted this month with all five new board members. Also included as part of the follow up was a walkthrough of using BoardOnTrack. Next step in the work of the Governance Committee is to start the recruitment cycle again.

No items for approval

The Boards left executive session at 7:35pm.