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CHAIR’S REPORT
Provided updates on Board on Track -- the things you can track: FYI on School Leader meetings; Community Relations programs for Holiday Season; Meeting Order adjustment for Financial Report; and Board committee goals:

E. Disney-Britton asked for discussion about committee goals and the Board Retreat Notes. Each committee member has been assigned three goals (short-term, midterm, and longterm). The goals do not replace the job descriptions and progress will be tracked by BOT.  E. Disney-Britton requested that the board to move to adopt the official committee goals. 

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

1. Work with staff to develop a tool for regular reporting to the board on academic progress and challenges
2. Recruit committee members that reflect an equitable balance including racial, between school employees, parents and community members.
3. Measure and share the impact of arts integration in student achievement

ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE

1. Ensure giving by 100% of board of directors
2. Recruit committee members that reflect an equitable balance including racial, between school employees, parents and community members.
3. Guide staff in the development of a 12-month fundraising plan for the 2019 school year, and submit it to the board for approval 

FACILITIES & SAFETY COMMITTEE

1. Advise staff in the development of procedures to ensure compliance with IPS requirements for the use and rental of leased facilities and grounds.
2. Recommend a set of board policies consistence with IPS Board Policy #7000
3. Recruit committee members that reflect an equitable balance including racial, between school employees, parents and community members.

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

1. Recommend "Employee Compliant Policy" to provide staff with guidance on the development of an internal set of procedures consistence with IPS procedures.
2. Review and make recommendations on the creation and final adoption of a new staff handbooks and any associated contracts for leadership staff.
3. Ensure that the composition of the Board (1) reflects the demographics of the families served; and (2) provides the particular talents needed to accomplish the creation of a strategic plan.

FINANCE COMMITTEE

1. Achieve a clean audit for the first year of operations
2. Develop a set of policies to guide finances consistence with IPS Board Policy #6000
3. Ensure that the school has 365 days of unrestricted operating income

H. Leck discussed the academic committee's monthly plan to report I read, suspension, expulsion, enrollment and attendance. ISTEP and Text Reading Compression will be annually reported. The assessments will be presented to the board in the form of an academic dashboard. The committee discussed various student and parent engagement strategies for the upcoming school year. 
A. Berns discussed that a new Behavioral Adjustment Facilitator was hired and will begin spring semester. This staff addition along with the daily practice of restorative circles will help with student behavioral concerns. 
H. Leck provided the leadership team and board members with a copy of Sir Ken Robinson's book, You, Your Child, and School: Navigate Your Way to the Best Education. He discussed the book as being an academic tool for board members to understand modern school culture. 

H. Leck proposed an academic calendar for the 2019-2020 school year. 

H. Leck proposed the board purchase a new light board in the total of $6,750.00 for student performance usage. 

E. Disney- Britton discussed that the students and staff value the support of the board members. To have 100% giving compliance he requested that board members making a donation by the end of the school year. 
 

E. Disney-Britton discussed the Indianapolis Public School facility rental policy. T. Givens posed the question of board and staff coverage under IPS's certificate of insurance. This topic was further discussed by the finance committee in reference to Edison's ELL insurance coverage. 

E. Disney- Britton recommended an adoption of the employee complaint policy provided by the governance committee. Staff will develop a staff procedure guided by the board approved policy that will be included in the employee handbook. 

G. Wallis discussed the November financials. Edison is favorable to the budget this month. The reconciliation of funds are continuing to be tracked. There are funds available in the Richard. M. Fairbanks Foundation and The Glick Fund grant awards. 
H. Leck posed the question if the light board proposal is within the budget. G. Wallis confirmed that the light board proposal is within the budget. 
 

G. Wallis reviewed the audit summary and Donovan CPAs finance recommendations.  A letter of representation was reviewed by the board to be submitted to Donovan CPAs. 

G. Wallis proposed that Edison increase the ELL limit from $1 million to $4 million. He also proposed that Edison adopt a $500,000 cyber liability coverage. Edison will submit cyber liability application to begin immediate coverage. Miller Insurance Group will provide further deadly weapon protection liability coverage proposals for the board to review.  
 

Nathan reviewed the CEO report areas of students, academics, teachers, professional development, financials and private funding, artistically excellence and parents and community engagement. 
H. Leck posed the question of having unlicensed teachers within the school. N. Tuttle discussed that as an innovation school the teachers aren't required to have a license. N. Tuttle discussed that a particular class has two teachers placed through Parallel substitute teaching system. 
T. Givens posed the question of time limits on substitute teachers. N. Tuttle discussed that there aren't any time limits on employing a substitute teacher. 
N. Tuttle discussed that IPS staff will receive a 6% on average pay increase per the referendum. Edison is currently contesting enrollment of five students to prove that they were enrolled by ADM day. Edison is anticipated to receive $30,000. 

E. Disney-Britton discussed that the governance committee will review recommendations of title/position changes as proposed to take effective January 2019.

The board took a brief recess and reconvened. N. Tuttle discussed that he would like to give gift cards to families through the holiday assistance project. The funds towards the gift cards will be withdrawn from the restricted funds.

H. Leck discussed that the Code of Conduct Memorandum: Physical Altercation will be reviewed by the academic committee meeting.