No public comments submitted or made.

Rosewood provided updates on various facility location options:

- Recommended submitting a letter of intent to NC-SECU to allow for further exploration of the location on Hillsborough St.

- Rosewood continues to work with City staff regarding a traffic study, building height restrictions and permitting issues.  Also discussed potential loan options and details.

Deborah provided update:  continued work on the school handbook; SB49 report submitted to NC. 

Koren provided up on budget and indicated audit draft will be available on Oct 15.  Will also mentioned we will investigate the idea of moving money out of certain checking account into money market accounts to potentially earn more interest.  

Eric provided the update and indicated the group will review potential changes to core instruction and how we can further help teachers with instructional goals.  Ethan mentioned new free tool from NC which can provide additional testing data and insights.   

Steven highlighted that this group has not been formed yet.  

Steven indicated he still reviewing the review data and will provide an update at the next meeting.

Josh indicated most of the update was covered by the Rosewood presentation.  He also mentioned we need to start making progress with fund raising in light of the impending facility needs.  The development of Capital Campaign marketing materials.  

Shawna indicated the Kaizen group met on 9/25 and mentioned a DEI statement will be developed and presented during the December meeting.  

Deborah mentioned we are fully staffed now.  Josh thanked the teaching staff for taking additional students into their crews.  Currently we are now only 2 places below our student population goal.  Ethan mentioned the 7th and 8th grade math teams showing excellent growth in test performance.  Ethan also reminded the board the Fall Festival is on October 25th.

Discussed board retreat scheduling.

Will mentioned the need to update board member info and conflict interest forms.