The Inaugural Eighth Grade Promotion Ceremony was fabulous and praise to Brian and the staff for a wonderful event.

Delaware HB203, a literacy bill, is pending and is related to curriculum.

The Charter School Summit is July 31 10-2 at MOT in Middletown with a focus on law.

The Zoe Ministry is new organization in DE focused on girls who have been trafficked. We have talked to DOE about partnering to help with their education onsite where the girls live.

Over the next couple of weeks Kate and Dr. Berry are meeting with each Board meeting concerning participation on the Board next year.  

Applications: 61 applications in the cue--135 currently enrolled--20 new students fully enrolled--27 letters of intent with almost all records in house for a total of 196, with 8 application for which packets we are waiting for the home school to send data.  Four tours are scheduled this week and five are pending to schedule a tour.

DOE funds a Migrant Education Program in the summer, which we will house this year.  The program will engage fifty families five days a week, utilizing four classrooms, and already one of the students is interested in applying to the school.

Freedom School is also renting space in the building and their staff will come in Friday.  Fifty students are a part of this program.

Our ESY staff comes in next week.  Candance and other staff have been busy preparing.

Working on a Welcome to School program for all grades, 9th graders who are the first HS class, and the 6th-8th graders.

Christy Taylor will be at the Juneteenth celebration in Lewes and will be recruiting students.

Of the four grants submitted to date, three remain outstanding, and the one submitted to Highmark was rejected.  Brian has reached out to ask for feedback so we can strengthen a later submission.

Regarding electronic academic platforms for next year.  We had subscribed to a number of products, but will only be using one or two moving forward.

IXL will continue to be used, we are dropping Panorama.  We are looking at TWIG.

We will maintain our subscription to IB but will be slowly engaging this in the next year.

Brian brought to our attention a policy that went into effect January 1, 2025 which is mandatory and we need to review this evening, and send out final draft for a vote at the next meeting.   

Rachael and Brian drafted a copy for review.

Karen reviewed potential changes with the group and a clean copy will be sent out to be voted on at the next meeting.

As discussed at the previous BASSE Board meeting, the Proximate Board met to approve needed changes.  No action is required by th BASSE board.

The Board Retreat/Annual meeting is scheduled for August 6 on site at BASSE.

The meeting was adjourned by D.r Berry at 6:40PM