The NHCSB Leadership team has presented at this conference and submitted a proposal to present at this years conference with a focus on College Knowledge Nights.  New Heights' proposal was accepted and members from our team will be presenting for the third time  at the conference will be held on March 5th-7th in Los Angeles, California. This is a great opportunity in terms of exposure for New Heights and allows many conference goers to meet and also become potential partners with. 

OW comments that pursuing to present at this conference can also be linked to his evaluation since it does require that the school presents 6 times a year to spotlight who New Heights is and what we do.

GP asks if this is something regarding money? OW answers that we have set this aside in our budget. 

JG presents that the 460 grant is one that NHCSB has been awarded almost every year. It is geared towards our EC department and there was some unused funds they had and requested that we send them a "wishlist" of what we would use the funds for. NHCSB did ask for $300k and although they could not grant us the entire $300k, we were awarded with funds in the amount over $150k. We have decided to use the funds towards our popular HBCU College Tours that happen twice a year. This year the HBCU Tours are happening in March.

-How many students go every year? 20

-What Schools were visited last year? Morgan University, Howard University, and a college in University because we were in the area.

-Is it all new students or previous students? BSU may have repeaters but the trip to Georgia will feature new students. 

-How many students graduate from NHCSB who go to HBCU's after graduation: about 5 students across the graduating classes of '22-24

-Do you find that students rather go just to get away or because they're genuinely interested in exploring HBCU's? DNJ says that it does not hard us at all to allow students to explore their horizons. We talk about college and are number 1 responsibility is providing access and opportunity to our kids. 

The grant money is also going towards our college students being able to purchase food on campus with $15 to spend per day in a college flex account. The students at BSU and MCC can benefit from it and it is a great support our students can benefit from.

JG captures the PS Breach where social security numbers of all staff and 10 students (that were in PowerSchool) were leaked on January 7th. On January 10th and the 16th, our school was assigned a cyber attorney and he walked us through the steps of how this could have happened. We were also privy to how PS resolved this matter by paying a ransom. PS did also offer any staff from any schools who were impacted, credit monitoring for a certain amount of time. In the end, no data was actually breached. 

JG did ask the representative for bullet points to be able to present important points to the board. We were counseled that If we indeed chose to pursue legal action, we were able to do so by hiring their attorney for  an amount between $3-5k. Our own school lawyer believes we do not need legal counsel. Ultimately, the final course of any action is left up to the board of trustees. 

VM asks if we have cyber insurance? We do and we're covered up to 50k. 

MF presents our ICE procedures speaks on the two letters that have been created to address any concerns our  families may have. The letters detail resources and guidance given to us by the Attorney General's office of how to address said concerns. The letter clearly states that we do not document our students and their families immigration status nor do we permit ICE agents on our property.  Both letters that were sent to families are posted at our main office, enrollment office and various areas around the school. 

 Funds from the EC grant will also go towards our popular HBCU College Tours that happen twice a year. This year the HBCU Tours are happening in the 2nd and 3rd week in March.

-How many students go every year? 20

-What Schools were visited last year? Morgan University, Howard University, and a college in University because we were in the area.

-Is it all new students or previous students? BSU may have repeaters but the trip to Georgia will feature new students. 

-How many students graduate from NHCSB who go to HBCU's after graduation: about 5 students across the graduating classes of '22-24

-Do you find that students rather go just to get away or because they're genuinely interested in exploring HBCU's? DNJ says that it does not hard us at all to allow students to explore their horizons. We talk about college and are number one responsibility is providing access and opportunity.

SB presents on the committee that met recently 

-Early College Vision: Expand Access and Opportunity and shift away from Dual Enrollment and make every students in grades 10-12th an Early College student. 

The Goal is to have 25% of students left in the building by fall and 0% by the spring.

- Building more partnerships – BCC will join our designation team and recently, Assumption College is possibly in the works.

-Courses: CTE – career and technical education classes for all of our students.

-Aligning MS and HS courses so that more of our students are college ready. The plan is to set the clear expectation early on, identifying key skills, knowledge, and encouraging the development of strong study skills.

MF reports her Fall EC updates that were shared previously: 

-MCC: 111 (EC juniors and seniors), 101 (taking college courses at our school – DE), and 11 students at BSU and 26 students that were at Franklin Cummings. 

Data Dashboard: see K.K’s presentation

Questions:

Were all F’s individual classes? Yes

SB mentions that the AEC meetings are open to all board members in the future. 

Committee will meet on February 25th. OW does bring up having an extensive conversation about finances on February 25th. Judge Phillips is asking all board members attend. OW also brings up the discussion between him and other members that a vote be taken about the information they have received in their packet for a deeper dive on the 25th of February.