Mission: The Leadership School exists to grow our students’ leadership capacity through earnest engagement in an academically rigorous, culturally relevant, and relationship-oriented environment.

Roll Call 

The Chair will entertain a motion to approve Susie Lake to join the TLS Board of Directors as a full voting member.

Pursuant to Section 610.021.3 dealing with "Hiring, firing, disciplining, or promoting of particular employees by a public governmental body when personal information about the employee is discussed or recorded" the Board will entertain a motion to close the meeting.

Reopen the meeting to finish the open meeting agenda

Goal #10 Board Engagement

• Board Meeting Attendance for AY 26: 80%
• Committee Meeting Attendance for July

   - Finance & Facilities: 75%

   - Governance: 80%

   - School Performance: 100%

Giving

  - YTD:  $40

Events 

• 7.18.26: K - 6 Round-Up @ Wellston Community Center  - Stephanie and Becky

Oct 8 - 9 MCSPA Conference in KC - Which board members will go?

• Registration link
• Hotel

ACTION ITEMS

• Board Self-Evaluation: 100% Complete. Thank you! We will review results at the 8.1.26 Retreat
• Mark your calendars: August 1, TLS Summer Board Retreat, Delmar Divine 9 - 3:30 PM, Conference Room 17 in Building 2.
• Next Coffee in early August: Focus - End of Year Board and ED Reports
• Complete any individual tasks from the Board Task Management Tracker
• Review the development and decision-making protocol for adopting new policies, documents, goals.

Amendment required by the Commission from all schools when they open a new building. 

Committee Notes and Action Items for this month's board meeting

ACTION ITEMS

Review & Discuss:

• Annual TLS Board Report
• ED Emergency & ED Regular Succession Plan

Preparation for Retreat 

• Technology Risk Management + Google Workspace 
• Suggested AY27 Internal Goals

Annual Policy Review: – Podcast –

• Human Sexuality and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Instruction Policy
• Students with Diabetes (Individualized Plan)
• Title IX Sexual Harassment Policy

ACTION ITEMS

Discussion & Potential Vote:

• Teacher Development Rubric

Provide Feedback for Next Committee Meeting

• Committee Charter 2026-27 
• Restorative Justice Behavior Management Plan
• Student Leadership Development Policy

ACTION ITEMS

Review and Vote:

• KPIs from June’s financials (slides 3 & 4) Consent Agenda Item

Status Update:

July CSP Spending

•  Expectation to apply for reimbursement first week of Aug 

Discuss & Decide:

• Need for CSP and/or TLS FY27 Operating Budget Revised
  • Expectation for ED to report status by Aug 13 ED Check-In

Monthly Report

• Approve the revisions to the Board Member Recruitment Plan
• Approval of the 7.22.26 Governance Committee Meeting Minutes 
• Approval of  7.15.26 School Performance Committee Minutes
• Approval of the 7.16.26 Finance & Facilities Committee Meeting Minutes
• Approval of the June Financials  

Respond by sharing your response to one or more of the following: (*include evidence, practical examples)

The TLS Board furthered our school mission tonight by ...

* spent____ of our time in the here & now, and ____ planning for the future by... 

* was engaged and stayed on track by ...

* participated in the meeting by ... 

* demonstrated examples of strength during our meeting by ...

* demonstrated opportunities for growth during our meeting by ...

* we upheld our fiduciary (compliance, legal) responsibilities by...

* we honored the need to be strategic (long range planning) by...

* we were generative (brainstorming, sharing new knowledge) when....

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3. TLS Board Professional Development:

• Professional Development Opportunities for Board Committees 
• Professional Development Tracker for TLS ED & Board Members