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 

https://app2.boardontrack.com/public/hasS7s/minutes/120092

Board Directors, Susie Lake & Shanita Simpson will provide a high-level overview of legal and human resources for TLS Leadership and Board of Directors. Q & A will follow.

Dr. Aaron Jones will participate via virtual connection as a consultant for TLS Board.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1QSPvrNT5QxgsXBYRfPwd7vyCiCvCEi--abPy7o8vQ2w/edit?usp=sharing 

Goal #10 Board Engagement

• Board Meeting Attendance avg for AY 27:  82%  
  • 100% Monthly Board Meeting September 29
  • 100% Closed Special Board Meeting October 6
  • 86% Closed Special Board Meeting October 19
• Committee Meeting Attendance for October:

   - Finance & Facilities: 3/4 = 75%

   - Governance: 4/5 = 80%

   - School Performance: 2/3 = 67%

Giving

  - YTD: $523

Upcoming Events 

• 11.10.26 PTO virtual Meeting, 5-6pm
• 11.17.26 Family U / STEM Night, at TLS 5-7pm
• 11.30.26 Charter Renewal Public Hearing, at TLS 6-8pm
• 12.01.26 Monthly Board Meeting at TLS 6-8:30pm
• 12.08.26 PTO virtual Meeting, 5-6pm

ACTION ITEMS

Review:

• Charter Renewal Updates & Preparation

Awareness: *see Gov Com

• Board Communication Protocol
• Board Norms
• Board/ED Compact

Self Study

• Stephanie Madlinger & Whitni Perry, Board Director PD
  • Summary from attending the Missouri Public Charter School Conference Oct 7-8, 2026 

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

ACTION ITEMS

Annual Policy Review:

• Board Member Orientation Policy, p. 53
• Personnel Evaluations Policy, p. 154 

Revise

Board Conduct policy - see language in red

• Board and Committee Meeting Attendance Records

ED Succession-Related Bylaw Revisions 

Recommend for Approval

• Proposed AY 27 ED Evaluation Framework

ACTION ITEMS

Awareness:

• ED Evaluation Survey & Plan
• Systemic Student Agency, Inquiry and Leadership (SAIL) update
• Goals Alignment Crosswalk

ACTION ITEMS

Review and Vote:

• KPIs from September’s financials (slides 3 & 4) Consent Agenda Item
• First Quarter Report
• Introduce Anders Lindgren of School Ops - Status of CSP Reimbursements

Upcoming

• Marr & Co's Clark Hanner will join us at the 12/1/26 Board meeting to present the AY 26 Audit Report
• Data review from the Q1 Internal Controls Questionnaire

• 10.07.26 Governance Committee Meeting Minutes
• 10.20.26 School Performance Committee Meeting Minutes
• 10.21.26 Finance and Facilities Committee Meeting Minutes
• AY 27 ED Evaluation Framework
• ED Succession-Related Bylaw Revisions 
• September Financial Reports
• Quarter 1 Report

Evaluation Instruments/Rubrics for the following positions:

• Office Manager
• Revised Teacher Development 
• Recruitment/Wellness
• Custodian

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

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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2. To promote events and fundraising through your personal and professional networks.

3. TLS Board Professional Development — review Weekly Memo from Board Chair for opportunities