The Leadership School
Minutes
Monthly Board Meeting for The Leadership School
Date and Time
Tuesday October 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Location
The Leadership School
1785 Pennsylvania Ave
Pagedale MO 63133
The Leadership School Board Meeting (In Person)
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 · 6:00 – 8:00pm
Time zone: America/Chicago
In Person:
The Leadership School Board Meeting (In Person)
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 · 6:00 – 8:00pm
Time zone: America/Chicago
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Directors Present
A. Williams (remote), G. Stevenson (remote), R. Langrall, S. Madlinger, T. Curry, T. Montgomery (remote)
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
C. Moulder, L. Moody Seymour
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Public Comment Section
II. Review Minutes
A.
Vote to approve Sept. 30 Special Meeting Minutes
III. Board Chair Report
A.
Updates
IV. Committee Reports
A.
Development Committee Report
Ticket Sales
Becky 8
TC 10
Aaron 22
Gary 10
PTO Meeting on Thursday, November 13, 5:30-6:30
Board can show up to talk about how to reach the board, see if any community members are interested in joining a committee.
B.
Finance & Facilities Committee Report
$190K decrease in Net Income
Forecasted net income $363K
$49k behind on the ending budget
Gross Margin ~5%
71 days cash forecasting at $1million
Fund Balance 20%
C.
School Performance Committee Report
Wrist Band Initiative is going to start soon!
Goal 6 and Goal 7 will be updated today during ED Report
D.
Governance Committee Report
New procedure gathering data MOY and EOY
- Will collect survey data from the ED's Direct Reports this year, in addition to board members to have a more well rounded set of feedback.
 - MOY evaluation will include open-ended survey questions, while EOY will focus on Likert scale questions tracking all areas within the ED job description.
 - MOY evaluation will track 7 of the revised charter goals goals and the MOY survey will go into effect December 1-5, with review Dec 9 by the Governance Committee and Review with ED and full board on Jan 6.
 - The EOY survey will go into effect April 27-May1, with review May 12 by the Governance Committee, Board Review in Closed Session on May 26, and Review with ED on June 30.
 
Sunshine Policy: Denise Custodian of Record updated
Closed session has to be made public so that there is a public record with any identifying information being hidden
- Identify if documents are being kept for correct length of time(look at retention timeframes)
 - Board Business is through email only
 - Do not discuss any business in closed meeting that is not pertaining closed section
 - Don't delete things that you realize may be pulled for sunshine, there will be a $5,000 fine
 
Professional Development
- 8 hours annually (see notes for different opportunities)
 
V. Executive Directors Monthly Report
A.
Slide Deck
Restructuring our 4th Grade ELA for strong transition
Correction: Goal 1 the 20% of students will score Proficient or Advanced in Math on the MAP
Goal 3: Decrease below by 25%
- Reading MOY Increase proficiency by 12% from 14%-26% Proficient
 - Math decrease 49% to ___ Increase proficiency 4%-16% Proficient
 
Student Leadership-what does it mean, more defined
Culture Walkthrough documents
VI. Closed Session
A.
Roll Call Vote
A roll call vote was taken.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| T. Curry | 
						 Aye 
					 | 
				
| G. Stevenson | 
						 Aye 
					 | 
				
| A. Williams | 
						 Aye 
					 | 
				
| S. Madlinger | 
						 Aye 
					 | 
				
| T. Montgomery | 
						 Aye 
					 | 
				
| R. Langrall | 
						 Aye 
					 | 
				
VII. Consent Agenda
A.
Pending Previous Discussion:
1. Board Conduct Policy
2. October Board Committee Meeting Reports
3. September 2025 Financials
4. AY 26 Q1 Income Statement
5. AY 26 Q1 Check Register
5. Strategic Monitoring Framework (SMF)
6 Updated Sunshine Policy
VIII. Closing Items
A.
Board Member Meeting Reflection
- Most productive meeting in a while; let's keep that same energy.
 - Excited about how we are focusing on students and highlighting the whole child.
 - Slides focusing on action items was great.
 - Remember to track PD.
 
				
Board Chair Report
Goal 80%
All have contributed $1560
Kudos for Aaron selling $220 in Skating for Change Tickets
Board needs to sign Conduct Policy
3 changes made, see notes
RSVP 1/24/26 and 1/13/26 Retreat Invites