The Leadership School
Minutes
Monthly Board Meeting for The Leadership School
Date and Time
Tuesday January 27, 2026 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, January 13, 2026 · 6:00 – 8:00pm
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Directors Present
A. Williams (remote), G. Stevenson (remote), R. Langrall (remote), S. Madlinger (remote), T. Curry (remote), T. Montgomery (remote)
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
C. Moulder (remote), L. Moody Seymour (remote), Shinita Jones (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Public Comment Section
D.
Motion to Approve New Board Member
N/A
II. Motion to Close Meeting
A.
Motion to Close
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| T. Curry |
Aye
|
| G. Stevenson |
Aye
|
| A. Williams |
Aye
|
| S. Madlinger |
Aye
|
| R. Langrall |
Aye
|
| T. Montgomery |
Aye
|
III. Approval of Dec. 10, 2025 Board Meeting Minutes
A.
Dec. 10, 2025 Board Meeting Minutes
IV. Board Chair Report
A.
Updates
- Reported on Goal 10 - Board engagement via attendance at board meetings and board giving.
- Explained the process for distributing the Board Midyear Report to families and the opportunity to discuss it at the upcoming PTO meeting, Family University evening, and a family coffee at the school scheduled for late February.
V. Committee Reports
A.
Development Committee Report
B.
Finance & Facilities Committee Report
Please Review November presentation
Days of cash 73
7.4% gross margin
20.67% fund balance year end
$1.07M in bank
December
Days of cash 72
7.4% gross margin
20.32 % fund balance year end
1.06M projected cash at end of year.
C.
School Performance Committee Report
D.
Governance Committee Report
Discussed new policies to be adopted next month as part of the Consent Agenda:
-Special Education Records (275) - these are permanent, treated the same as regular educational records
-Records Retention Model Policy (276) - must follow the schedule DESE stipulates re: how long we must keep them
-Bus Driver Background Check - required by state; is currently handled by our transportation company
-Crown Act - cannot discriminate based on how children wear their hair or dictate how hair is worn
Reviewed several policies:
- Physical Restraint: Emphasized: Any documentation needs to be sent to DESE within 30 days and to the parent within the hour its used.
- FMLA Policy needs to be shared with staff
- FERPA Policy needs to be shared with families either in the handbook or on the website.
- Title 1 - Parents need to know what resources are available to support literacy and math at home; schools are obligated to offer parents training in literacy and math support.
VI. Executive Directors Monthly Report
A.
Slide Deck
Viewed Second Quarter ED Presentation:
Goal 1 - Math and ELA: Somewhat on track
Goals 2 - 5: On track
Goal 6: Early stages of implementing the new Student Leadership Plan through Wellness - starting with Wayfinder curriculum lessons being implemented more consistently in Grades 3 - 5; monthly Pride meetings; community circles in 50% of classes with 100% of staff committed to including; Tier 2 & 3 SEL Skill building groups
Goal 8 - On track
Goal 9 - Somewhat on track; need to understand patterns in the MOY staff evaluation data
Goal 11 - On track
VII. Consent Agenda
A.
Pending Previous Discussion:
VIII. Closing Items
A.
Board Member Meeting Reflection
Our 1.24.26 Board retreat reminded us of our governance responsibilities: Fiduciary, strategic, and generative
During this meeting we spent the most time conducting our fiduciary responsibility. We spent some time ih our strategic function when meeting in Closed Session.
Guests proved to us that we are on the right track with the facility plan.