The Leadership School
Minutes
TLS December 19, 2023 Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday December 19, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Location
The Leadership School
1785 Pennsylvania Ave
Pagedale, MO 63133
All board meetings will be fully in-person.
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Per Missouri Revised State Statute Section 610.021, the Board of Directors may close this meeting for an Executive Session to discuss permissible subjects.
This notice is published at our school site (1785 Pennsylvania Ave Pagedale, MO 63133) and on our website (https://theleadershipschoolstl.org).
Directors Present
A. Williams, D. Henderson, G. McHam, L. Hunter
Directors Absent
None
Ex Officio Members Present
K. Townsend
Non Voting Members Present
K. Townsend
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Public Comment Section
II. Action Items
A.
Approve Board Meeting Minutes for November 28, 2023
B.
Approve November 2023 Monthly Financials
Board discussed current ADA and changes to the projections. The Fin Committee plans to adjust projections before next month's meeting.
III. Board Business
A.
Board Chair Updates
No updates from the chair.
IV. Board Committee Reports
A.
Governance Committee
- The governance committee connected with the consultant for support with strategy plan to move forward on board recruitment.
- The timeline for adding new board members within the first 1-3 months of 2024 was discussed.
- They would like to have identified the target audience by the end of January.
B.
Finance & Facilities Committee
- The Finance Commitee will be adjusting the projections in January to account for current funds raised.
- The board expressed a desired to understand if the projected fund balance will remain steady. This will be discussed further next month.
- The audit will be finished within the next week. The board will need to schedule another meeting to approve.
C.
Development Committee
The Development Committee reported that the total raised with events this year has been $10,014 for the first semester.
D.
School Performance Committee
Chair discussed that consultants are creating a dashboard by the end of the month to gather important data points, including the first MAP test data results.
V. Executive Director Report
A.
General Updates
The Executive Director shared the following updates:
- NWEA Data, reviewed cohort data for the school.
- The board asked fora summary report for progress and data for the school.
- The ED will be preparing a mid-year report for our sponsor and that will also be shared with the board.
- ED reported that resolving the food reimbursement issues is a priority.
VI. Closed Session
A.
Closed Session
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| D. Henderson |
Aye
|
| L. Hunter |
Aye
|
| G. McHam |
Aye
|
| A. Williams |
Aye
|
No public comments.