No public comments

A. Nichols presented the draft FY25 budget for the board's review.

• Discussed major changes from Year 2 to Year 3.
• Budget projects a 16% fund balance at the end of Year 3.
• CSP grant supports the large increase inrevenue and expenses. 
  • Increase from approx $2mil to $4mil budget

K. Seymour discussed the proposed changes to the enrollment and lottery policy to allow employee children to attend TLS even if they reside outside of the boundaries. TLS would be exempt from any and all state funding allocations. K. Seymour does not anticipate a negative impact on the budget, as additional teachers would not be required. 

Chair asked questions about the tipping point of needing to add another teacher to cover additional students. Co-EDs asked about adding a clause about the impact. Board asks them to consider how to deal with a large number of potential students. Board recommends that the policy will be reviewed annually and is subject to budget determinations.

The vote will be tabled to the next meeting. K. Seymour will update the policy to address the questions/concerns brought up in this meeting. 

Potential board members are not ready to be approved at this time. The board will hold a special meeting Monday, June 10th at 4pm to approve new board members. 

Chair offered a suggestion that June and July board meetings are done virtually instead of in person. All board members were in agreement to move them virtual. 

K. Townsend shared that all next steps had been taken and she will follow up with legal counsel this week to ensure all reports are completed and names are transferred to the new EDs. 

L. Hunter discussed the need for transition planning and review proposals from a firm that can support the board to create succession planning. 

• G. McHam offered a potential board member emeritus status that he would like the board to consider adding to the by-laws for the June meeting.

• A new treasurer and committee chair is needed due to Deanne's resignation. 
• The modulars will be rotated 90 degrees. 

• Trivia Night event was successful. Raised about $6,000
• The committee is planning some summer events and will need support.

• R. Langrall met with K. Seymour to discuss the NWEA and iReady reports.
• Discussed the importance of having a school library to nurture independent reading
• Discussed creating learning progressions to discuss how to scaffold the grade level expectations, and create more precise targets and assessments.

Mrs. Seymour gave a report on student enrollment for 2024-25. The board asked for the report to combine the numbers for returning and new students so that the progress towards 210 students enrolled was more clear. 

C. Moulder shared an update on hiring. 

• 4 positions remain open: 3rd/4th Science, 3rd/4th Math, office manager, principal in residence
• Teachers were hired and took another position. 

Dr. Townsend reported on the EOY iReady and NWEA Assessment Data. The board asked for a spreadsheet that showed the progress of students who have been enrolled for the last two years. 

No actions were taken in the closed session.