The floor was opened for community comments with 3 minutes allotted per person. No community comments were made.

Executive Director Update presented by Arby Martin

• Provided an enrollment update for both Perea Preschool and Perea Elementary School.
• New Hire Kimberly Sanders was formally introduced to the Board as the Senior Director of Leadership Development for Schools of Perea.
• An Overview of the June 2024 Operations Scorecard results were shared, and information regarding the submission of artifacts for the September 2024 Operations Scorecard was provided.
• Programmatic updates regarding the pending charter amendment application and NAEYC Accreditation were given. 

Academic Committee Update presented by Brian Ingram

Academic Committee met this week discussed.

• NAEYC Accreditation.
• The Case Assessment window is open for grades 2-5 Math ELA Science; results are expected after Fall Break.
• School leader will provide updates on the data when it becomes available.
• Presented the Board with a data jacket that details preliminary TCAP and TVAAS data.
• Principal James led a visit from the Hyde Family Foundation. Highlights from the visit- continuity of instruction, consistency with instructional protocols, effective planning and coaching support, teacher practice championships (4 highly effective teachers coach peers) supported by Lavinia Group with adult learning and coaching strategies, and leadership development opportunities.

Facilities Committee Update presented by Ann Langston

• End in sight for the current construction project.
• Ventilation system has arrived and scheduled for install.
• PA system wiring lost during construction; Team working to identify a cost-effective vendor for replacement.
• Finance and Facilities committees will have a joint meeting within two weeks.
• Continuing to identify delayed maintenance issues and need a deep dive study into the boiler system.
• Additional item relative to current construction project that is incomplete is the painting of the logo. Looking for the original graphic to share with the artist.
• Brian Ingram shared that he has a contact who may be able to support us if we provide the best version of the logo. 

Finance Committee Update presented by Katie Wise

• An overview of the budget and current financials was provided.
• There will be a deeper dive into the budget and potential adjustments needed at the next Board meeting.

Governance Committee Update presented by Jamia Stokes

• In communication with Kaposh Consulting regarding the development of a 3-5 year strategic plan.
• The meeting cadence is changing to every other month.
• The dates for the next meetings are as follows: called meeting- October 10(in person); no meeting November; December meeting December 12.

Approval of Charter Amendment

• The letter of intent to submit a charter amendment application was previously submitted. The final application is due October 1.
• The motion to approve the submission of the charter amendment application to add grades 6-8 was presented by Jim Boyd and seconded by Darnell Moses. Board Chair Boyd opened the floor for questions.
• Are there any things we should be concerned about? Enrollment concerns? There are minimal concerns; however, we are building the model to retain our current students as we add grades.
• Board Chair Boyd called for a roll call vote. All board members voted in favor of approving the submission of the charter amendment application to add grades 6-8. The motion passed.

Strategic Planning Update

• We are in communication with Kaposh Consulting regarding the development of a 3-5 strategic plan.

Perea Institute, LLC

• The next steps for Perea Institute, LLC include selecting board members and developing by-laws.

Board Training Reminder

• Jamia Stokes gave updates required board training and referenced handouts with how to access via BoardOnTrack. Board members were encouraged to begin working on their requirements and push to be completed by November 15th.