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Beatrice Mayes Institute

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday April 28, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Location

Beatrice Mayes Institute

5807 Calhoun Rd

Houston, TX 77021


Please see the Zoom link for the WEEA Board Meeting below:

WEEA Board Meeting March 24, 2026

Directors Present

B. Gilbert, G. Thomas (remote), J. Greenberg (remote), J. Keeton, M. Taylor (remote), R. Caine

Directors Absent

None

Ex Officio Members Present

C. Mayes

Non Voting Members Present

C. Mayes

Guests Present

S. Shahid

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

B. Gilbert called a meeting of the board of directors of Beatrice Mayes Institute to order on Tuesday Apr 28, 2026 at 6:33 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

B. Gilbert made a motion to approve the minutes from Board of Directors Meeting on 03-24-26.
R. Caine seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Superintendent Report

A.

Superintendent Update

  • Discussed upcoming Math STAAR Test for 3rd-8th grade students. Testing is going well on campus.
  • Current enrollment is 608 students. Families are moving out of state, not leaving due to school issues.
  • Large enrollment numbers are coming from previous Yellowstone Academy students looking for a new school.
  • Currently over 100 SPED students enrolled.
  • Completed 3 job fairs in the last two weeks.
  • GatorFest is Saturday, May 2nd. GatorFest will include job fair, enrollment and fun activities for the community.

III. Finance

A.

Finance Report

  • Finance Committee will meet in May 2026.
  • March 2026 financials discussed.
  • Fundraising strategies will be discussed at next board meeting.

IV. Academic Excellence Committee & Strategic Plan

A.

Academic Excellence

  • Teacher Incentive Allotment discussed.
  • Plan to phase ancillary teachers into the Teacher Incentive Allotment over time.
  • Teachers can earn $6K-$32K paid by designation once a year in August. Partnered with Region 4.

V. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:46 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
B. Gilbert