Beatrice Mayes Institute
Minutes
WEEA Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday November 15, 2023 at 6:30 PM
Location
5807 Calhoun Rd.
Houston, TX 77021
Directors Present
B. Gilbert, J. Greenberg, J. Keeton, M. Taylor (remote), R. Caine
Directors Absent
A. Berry, Ed.D., G. Thomas
Ex Officio Members Present
C. Mayes
Non Voting Members Present
C. Mayes
Guests Present
Ron Wilson, S. Shahid, Tiffany Chatman
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Superintendent Update
A.
Superintendent Report
III. Finance
A.
August Finance Review
Ron Wilson, Chief Financial Officer, provided an update on finances for the month of August. The update included an Executive Summary for the period that ended August 31, 2023 (unaudited). Mr. Wilson discussed the Key Performance Indicators and the Statement of Financial Position with the board. He concluded by providing the Statement of Activities Report, Schedule of Budget Comparison, Statement of Cash Flows and the Schedule of Expenses all for the month of August 2023.
IV. Academic Excellence Committee
A.
Academic Excellence Committee Report
The Academic Excellence Committee did not meet this month, therefore no report was provided.
Mr. Mayes provided an update on the following:
Enrollment - 465 students currently enrolled in Wonderland Grades PK-8.
Faculty/Staff - 71 full-time employees (down from 72 FTEs).
Demographics - 98% of our students are African-American: the remaining 2% are Latino, 81% of our students are economically disadvantaged, 10.2% of our students receive Special Education services.
Construction - New building will be ready on 1/12/24. We will begin moving in after the TCO inspection.
Fund Development - Powell Foundation will tour new campus. We received $100K donation. Currently working on four grants this month that total $215K.