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Beatrice Mayes Institute

Minutes

WEEA Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday May 28, 2024 at 6:30 PM

The WEEA Board Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 6:30pm CST will be transitioned to a virtual meeting via Zoom.  The link can be accessed below.

 

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Directors Present

A. Berry, Ed.D. (remote), B. Gilbert (remote), G. Thomas (remote), J. Greenberg (remote), M. Taylor (remote), R. Caine (remote)

Directors Absent

J. Keeton

Ex Officio Members Present

C. Mayes (remote)

Non Voting Members Present

C. Mayes (remote)

Guests Present

Ron Wilson (remote), S. Shahid (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

J. Greenberg called a meeting of the board of directors of Beatrice Mayes Institute to order on Tuesday May 28, 2024 at 6:32 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

A. Berry, Ed.D. made a motion to approve the minutes from WEEA Board Meeting on 04-23-24.
B. Gilbert seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Superintendent Update

A.

Superintendent Report

Superintendent Update:

 

  • 467 students currently enrolled in Wonderland grades PK-8.
  • 71 full time employees. Middle School Technology Teacher was terminated. Currently interviewing for replacement.
  • Construction - due to storm, City of Houston is behind in scheduling final inspections.
  • Hand washing stations and water fountains were not working. Maintenance was scheduled to have them back up and running.
  • Accepted Year 2 Pilot Program for Texas Strategic Leadership at Region 4. Pilot program kick-off is June 19th and 20th in San Antonio, Texas.
  • 2024-2025 Enrollment - 533 students enrolled. 7th and 8th grade has waiting list. 6th grade has 3 open spots.
  • Outreach is planned for enrollment including community events, mailouts and going door to door in the neighborhood around the school. Also plan to reach out to pre-schools in the community for kinder enrollment.

Fund Development:

 

  • Sarofim Foundation awarded $200,000 for middle school teacher salaries.
  •  Beatrice Mayes Legacy Celebration - October 12, 2024 
  • -impact video recording in progress.
  •  -currently gathering alumni contact info.
  • - faculty/staff received personal invitations.
  • - faculty/staff are signing up for payroll deduction.
  • - building alumni and faculty subcommittees for engagement.
  • - save the date going out mid June. 
  •  Help Needed: Please send referrals for individual and corporate sponsors to asnipes@wonderlandinc.org

B.

Current State

III. Finance

A.

Finance Review

G. Thomas made a motion to Approve Sutton Frost Cary as new auditors to replace Gomez.
B. Gilbert seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
  • Fiscal Year-to-Date Financial Reports for Period ended March 31, 2024 discussed.
  • Financial Committee presented Executive Summary Financial Report for March 2024.

IV. Academic Excellence Committee

A.

TPCSA Board Advocacy

  • Reminder for board member to complete TPCSA Tracker.
  • Reach out to lawmakers on social media.

B.

Academic Excellence

  • Discussed ELA and Math Curriculum,
  • Focus is to make sure we are meeting the needs of students academically.
  • Input from teachers is helpful for making improvements.
  • 6/13/2024 is the last meeting for Academic Excellence Committee for the 2023-2024 school year.
  • STAAR scores come out mid-June.

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 7:42 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
J. Greenberg