Presented by Dr. Clark and Ms. Askew.

Building signage completed

Basketball court completed

Playground installed

Kindergarten and Pre-K building code project completed

Hiring updates

2 Vacancies

Early applicants for 24-25, interviews being scheduled

work tasks being issued for Data and Content Coordinator role

418 enrollment numbers - on the increase

Attendance numbers are steady

Behavior issues are declining

iReady Math numbers are increasing while Reading numbers are lagging

Operations

Most repairs addressed - damaged window needs to be replaced

Discussed upcoming events

Open House March 25

Spring formal April 12

Spring Festival April 20

Awards Day May 22

Graduation Algiers Navy Base May 23

Trimester 3 priorities discussed re organizational chart restructuring; budget assessment; foundational docs codification; systems logistics re evaluations and accountability, particularly scheduling (feasibility of 4 day workweeks)

Return from leave focus groups and one on ones

Met on 2/27/24.

Discussed Dibels, iReady and the status of the efforts with students who are close to achieving next level goals.

DIbels - growth shown across all grade levels from beginning of year stats.

Addressed self-examination of student's goals and ability to track assessments.

Financials are steady and consistent from last month

Forecasts remain the same

Projected budget surplus is $1.1 million, with $2.4 million currently in reserves

Need to address LAMP fund investments being returned to general account.

Expiration of ESSER funds requiring budget examination and analysis

No meeting this month

Governance Committee report was delivered 

The Governance Committee Meeting commenced on February 28, 2024 at 5:08 p.m. In attendance were Darren Patin, chair and Jeremy Thibodeaux, along with Dr. Melanie Askew Clark.

The following matters were discussed:

Vendor status:  The food service vendors are not providing the salad bar, as promised to the faculty. There is also concern with regards to the size of the portions. Dr. Clark is scheduling a meeting with the vendor in order to discuss same.

Janitorial vendor is continuing to perform satisfactorily and within expectations.

The transportation vendor is proving to be expensive, although the GPS service is of benefit to the parents. There appears to be a communication issue with regards to the arrival and departure of the vehicles that needs to be addressed. There have not been a lot of later arrivals, however. There are also two referrals/disciplinary issues involving students, one of which involved a fight and the other is just simply failure to abide by the directions of the drivers.

The lawn vendor is not providing the best service. They have also not repaired a broken window. We are looking to replace the lawn service.

Facility status – The basketball court and playground are completed. Seeds have been spread along the yard. There is a backflow tapper issue that needs to be fixed. Estimates have been requested. There is also a leaking urinal.

Status of litigation – There is no news with regards to any pending litigation.

Board recruitment efforts – We have reached out to LACPS to see if they can provide us with an updated graduates list so we can explore board member recruitment. We have also asked Dr. Clark to reach out to the parents within the Momentum organization to see if anyone would be interested in serving as a parent representative.

Other matters – We discussed the budget surplus and savings balance as we move into the 24-25 school year. This is particularly so as the school is considering changing the teaching model to a director-focused model.

Motion to approve Governance Committee report was offered by Dr. Green, Seconded by Gary Briggs, and approved unaminously