Ridgeline Education Corporation
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday October 16, 2023 at 4:45 PM
Location
In person: 1922 S General McMullen Drive, San Antonio, TX 78226
Virtual via Microsoft Teams: https://llac.io/BZ0qQ
Dial in: 657-207-0015
Conference ID: 221761993#
Directors Present
C. Humphrey, L. Davis (remote), M. Lewis (remote)
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
A. Gibson (remote), A. Holmes (remote), A. Miller (remote), C. Gray (remote), D. Pierce (remote), G. Sharifi (remote), H. Ruiz (remote), K. Welsh (remote), K. Willmann, Pat HIll
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Pledge of Allegiance
II. Approval of Agenda
A.
Approval of Agenda
III. Review and Approve Minutes from Previous Meeting(s)
A.
Prior Meeting Minutes
Approve the minutesfrom September 18, 2023
IV. Reports
A.
Finance
B.
School Leader
- Ms. Willmann shared her report with items including the new science teacher, Chase Winkler and Counselor, April Pena. She also shared on KPI’s and goals.
- Dr. Gibson helped present these goals and mentioned that the School Action Planned was rebranded and is now Key Performance Indicators (KPI).
- Ms. Willmann also shared on the end of the year report and progress updates that will be given at each board meeting. She also shared on each goal. Goal 1: Enrollment and Attendance with 226 enrolled students and hopes to be at 75% in attendance by the end of October.
- Mr. Davis would like to focus on students that haven’t been attending and getting those students back in the classroom.
- Goal 2: Assessments: Ms. Willmann shared that 85% of students have done assessments so far.
- Goal 3: Personalizing Student Learning: Ms. Willmann shared that 95% of students have appointments with their mentor teacher every 4-6 weeks.
- Goal 4: Instructional program: Ms. Willmann shared that all staff will be trained in T-TESS by February 2024 and also mentioned STAAR goals for each student.
- Goal 5: Graduation: Ms. Willmann shared a checklist is completed by each senior to make sure they are eligible for graduation. There will be a fall graduation on December 11th at 3:00p, with 26 students graduating.
C.
Management Organization
- Dr. Hill shared on attendance and enrollment efforts. He mentioned that the juvenile court system has a representative helping with gathering students who aren’t attending and getting them back to school.
- Mr. Davis mentioned that with the numbers of students enrolled and attendance, the numbers are at 56% and the school needs to be at 75%. He would like to know how to ensure the students will attend. He also mentioned a 3rd party truancy officer would be a good idea to help.
- Mr. Gray mentioned a community liaison would benefit the school as well as a 3rd party truancy officer.
V. New Business
A.
December Board Meeting Date
The December board meeting scheduled for December 11th is on the same day as the fall graduation.
B.
EISD Contract Negotiation Task Force Updates
Ms. Pierce asked to be moved into executive session to discuss.
VI. Closed Session
A.
Closed Session
The Board may adjourn into Closed Session on any item listed above or below as appropriate to that item pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act.
VII. Reconvene into Open Session
A.
Reconvene into Open Session
Reconvened into Open Session at 6:02 pm. No closed session action was taken.
VIII. Open Discussion regarding future Board Agenda items
A.
Open Discussion
- Mr. Davis would like to add a community liaison update on the November agenda.
- Mr. Welsh mentioned that he will work on the finance part of hiring a part-time community liaison position.
- Mr. Gray would like an update on the juvenile court item that Dr. Hill touched on.
Mr. Welsh shared on the balance sheet, cash balance, and financial statement as of September 30, 2023, including the balance sheet, income statement, and cash projections. Mr. Welsh also mentioned that there will be a change in CSP funds in October. Last, he noted that a loan payment to LLAC will be made this month which will be $215K + interest.