Ridgeline Education Corporation
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday November 29, 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, M. Lewis (remote)
Directors Absent
L. Davis
Guests Present
A. Holmes (remote), A. Miller (remote), D. Pierce (remote), Grace Bautista, H. Ruiz (remote), K. Welsh (remote), K. Willmann, M. VanKirk (remote), Pat Hill (remote), R. Reyes (remote), V. Chase (remote)
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
IV. Reports
A.
Finance
B.
School Leader
- Ms. Willmann shared her report with items including enrollment and attendance. Teachers helped increase attendance in their classes, as well, the school had events to include a pizza party, paletas with the principal, and home visits with 11 students returning to school.
- Ms. Willmann also shared:
- Goal 1: Enrollment and Attendance with 253 enrolled students and with 140 in regular attendance.
- Goal 2: Assessments: Ms. Willmann shared that 85% of students have done assessments so far.
- Goal 3: Personalizing Student Learning: Ms. Willmann shared that 99% of students have appointments with their mentor teacher every 4-6 weeks.
- Goal 4: Instructional program: Ms. Willmann shared that all staff have been trained in T-TESS.
- Goal 5: Graduation: Ms. Willmann shared the graduation will be on December 11th at 3:00p, with an anticipated 31 students graduating.
C.
Management Organization
Ms. Bautista shared on marketing and outreach with graduation planning and community relations. She also shared on the Bexar County Foster Youth Care Summit on 11/30/23.
V. New Business
A.
EISD Contract Negotiation Task Force Updates
The Board requested that this item be moved to Closed session.
VI. Closed Session
A.
Closed Session
Mr. Humphrey made a motion to go into closed session to discuss the EISD contract update and to consult with legal.
Motion to move into closed session at 5:16 pm
VII. Reconvene into Open Session
A.
Reconvene into Open Session
Reconvened into Open Session at 5:39 pm. No action was taken in closed session.
VIII. Open Discussion regarding future Board Agenda items
A.
Open Discussion
Mr. Humphrey congratulated the school team and LLAC team on enrollment and hard work with school morale and attendance numbers. He also wished everyone Happy Holidays.
IX. Closing Items
A.
Next Scheduled Board Meeting
- Mr. Humphrey recommended to the board the cancelling of the December 13th meeting since the next meeting is only 2 weeks from the current board meeting. He would like to reconvene for the January 16th, 2024, meeting.
- Mr. Humphrey made a motion to cancel the December meeting.
The Board was presented with the balance sheet, cash balance, and financial statement as of October 31, 2023, including the balance sheet, income statement, and cash projections.