Ridgeline Education Corporation
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday March 21, 2024 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
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
A. Gibson (remote), A. Holmes (remote), A. Miller (remote), Bill Thompson (remote), C. Guadiana (remote), H. Ruiz (remote), Jasmin Schonherr (remote), K. Willmann, Kandace Delaney (remote), M. VanKirk (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 on KPI’s and goals.
- Ms. Willmann shared:
- Goal 1: Enrollment and Attendance with 253 enrolled students and with an average of 133 in regular attendance.
- Mr. Reyes shared every 6 weeks ADA gets adjusted on the report. He is also making sure with TEA on the ADA report that the numbers are correct.
- Mr. Davis mentioned that ADA is down in March due to spring break and asked if it is the same for other school districts. Principal Willmann agreed the reason for low attendance is spring break and would look into other districts to see if their numbers were down as well.
- Principal Willmann shared about the students that earned the trip to Fiesta Texas due to their high attendance.
- Goal 3: Personalizing Student Learning: Ms. Willmann shared on visiting the L4L schools in San Diego. Including San Diego Workforce, Diego Valley East, and Diego Hills Central. She loved the “Bay” at the schools and is hoping to have that at L4L Edgewood in the future.
- Goal 4: Ms. Willmann shared on the Texas Teacher Evaluation should be done by May.
- Goal 5: Graduation: Ms. Willmann shared the spring graduation will be on June 3rd at 10:00am with approximately 41 students graduating. She also thanked Dr. Hill and Mr. Petropulos for taking care of the school in her absence and visiting San Diego.
- Goal 1: Enrollment and Attendance with 253 enrolled students and with an average of 133 in regular attendance.
C.
Management Organization
- Ms. Jasmin Schonherr shared on the College Access Program (CAP). She also mentioned fee waivers for students that would like to apply to colleges through the Common Black App. She spoke on a scholarship being offered to graduates to use for post-secondary education.
- Ms. Guadiana shared on benefits and a timeline on slide 4 of the management report. Principal Willmann asked about social security deductions and Ms. Guadiana said she would get that information for her.
- Mr. Reyes shared that he is working with Ms. Perkins on the 2024-25 budget to include staffing salaries as well as discussing ESSR funds with Principal Willmann and will have an updated budget at the April board meeting.
D.
Legal Update
Mr. Miller shared a brief update on the task force contract negotiations with EISD.
V. New Business
A.
2024-25 Board Meeting Schedule
Mr. Holmes asked the board if they were opposed to changing the board meeting day to the 3rd Wednesday of the month instead of the 3rd Monday due to holidays that fall on Mondays. He also mentioned moving the meeting time up to 4:15p. Mr. Holmes will be sending out the updated meeting schedule to the board members to take a closer look, and it will be voted on at the April board meeting.
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.
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 5:19 pm
VII. Reconvene into Open Session
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Reconvene into Open Session and take action, as needed, on items discussed in Closed Session.
Reconvened into Open Session at 5:29 pm. No action was taken in closed session.
VIII. Open Discussion regarding future Board Agenda items
A.
Open Discussion
Dr. Hill also congratulated Ms. Willmann for all her hard work keeping up student enrollment.
IX. Closing Items
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Next Scheduled Board Meeting
Next Scheduled Board Meeting April 15, 2024.
The Board was presented with the balance sheet, cash balance, and financial statement as of February 29, 2024, including the balance sheet, income statement, cash projections, and revenues & expenses.