International School of Louisiana Board of Trustees
Minutes
Strategic Planning Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Monday May 13, 2019 at 6:00 PM
Committee Members Present
F. Smith, G. Ligon, H. Rodgers iv, M. Correa, M. Tennyson, S. Chapman
Committee Members Absent
C. Rice, E. Thomas, H. Kirk, L. Muetzel, M. Alexander, Y. Zaitseva McCloskey
Guests Present
Jade Russell-Brown
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
H. Rodgers iv called a meeting of the Strategic Planning Committee of International School of Louisiana Board of Trustees to order on Monday May 13, 2019 at 6:05 PM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
II. Strategic Planning
A.
Committee check ins
Committee Updates:
- Head of school report- On track for May 31st end date
- Finance- Paperwork signs regarding the CD purchased with Iberia Bank that board voted on. Th board needs to determine what happens with the interest earned
- Governance- In June Retreat discuss roll-off possibles (Marcus, ?).We will check commitments at the retreat.
- Facilities- Understanding of the sub committee and align it to our schools mission/vision/value to define the gap needed . Determine next steps
- Further define scope of work: Addition vs New Location
- Needs assessment during observation w/ Directors- remove modulars, 8 classrooms, gymnasium, administrative
- Discuss financing options – Follow up with Finance Committee to determine the financial gap. Draft an analysis and appropriate questions for retreat
- align lease agreements for the length of the charter
- Agenda to be posted 24 hours in advance
- Define timeline/frequency of meeting
- Meet with Sue Robertson
- Do our buildings need to be ADA compliant? Are there dedicated funds (FEMA)?
B.
School Update
HOS-
- Disgruntled parent about the unauthorized release of a child attorney has reached out. What is our liability? Who are we supposed to report to when things like this occur?
- Round 1 SpEd increase from 6% to 16% in Kdg-1st
- 8th grade promotion at the Lyons center at 5/23rd
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
Building out the retreat agenda: What do we want to cover?
- Review Board Goals & Assess
- Board engagement
- 2019-2020 budget based on enrollment.
- Sustainable Teacher increases
- Develop Goals for 2019-2020- Facilities, Managing the financial surplus
- And beyond 0-3 Goal, 5-10 goal
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:10 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
F. Smith
H. Rodgers iv made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
F. Smith seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Goal- (2.5 stars) 4 star board by being engaged & active as rated by board on track.