Mrs. Wilson congratulated ISL administration, staff and teachers on the rating they received. She is very proud to be a part of this organization and commends everyone on their outstanding ratings.

There was no public comment.

Mrs. Tennyson congratulated Mrs. Berger for her hard work at the Bunche campus with a 7points gain, bringing their score to 83.5. The Camp St. and Olivier St., has been identified as a "Top Gains School", gaining 9 points. DELF pass rate, 100 percent. DELE was lower, there will be more emphasis on formal writing in Spanish. Finance Dir., Tracy Shields, is rebuilding the Finance Dept. and will hire several new employees. Mrs. Tennyson has terminated three employees and hired several new employees. The total number of ISL employees is 213. Jefferson Parish has allocated money for our IT department. The mandatory, on line, ethics training will come soon for all ISL employees as well as all members of the Board of Trustees. Human Capitol Dept. will streamline the payroll with a new payroll system. Mrs. Laura Cannon, Curriculum Dir., attended the International Immersion Conference at Univ. of Utah., where she presented twice. ISL was guest of the Embassy of France.

Dir. of Development, Karla Cochran, used 8 goals to increase the Gala profit margin. This year, showed a 29 percent improvement over last year with a profit of $31,278. The Gala will be followed by the Annual Campaign.

Mr. Pedalino complimented Principal of Bunch campus, Mrs. Berger, on the calm response to the fire incident. Mrs. Griffin introduced Mr. Howard Rogers, a potential member of the Board of Trustees.

Ms. Le has hired a full time employee for the Olivier campus and is moving other employees around and anticipates hiring more, full time workers. Scott Drego, from RSD, said that ISL is back on the docket for the RSD school renovation that includes 19 major items, such as chillers, windows to be replaced or repaired, wooden doors to be replaced or repaired, sprinkler system installed, electrical work to increase the load capacities, and exterior repair. Mrs. Tennyson will forward enrollment projections. In about two years, we will outgrow our current space and she sees various options on the table: to share a facility with another school, share space at a college or university, add to the Camp St. building, find another building to renovate, or build a new school. Mrs. Tennyson has attended a workshop on how to finance a school renovation with community tax credits and block grants.