KIPP Memphis Public Schools
Minutes
Operations / Facilities Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday May 10, 2023 at 4:00 PM
Location
Virtual Zoom
Committee Members Present
A. Anderson (remote), L. Sweet (remote), R. Crutcher (remote), T. Palacio (remote)
Committee Members Absent
C. Green, M. Davis
Guests Present
J. Ward-Gill (remote), J. Worles (remote), T. Collins (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Operations / Facilities Updates
A.
Enrollment Updates - Region Wide
B.
Recruitment Efforts Underway
School based execution of recruitment plans
- Weekly Thursday regional recruitment meetings
- Continued promotion of Refer-A-Family Referral Campaign
- Rolling Recruitment Rallies (May 13, May 20, June 3)
- Paid Social Media Marketing Partnership w/ KIPP Foundation
Question 1:
Committee Member Sweet: Rolling Recruitment Rallies, can you give me an example of what that entails?
J. Worles: The rolling recruitment rallies is our opportunity to bring KIPP to the community. We want to identify areas that aren't already in our universe of families.
Question 2:
Committee Member Crutcher: Will KIPP track the traffic for each of the Rolling Recruitment Rallies?
J. Worles: Chief Collins and I are building out a strategic plan which is a key benchmark that is evaluating our strategies and tactics from the prior year so we can refine what our plan is for next year.
III. Facilities Updates
A.
Vendor Selection & Info Ahead
Vendors selected:
- ChartwellsK12 has been selected as the school nutrition services provider for the 2023/ 2024 school year.
- Barnes and Brower, Inc. was selected as the contractor to facilitate the tuckpointing and structural improvements at the Henry campus.
- SKB Janitorial Services will continue providing Janitorial services for 2023/2024.
Current Bids:
- STEM Lab Construction | Howell Campus
- Cafeteria Tables and Installation | Howell Campus
Chief Collins presented and overview of the following:
Enrollment update for KMCE, KMCM and KMCM:
Question:
Committee Member Palacio: Would it be possible to have a breakdown of the demographics at each school to know how many students and how many are traditional students?
J. Worles: We can work with Ms. Maxwell (Director Information & Knowledge Management) to see how many ELL students have registered for the next school year and get that information to you.