Modesto Montero-Forman reported to the board:

All four grades fully enrolled with waitlist

Campaign- Emma Gianopolus putting together calendar of content for social media, seeking more presence off campus

Growing sports presence- high level of community support

Soccer, volleyball, cross country

College rep has come to campus with more to come- college process with moved up deadlines new this year.

Recognition for MCAS performance from DESE

25-26 Subgoals all in process

605 enrollment, slightly overenrolled

GPA Data- on track for 9th grade, off track for 10th and 11th. Don't want to lower bar for rigor, but pushing students to perform at a higher level

SAT Data- on track on the high end- need to bring numbers up to get more over score of 1000

MM wants every student to have at least one 4 year option

Alumni engagement- 94% of four year students attended their first class! Alumni connection in person with more upcoming. Very important to support them especially in the first year. 2 year track is difficult with less support structure- 42% LACS students currently on track, but others need to get there starting this spring.

Challenges- transportation, persistence, communication difficulties and missed deadlines

Strategies- Create an in-person event for alumni, holiday check in (alumni week), text reminders, bus passes? family communication, alumni newsletter

Director of Alumni support- 25% position for now with other administrative/ faculty support as needed

Accountability data- 66 percentile, essentially same as last year. Good number but MM notes that LACS did not achieve growth. Outperforming 2/3, but MM wants to get to the top quartile.

MM working on Charter application with CT for Hartford branch. North Star fellowship underway

Proposing 96 students in sixth grade in 2027-28- build up with one new grade per year. 2nd CT school would open with 6th grade in 2028-29. MM meeting with CT state officials.

Key Community Engagement Goals- seeking 1500 signatures from parents and local community leaders.

4/30- convert 30 or more prospects into letters

Select 9-11 individuals to serve on the founding Governing Council by the end of the calendar year.

MM, Troy and Ari working on CT opportunity- with a series of goals and subgoals

MM spending significant time with North Star on top of LACS obligations- energizing and exhausting. Real need for a school like Libertas in Hartford

Looking for physical space options in Hartford

Home games upcoming Volleyball 9/23, 9/30, 10/15, XC 9/30, and 10/1 and Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration 10/16 4-6 PM

Kari reported:

Goal is to raise $300K for SY 25-26

Begin planning for 10 year anniversary

Continuing to grow network

Tour dates set quarterly to help raise connections

Personal thank you notes from board to higher end donors

Student support- books for library, athletic equipment, music equipment, alumni support

Looking for new members to this committee- even those who are not on the board as a trustee, but interested in Libertas

Carlos- Committee met and discussed that members would be coming off the board so we hope to find 3 new members during this school year. Likewise, we will need to form a board as we expand into Hartford.

Board moved into Executive Session at 6:38

Board exited Executive Session at 7:02

PK spoke with the board about the entire board recognizing the growth of LACS. Growth of organization, Modesto, our expansion upcoming- Board engagement is crucial. Committee meetings are important and think about how we support the leadership at school. Delegate roles if needed.

Recruitment- we need some more board members, and quality is important

Expansion- Paul will be working with MM from a board standpoint as we expand into CT.

Thank you for your commitment now and upcoming, especially with expansion into CT.

Next meeting is 10/28 at 5:30 PM