• Brooke let the board know that today was the first day of all staff training. All staff participated in PD focused on special education law, school policies (staff and student/family), and had some time to get to know each other. 
• Shauntina Thornton the Near West Intergenerational Interim Principal was introduced to the board.
• Aziz Ahmad (TIS) let the board know that all core subject and Special Education teaching staff have teaching licenses this year (as opposed to some having substitute licenses as in years past).   

ESCLEW- Joyce Lewis stated that the sponsor report to the board will be more transparent. Site visits will start in September and TIS will not get the report until October. Report 11.6 will get updated once the sponsor report is out. She commended the TIS for meeting their goals last year, including the Board engagement goal.

CMSD- The CMSD Sponsor was not in attendance. 

TIS-East ONLY

• RENEWAL- Nicole Lawrence—Independent Contractor Agreement to implement, manage, and effectively deliver developmentally appropriate small group literacy and math support programs at a revised hourly rate of $36 per hour, not to exceed$35,000 for the school year. This is a budgeted expense to be paid out of the general fund or other monies obtained

Near West ONLY

• NEW Habeebah Rasheed Grimes: to lead listening sessions and affinity spaces to gather information through various accessible channels to hear insights and ideas from the entire community, with a focus on equal and psychologically safe opportunities for being heard, and restoring relationships. This information will be communicated with leaders (through written documents, as well as in-person and virtual meetings and used to plan and design experiences and activities to help rebuild and repair relationships, in partnership with stakeholders. The facilitator will make recommendations for ongoing activities, experiences, and learning to support long-term organizational growth, healing, repair, restoration, and sustainability of this work beyond the contract. Contractor to be identified (currently interviewing from submitted proposals).  The board authorizes the Executive Director/CEO to enter into the selected contract.  This is an unbudgeted amount not to exceed $25,000 and to be paid from General Funds and/or reserves.

TIS-East & Near West

• Amendment to the TES prior resolution from May 14, 2025. The board authorizes Sarah Alonso to pay all reviewed invoices up to the budgeted amount regardless of individual invoice total

• Contract with FIT Technologies which covered the 2025–2026 E-Rate project for both TIS and NWIS. The scope of work includes the installation of new wireless access points, replacement of existing wireless access points throughout both schools, and all necessary cabling. The total contract amount is $32,228.00, which will be split evenly between the two schools. (TIS = $16,114.00, and NWIS = $16,114.00).  
• Invoice from Total Education Solutions in the amount of $35,103.68.  This invoice contains our monthly service charge in addition to $24,700 for psychological assessments of students.  This cost does not exceed the budgeted amount of $56,000 for psychological assessments. This is to be paid for out of general funds or other monies obtained. 

The Intergenerational School 

• Tanya Anglen, Wellness Coordinator
• Jacob Rinaldi, Building Coordinator
• Patricia Wilson, School Counselor
• Brianna McElrath, Assistant Principal

Near West Intergenerational School 

• Christopher "Kit" Smith, Building Coordinator
• Megan DeVito, School Counselor
• Amber Clark, Assistant Principal 

• Revised Family Handbook
• NEW: Privacy Policy for Website
• Approval of the Board Chair to adopt revised versions of the attached list of policies (Policies listed in the resolutions) and repeal any previously adopted policies that conflict with the requirements of the policies listed that have been approved by the Board Chair. 

The board authorizes OpsShare (Chris McDonnell and Associates) or any of its subcontractors for EMIS services for the 2026/2027 school year.

• The board authorizes Shauntina Thornton, Interim Principal, to enter into contracts and approve purchases not to exceed $4,999

• To approve the transfer of school budgeted expense line items that are shared with The Intergenerational School and Near West Intergenerational School to Intergenerational Cleveland-IGCle (to be paid in one payment, directly from IGCle to each vendor), and the assessment of a total fee paid to IGCle equal to those line item amounts with a 3% contingency fee, to cover supply and service costs, as authorized under the board approved School Services & Support Agreement on the June 17, 2026 Resolution.