Opening Items

Approve Minutes for September 10th and October 8th.

Academic

Executive Director will discuss the following topics; System for Teacher Development and Evaluation, System for Cultivating Core Values, Real-world application, and Gift interests, Student Recruitment, and Development.

Ad-Hoc Committee on CEO Compensation

High School Principal will be discusing the following topics: Progress on 5 Goals(student achievement, teacher retention, high school graduation, career/college readiness points), Accreditation update and SAT Prep and College readiness update. 

Elementary School Principal will be discussing the following topics: Progress on 3 Goals (student achievement, teacher retention, student attrition) 

Angela Eich will discuss the financial report-dashboard and summary. 

Whereas: The school's financial policies require Board approval for contracts over a set amount, and 
Whereas: The general contractor's contract will be for $7-7.5M, which requires Board approval, and
Whereas: The Board is not scheduled to meet again before the contract is scheduled to be completed and work is scheduled to begin, and 
Whereas: The school has borrower's counsel and a project manager who both review all such contracts.

Therefore, let it be resolved that:
Upon receiving written approval from the borrower's counsel and project manager, the Executive Director is authorized to sign a contract for the general contractor that is up to $7.5M without further notice to the Board, and up to $8M with additional written permission from the Board Chair. 

2018 audit package for Empower College Prep

The ED Evaluation has been completed. The compensation, including any COLA, has not been discussed or determined. This action item is to determine this.