Due to technical difficulties (a couple of members were attending remotely), the meeting was called to order 7 minutes later than the start time. 

As reported by Morgen Flowers Washington, Head of School:

The CFO/HR Position has been filled. The offer was accepted by Sam Schweda, as of last Saturday. The new CFO/HR will start on November 1st. An onboarding plan is in place.

A new Instructional Assistant position for 3rd grade has been filled, pending fingerprinting. The new IA will start as soon as fingerprinting has been cleared in the next few weeks.

The job posting for School Psychologist will be posted this week. SIA currently contracts with Inland Northwest Behavioral Health. Once a school psychologist is hired, SIA has to give Inland Northwest a 90-day notice.

An enrollment report was provided by Brook Wilkerson, COO.

735 in Sept 749 in October

763 as of today.

MAP, SBAC Results, and School Growth Goals report was provided by Caryn McGee, Director of Curriculum.  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gC1pj78TdZVmomw_giZwH5y8-9OpU_-Sm1y6SNoHx-o/edit#slide=id.g285adf027d6_0_0

Summary of Caryn McGee's report:

Academic Excellence:
- Introduced Caryn McGee as the Director of Curriculum.
- Morgen will present MAP Assessment results to the board.
- Comment set MAP goal percentages for different grade levels.
- Goal is to meet projected MAP goals with testing scheduled for Spring.
- Global Competency Goal will be assessed.
- Caryn highlighted concerns in Math and Reading for specific grade levels.
- Middle Academy had concerns in Math for 6th grade.
- High School noted 25% of 9th graders in IEP.
- Winter test in February will provide growth reports; below 50th percentile is concerning.
- Demographic reports and national comparisons are being explored.

Smarter Balance:
- Chart comparison for 2022-2023 shows SIA doing well in Science, outperforming most categories in ELA and Math compared to SPS.

Action Steps:
- Action steps submitted to WA Charters include collaborative teacher meetings, Data Day analysis, and a walk-through using Schoolmint Grow.
- Literacy interventions, math interventions, and support for Multi-Language Learners are outlined.
- High School initiatives include structured study hall, TOSA, digital portfolios, and AP classes.

Overall, the meeting covered academic goals, assessment results, action steps, and facility enhancement discussions.

Morgen and Brook met with Pastor Dan from Mountain View Assembly of God church (across the street from SIA).  SIA is interested in creating a second outlet road from SIA and would like to work with the church and apartment landowners to make that happen. 

The facilities committee will help guide this process. They will know how much land we need. They can also assist in having discussions with property owners around SIA.

Brook reached out to Brent Harding at NAC Architecture.  He suggested meeting with a civil engineer.  He provided a list of ones he's familiar with or has worked with.  Brook shared with Morgen the email from the owner of the apartments for any information he had drafted or gathered originally.

Following their meeting, Morgen feels they are ready to work with us. 

The Governance Committee met last night.  Ongoing projects:

1. Board-required training.  Bob will work with Board On Track to create a tracking system for all required training.

2. Recruitment - will create skills assessment 

3. Board information packet - this is close to being done

4. Head of School (HOS) Evaluation process 

             a. HOS self-evaluation

             b. Board and Direct Reports evaluation

             c. The committee will draft a report

             d. HOS 23/24 goals will be part of the evaluation

All the committees have established their committee meetings. See the attached calendar. 

Due to the holidays and winter break, the December Board in-person meeting has been moved to December 21, 2023, at 4:30 pm.