Elevate School
Minutes
December Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday December 11, 2023 at 4:00 PM
Location
Elevate School, Room 104
8404 Phyllis Place
San Diego, CA 92123
The public comment portion of the meeting is set aside for members of the audience to make comments or raise issues that are not specifically on the agenda or those items that are on the agenda. These presentations are limited to three (3) minutes per person and the total time allotted to non-agenda items will not exceed fifteen (15) minutes. Individuals wishing to speak please complete a Public Comment Request Form by 10:00am on the day of the meeting.
Directors Present
Becky Madeja, Cheryl Gorman, Veronica Maxwell
Directors Absent
Adam McWethy, Chancellor Brown
Guests Present
DeAnna Jones (remote), Ryan Elliott
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Agenda
Removed item 2D (Approve Final 22-23 Audit) from this agenda. Will hold a special Board meeting later in the month to address item 2D.
D.
Approve Minutes from November 13 Regular Board Meeting
Veronica Maxwell was not present at November Board meeting and not able to approve the November minutes. Therefore, decision was made to postpone approval of November minutes to the January Board meeting in order to have quorum of board members who attended November meeting.
E.
Core Values and Board Meeting Protocol
F.
Non-Agenda Public Comment
No non-agenda public comments were submitted or presented.
II. Agenda Items
A.
Executive Director Report
Elevate School director, Ryan Elliott, presented his report.
- 477 students enrolled
- Attendance rate at a bit under 96%.
- Highlight - Elevate selected to host Leaders in Me symposium visit in San Diego on February 28, 2024
- Family Engagement - Family advisory meeting held on Nov 29
- Middle School Math update -
- Illustrative Mathematics piloted last school year. Currently have a math coach supporting the middle school every two weeks. Focuses on conceptual understanding. 4th/5th grade teachers invited to observe Middle School math in order to bridge understanding from Elementary School to Middle School.
- Unit 1 data - 6th grade jumped 20% from pretest to post-test. 7th grade grew 10%. 8th grade grew 23.5%
- 24-25 Lottery applications opened on December 1, 2023 - 142 people have applied so far
B.
Financial Update
DeAnna Jones presented the Elevate financial update.
- PCSG reporting due at end of January. DeAnna Jones will review with Ryan Elliott before submitting.
- Federal Cash Management Data Collection (CMDC) report is due at the end of January - for Title 1 reporting. This report details how much Title 1 funding the school has spent to date
- The Consolidated Application opening date is December 1 and the deadline is January 15th. (ConApp) - need to update based on prior year numbers. DeAnna Jones will let us know if it needs Board Approval.
- Income Statement: ADA is coming in a bit higher than projected ADA. May mean more money to come.
- Cash Balance: School has a healthy cash balance. DeAnna Jones explained that COLA funding expected to come lower for the next 3 years (maybe 1%). More information on this will be known at the January proposal.
C.
Approve First Interim Financials
Becky Madeja asked if the CDS name in the report needs to updated from Elevate Elementary to Elevate School. Ryan Elliott said he would let them know.
D.
Approve Final 22-23 Audit
E.
23-24 Board Goal Updates
Elevate School Foundation:
- Shukky Sanni presented an update; Ms. Sanni asked if a board member can attend each foundation meeting. Dine-outs will continue in January and be posted on Foundation website.
Strategic Planning:
- Ryan Elliott presented an update; work with 3rd Plateau ongoing. Timeline to bring plan to board is February.
Community Partnerships:
- No updates at this time
Facilities:
- Becky Madeja presented an update
F.
Declaration of Need for Utilization of Local Assignment for Elective Courses per CTC Advisory on Teacher Assignment, ED Code EC §44256(b)
- Ms. Ghio holds a CA Multiple Subject Credential and completed 12 units coursework in content area.
Core Values were read aloud.