Strong Start Academy
Minutes
STRONG START ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT THE TONY HSIEH EDUCATION CENTER
Date and Time
Tuesday August 22, 2023 at 10:30 AM
Location
City Hall
495 S. Main Street, 1st floor, Las Vegas, NV 89101
Directors Present
A. Moore, D. Harris, H. Nay, J. Gonzalez, L. James-Cervantes, M. Pulido, N. Thompson
Directors Absent
A. Bengochea
Guests Present
A. Kuhl, A. Rose, Astrid Angulo, C. McCarty, M. Benitez
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
II. Building Board Members’ Connections To Each Other And To The Mission
A.
Ice Breaker
B.
Past Successes and Celebrations
Board brainstormed past successes and celebrated SSAES being fully staffed, prior approval from SPCSA, facilities, CLV support and Board collaboration/composition among other successes.
C.
Board Member Expectations and Agreements
Board discussed creating a Board Member Agreement and will bring a version back for discussion and/or action at a future meeting.
D.
Executive Director’s Needs From the Board
Executive Director discussed needs from the Board.
III. Board Training or Professional Development
A.
SSAES Instructional Model
Board reviewed SSAES instructional model.
B.
Board Governance Review
Board received refresher of governance training.
C.
Open Meeting Law Review
Board received refresher of open meeting law training.
D.
Legislative Review
Board received overview of new laws applicable to charter schools.
E.
Board Assessment Results and Training
Board received instruction on how to review results of BoardOnTrack assessment.
IV. Governance Strategy And Planning
A.
Getting the Most Out of BoardOnTrack
Board received review of BoardOnTrack services.
B.
Charter Goals and Promises
Board discussed reviewing Board Assessment for further discussion at upcoming Board meeting and continued discussion of goals.
C.
Creating Committees and Board Priorities
Board discussed creating committees and Board priorities at an upcoming meeting.
Board members participated in ice breaker activity to get to know one another better.