General Items (5:01)

• Director's Report - this month, the report will provide an overview of summer projects to be completed to prepare for the new school year
  • Transportation Program
    • Bus A - 45 families (57 students,12 new) All students placed
    • Bus B - 51 families (67 students, 9 new) All students placed
    • Bus C - 51 families (71 students, 7 new) 2 families on waitlist
      • Eliminated one-stop
  • Summer Camps
    • Scholars Camp (3rd year) - new raising first to 5th graders (40 kids, 15 new kids) 
      • no cost to new families and students who have been invited to attend
      • week of July 10th
    • Breakerspace Camp - raising first to 5th graders (40 kids registered)
      • week of July 17th 
• Several contract approvals including renewals for technology support and 3rd-party HR services, a new contract for cleaning services, and a revised AT&T contract for internet services (VOTE)
• Several employment contracts for closed (VOTE)

(23:31)

• Provide updates on the ED evaluation process, board assessment process, and strategic planning tasks
• Acknowledge Board members rolling off the Board at the end of the month
  • Dasu
  • Natesha
  • Catherine
• Select date(s) for the annual Board summer retreat
• Determine officer roles for next year (VOTE)
  • Erica - Chair
  • Dominique - Vice Chair
  • Treasurer - Adam interim, Mike
  • Secretary - TBD
• Present 2023-24 Board candidates to the Board (VOTE)

(30:16)

• first read of the revised paid-time off policy 
• First read and vote on Tuition & Fees Policy

Policies adopted so far this year: gift policy (revised), staff teleworking (revised), and religious holiday (new)

(41:28)

Scholars Academy will remain in our current facility for the 2023-24 school year. We are assessing ways to grow in our current location. 

(43:56)

No meeting in June

DEI brought in a musician for June SEL 

Plans to work with an artist for a mural in the next school year

(45:14)

No meeting in June

Reviewed strategic initiatives that were completed this year and tasks for next year at last meeting

(45:45)

Focused on the playground installation in the summer

(46:05)

• $427, 212 YTD donations received compared to $493,374 last year
• Additional $43,000+ donations pending
• Participation rates (75% overall for this school year; 84% in the prior year)
  • 91% of new families donated (81% last year)
  • 73% of returning families (a decline from 85% last year)
• ~$60,000 transportation fund collections

(54:46)

• Review and vote on current-year budget amendments, including the following:
  • funds to paint the school interior 
  • cancel final funds transfer from the Foundation given the school received the first 4 of 6 checks from the federal Employee Retention Credit program (~$750K refund to be reflected in 2022-23 operating budget)
• Review and vote on any 2023-24 budget amendments
• On-site audit will be mid-July