The Neighborhood Charter Network
Minutes
NCN Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday April 17, 2018 at 9:00 AM
Location
Kindezi Academy
The Neighborhood Charter Network is hosting a board meeting on the third Thursday of each month.
Directors Present
D. Casey, K. Britt, L. Turner, M. Dezelan, P. Castaneda, R. Zavaleta, T. Baker
Directors Absent
None
Ex Officio Members Present
K. Kubacki
Non Voting Members Present
K. Kubacki
Guests Present
B. Anderson, C. Whitesell, D. Castellanos
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
D. Casey called a meeting of the board of directors of The Neighborhood Charter Network to order on Tuesday Apr 17, 2018 at 9:09 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes
R. Zavaleta made a motion to approve minutes from the NCN Board Meeting on 02-26-18 NCN Board Meeting on 02-26-18.
P. Castaneda seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
There being no present community members, no public comment was held.
III. Kindezi & Enlace Academic Update
A.
Academic Update
Kevin along with Shanae and Andy have been attending the Relay program which was generously funded through The Mind Trust.
Cody has been shifted from the network to serve as the upper school leader at Enlace. The plan is that he creates a playbook for the upper school and then return to the network to implement the playbook.
The teachers at both schools have been attending professional development to deal with social and emotional traumas.
Kevin reported that both Enlace Academy and Kindezi Academy have been focusing on stronger curriculum, stronger teachers, and having weekly data meetings. The current interim assessment data results showed:
As far as salaries the network is competitive with the surrounding districts.
Kevin gave an update on the St. Andrews facility. The Mayor's Office stated that they would be unable to just make an amendment to the Kindezi charter. They are requesting a charter replication and Kindezi is not there yet. The Archdiocese has not returned any of Kevin's calls.
Dennis recommends that in the June board meeting a bulk of the time frame be focused on strategic planning.
Cody has been shifted from the network to serve as the upper school leader at Enlace. The plan is that he creates a playbook for the upper school and then return to the network to implement the playbook.
The teachers at both schools have been attending professional development to deal with social and emotional traumas.
Kevin reported that both Enlace Academy and Kindezi Academy have been focusing on stronger curriculum, stronger teachers, and having weekly data meetings. The current interim assessment data results showed:
- Better ELA curriculum shows results at Enlace.
- The new math curriculum made an impact when used to fidelity.
- There were stronger results where we shifted teachers or had returning teachers.
- Lower grades are still stronger.
- Less or no movement in rooms with weaker teachers.
- There was a lack of vision in the upper school with the previous upper school leader.
As far as salaries the network is competitive with the surrounding districts.
Kevin gave an update on the St. Andrews facility. The Mayor's Office stated that they would be unable to just make an amendment to the Kindezi charter. They are requesting a charter replication and Kindezi is not there yet. The Archdiocese has not returned any of Kevin's calls.
Dennis recommends that in the June board meeting a bulk of the time frame be focused on strategic planning.
IV. Finance
A.
Finance
Terry Baker presented the budget to actuals for both schools and the draft budgets for the 2018 and 2019 school years. The board will send all budget questions to Brian with Kevin and Terry cc'd before May 15th. The questions will be compiled and answered in the June meeting so that the budget can be approved in time for the Mayor's July 1st deadline.
The state federal grant revenue shortfall was due to having fewer students on count date which was about 30 students at Kindezi. It was also discovered that the state SPED funding for Kindezi was not flowing through the IPS monthly wire. Kevin has reached out to IPS and they are working to retro fund any missing SPED funds.
The lunch shortfall is a timing of reimbursement issue within Kindezi. We will not be within the budget at the end of the school year as a network but it will be close. There will be a positive cash flow at the end of the year at Kindezi when the SPED funds flow through.
There needs to be a better understanding at Kindezi and revenue.
YTD we have have offset with expenditure reductions.
The state federal grant revenue shortfall was due to having fewer students on count date which was about 30 students at Kindezi. It was also discovered that the state SPED funding for Kindezi was not flowing through the IPS monthly wire. Kevin has reached out to IPS and they are working to retro fund any missing SPED funds.
The lunch shortfall is a timing of reimbursement issue within Kindezi. We will not be within the budget at the end of the school year as a network but it will be close. There will be a positive cash flow at the end of the year at Kindezi when the SPED funds flow through.
There needs to be a better understanding at Kindezi and revenue.
YTD we have have offset with expenditure reductions.
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
Marketing
Kevin reports that we are working on creating a consistent logo for the network and the schools. This is a work in progress.
Potential Board Members
Delay in recruiting Mr. Martinez as a board member due to personal matters.
Kevin reports that we are working on creating a consistent logo for the network and the schools. This is a work in progress.
Potential Board Members
Delay in recruiting Mr. Martinez as a board member due to personal matters.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 11:08 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
D. Casey