Mission Moment

• Mark Mosias, the assistant director of academics, has been working on starting and leading 12 after-school clubs. He started a Girl Scout troop and rebranded the Cub Scout group.  Kids come to school to learn and engage. The concept of Enlace was to have a robust afterschool program. One step closer to what Enlace was envisioned to be. 

Academic Data 

• The attendance rate for Enlace is currently at 93.8% with 94% for February. We have a weekly attendance committee that focuses on attendance monitoring. 
• Currently, we have an 8% suspension rate. The goal is to have less than 12%. There is a stronger MTSS system. A culture audit has been conducted. 
• 87% of our parents attended their parent/teacher conference. The goal is to be at 80% or higher. 
• Enlace hosts EL classes on Saturdays with parents. Parents were prepared to come in and talk. Telemundo is coming on the 18th to do a story on us. Other news outlets are in process of setting something up. 

Kevin presented the finance committee budget key measures for the 23-24 school year 

• Will have 330 days of cash on hand. 
• 78% will be budgeted for salaries, benefits, and occupancy
• 27% will be budgeted for benefits
• 1% debt service of expenditures
• 276 net income per student 
• As ESSER sunsets, we will have corresponding expenses that will also phase out. 
• This budget is built conservatively in terms of revenue from enrollment, state, and federal funding, and potential referendum sharing
• There is a large conversation about referendum sharing, possibly 1,300 per student. 

Kevin will be testifying on Thursday for greater EL funding. We are mandated to have a 30 to 1 EL licensed-teacher ratio. We have 500 EL students, we would be required to have 15 licensed EL teachers. 

Within this budget, we recognized that we have a lot to grow academically and meet the needs of our students. 

Dennis reported that the finance committee recommends that the 23-24 budget is approved as presented. Encourages the leadership to look at one-time grant funding for the 24-25 school year. 

Kevin wanted to update the board regarding the referendum that was broken into two, the capital referendum and the operating referendum. 

Capital Referendum

• On the May ballot
• Enlace is slated to receive 4.5 million dollars in facility upgrades, with HVAC and roof included. The parking lot as well. 
• The governance committee will discuss the opportunity to extend the current lease. 

Operating Referendum

• Pushed to the November ballot
• Based on communication from IPS, Enlace is slated to receive $1,300 dollars per pupil. 

Our website has been updated. There is a strong social media presence. 

Thoughts about engaging with a PR firm? Pushing out great content and reaching out to the news. Kevin is working on getting a proposal from Denise Herd. Look at some nonprofits and get proposals. Mainly to recruit new teachers. Kevin will bring it to the next meeting.