The Neighborhood Charter Network
Minutes
NCN November Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday November 14, 2023 at 3:00 PM
Location
Enlace Media Center
The Neighborhood Charter Network is hosting a board meeting on the second Tuesday of every other month.
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Directors Present
A. Segarra-Hansen, B. Delk, C. Byczko (remote), J. Servaas, J. VanDeWalle, K. Britt, R. Hall (remote)
Directors Absent
P. Castaneda, R. Zavaleta
Guests Present
B. Anderson, D. Castellanos, K. Dulay, Mandy Spencer (remote), S. Campos
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
J. Servaas called a meeting of the board of directors of The Neighborhood Charter Network to order on Tuesday Nov 14, 2023 at 3:05 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
K. Britt made a motion to approve the minutes from NCN September Board Meeting on 09-12-23.
J. VanDeWalle seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| R. Hall |
Aye
|
| K. Britt |
Aye
|
| R. Zavaleta |
Absent
|
| J. VanDeWalle |
Aye
|
| J. Servaas |
Aye
|
| P. Castaneda |
Absent
|
| C. Byczko |
Aye
|
| B. Delk |
Aye
|
| A. Segarra-Hansen |
Absent
|
II. Academic Excellence
A.
Academic Updates
III. Finance
A.
Finance updates
Brian presented the October financial summary.
- Through October, we are ahead on revenue. Some are due to timing issues of grant reimbursement.
- Total expenses are under for staffing reasons, we don't budget for vacancies.
- We project that revenue and expense will be close.
- Enlace is in a good cash position.
Board goals, 3-year budget projection.
- Enlace was awarded 3.4m for ESSER III, used for high-dosage tutoring, bilingual and SEL staffing, and transportation. It will end on September 30, 2024.
- NextGen SIG is 3.3M and will be used for extended learning and bilingual and SEL staffing.
- IPS Innovation Agreement ends on June 2025
- Building lease (Cost $0)
- Transportation (Rev. $300k)
- Task board, Brandon, Caitlin, and Jamie to negotiate the IPS innovation agreement.
- OEI Charter School Agreement.
IPS has signaled that the innovation agreements will be changed from the benefits Enlace currently receives. We anticipate, that Charters will receive more property tax-based. Which we anticipate will come from IPS's revenue.
IV. Governance
A.
Reporting
B. Delk made a motion to update the financial and procedures manual to include the time and effort policy and procedures.
R. Hall seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| R. Zavaleta |
Absent
|
| A. Segarra-Hansen |
Aye
|
| J. VanDeWalle |
Aye
|
| P. Castaneda |
Absent
|
| J. Servaas |
Aye
|
| B. Delk |
Aye
|
| R. Hall |
Aye
|
| C. Byczko |
Aye
|
| K. Britt |
Aye
|
V. Community Outreach
A.
Outreach initiatives
- We have a K-2 Holiday performance on Thursday 11/30
- Holiday Assistance program, gifts and resources for our families, could adopt a PayPal to donate and purchase gifts or gift cards to the families.
- Winter Board Retreat on Wednesday 2/28 from 9 am to 1 pm. The location will be shared at a later time.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 3:44 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
B. Delk
Mission moment
Denise presented that Enlace kicked off the 8th grade plan.
Cara, honors track on English and Math. Doing Outstanding.
Katie shared 3 broad data points. More information will be available in January after assessments.
For quarter 1
Next-Gen SIG
Statement of Opportunity
1. Hire, develop, and support highly qualified licensed ML teachers.
2. Structure the school day to personalize/differentiate learning
3. Provide personalized differentiating learning acceleration resources beyond the school day for students and families.
4. Provide personalized differentiated employability skills support.