Mission Moment

• In January, our staff spoke to 8th grade students regarding their high school options. This was to raise awareness and help them with making a final high school decision. 
  • Valeria has been at Enlace for 8 years and has been accepted to Providence Cristo Rey. She is looking forward to the work study program. Enlace helped her gain courage and to not be afraid to speak up. After high school she would like to pursue a veterinarian career. 
  • Kimberly has been at Enlace for 2 years and has been accepted to Providence Cristo Rey. She is also looking forward to the work study program. She  likes that it is a catholic school as well. Ms. Hailey helped her gather schools that were good for her based on her personal interests. Enlace has challenged her to stand up for what she wants and she also played volleyball. She would like to pursue a dentistry career.
  • Maria has been at Enlace for 4 years and has been accepted to Cathedral High School. She chose Cathedral because they have a great academic program and business courses. The high school committee helped her see what the options were but also to speak up and gain confidence. She would like to pursue a career in business or entrepreneurship. 
  • Nerio has been at Enlace for 5 years and he will be attending Shortridge High School. Enlace has helped him understand how things work outside of the school. He would like to pursue a career in soccer or law enforcement. 

Academic Updates

• Katie shared that Enlace has just completed WIDA, NWEA, and iLearn so the data is very fresh. She shared the EOY Dashboard and presented the growth goal results for ELA and Math. 
  • Continue to have strong parent engagement. 86.5 of our families attended their parent/teacher conferences. Our goal was 80%.
  • 43% of our students met their goal in ELA and 51% of our students met their goal in Math
  • The iRead exam results are pending. Students will be attending summer school and will be re-taking the test during the summer. 
  • 9% of our students are proficient in ELA, 9% of our students are proficient in Math.
  • Attendance is at 94.3%, the goal is 95%
  • Our suspension rate is at 12.8%. The goal is less than 12%. This is a large focus area for next year. 
  • Enlace retained 88.40% of positions from Fall to Spring.
  • Enlace met all of the financial metrics. 
  • Enlace saw an increase in 3rd and 8th grade based on the previous year performance and cohort performance; however, 5th grade saw a significant drop in cohort data. 
• For Next School Year:
  • Next Gen SIG will fund new ML teachers. 
  • Revamping the McKinney-Vento Committee
  • Piloting an age-appropriate, culturally 
  • Adding a 6-8 counselor
  • A new bilingual assistant school leader 
  • Progress monitoring -IReady & ILearn Checkpoints
  • Expanded Literacy Focus: Wit& Wisdom & AIM PD
  • Revised schedule: Departmentalization for 5th grade. 
  • NCFL Partnership 
• Family Literacy at a Glance
  • Megan interned through the Immigration Welcome Center. Family literacy is not currently existing in Indiana. 
  • Improve our current parent literacy model. Enlace was already implementing a lot of things that NCFL recommends such as adult education, parent time, PACT time, and child education. 

Brian reported on the April financials and that Enlace is in a strong financial position. This is due to being over in the investment revenue along with a new grant. Expenditures are over due to additional grant money however, there is a significant surplus. Received the Charter Capital grant of 451k in April deferred revenue and will be part of next year's budget. As far as the indicators, we have exceeded all the targets that OEI has given. 

Legislative Update

• HEA 1001-2023 required sharing of the incremental growth in local property tax dollars with charter school students starring in FY25 in Marion.
• Enlace is a unique position and could be close to a wash. Enlace will most likely will not receive the transportation pass-through from IPS at renewal. 

Jamie reported an update on the IPS Innovation

• Jamie met with Brian Dickey, to talk about the pricing policy. The Kipp agreement went to the IPS board on the same day. There is a possibility that Enlace could also follow the same as the Kipp agreement at the end of the IPS agreement. 

OEI End of Year Assessment

• Board assurance are due May 30th
• 23-24 Board Assessment is due June 15th
• The 23-24 CEO Evaluation is due July 12th.