Compass Charter Schools

Minutes

Scholar Leadership Council

Date and Time

Tuesday February 13, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Location

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Committee Members Present

A. Gordon (remote), A. Stansbury (remote), B. Bereki (remote), M. Alvarez (remote), M. Oliva (remote), T. Saurer (remote), Z. Grihma (remote)

Committee Members Absent

A. Ruediger, C. Kim, C. Ruediger, I. Orosco, J. Vreeman, M. Cruz

Guests Present

E. Brenner (remote), T. Wrigley (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

T. Saurer called a meeting of the Scholar Leadership Council Committee of Compass Charter Schools to order on Tuesday Feb 13, 2024 at 2:07 PM.

C.

Approval of Agenda

T. Saurer made a motion to approve the February 12, 2024 meeting agenda.
Z. Grihma seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

D.

Approve Minutes

T. Saurer made a motion to approve the minutes from Scholar Leadership Council on 01-09-24.
Z. Grihma seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

E.

Public Comment

No public comment.

II. Scholar Leadership Council

A.

Council Member Feedback and Discussion

No topic discussion by Council members

III. Other Business

A.

Speech and Debate Club

T. Saurer spoke about the new Speech and Debate Club, which will be supported by the TedEd Student Talks program.

B.

SLC Goals

E. Brenner reviewed the success of last school year's SLC meeting goal, as well as  the current year's attendance rates and number of active Council members.

 

Discussion was held regarding the ideal number of Scholar Council members and a suggested attendance rate goal.  Members agreed to a new goal of increasing the number of SLC members to 15-20, and increasing the attendance rate of members to average 80 percent.

 

A. Gordon suggested an additional goal of increasing the number of High School field trips.

IV. Closing Items

A.

Upcoming Meetings

The next Scholar Leadership Council meeting will be  March 12, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.   This meeting will have a presentation about options for safe scholar communications.

 

Additional upcoming meetings will be on April 9 and May 14.

Members had  brief discussion about the upcoming Speech and Debate Club, asking clarifying questions about the different activities that will be offered.  T. Saurer confirmed the framework is still being developed, and will send out more information when plans are finalized.

B.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 2:35 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
T. Saurer