BELIEVE STL Academy
Minutes
July Board Meeting
5PM CST
Date and Time
Tuesday July 30, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Location
Directors Present
D. Thomas (remote), L. Voellinger (remote), M. Hantak, P. Woods, S. Harmon, T. Jordan, T. Wells
Directors Absent
J. Boone, K. Martin-Johnson, M. Johnson
Guests Present
T. Vonderheit (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
T. Jordan called a meeting of the board of directors of BELIEVE STL Academy to order on Tuesday Jul 30, 2024 at 5:09 PM.
II. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes
A.
May Meeting Minutes
T. Jordan made a motion to approve the minutes from June Board Meeting | In-Person on 06-18-24.
T. Wells seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
III. BELIEVE STL Academy Updates
A.
Committees Update
IV. Executive Director Update
A.
New Board Candidates
New candidates:
- have been looking for legal representation- helpful as BELIEVE grows
- Steven Harmon: licensed attorney, prior public defender, wealth of knowledge and experience in the legal field
- Sharon Williams: long time public school teacher, math expertise, retiree
T. Jordan made a motion to Vote for Steven Harmon to be approved as a new BELIEVE STL Academy Board Member.
M. Hantak seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
T. Jordan made a motion to Vote for Sharon Williams to be approved as a new BELIEVE STL Academy Board Member.
M. Hantak seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
V. School Leader Update
A.
Enrollment
- Grade 9: 110 completed registrations- 106 approved registrations- 93 orientation registration
- Grade 10: 30 completed registrations- 29 approved registrations- 25 orientation registration
B.
Education, Academic, and Partnership Programs
Upcoming Events
- Orientation Dates- August 3, 5 and 8
- First day of school: August 12
- Back to school celebration: August 31
Programs and Partnership
- Programming with BJC this summer; ready to move forward with initiatives- launching the second week of school
- Next Prep- sub career and exploration with students; work space exposure
- Harris Stowe- progressing
- STLCC- launching dual enrollment program this fall
- 18 students went to dual enrollment boot camp this summer- they are eligible to enroll
Test scores: comparable to 5th/6th grade level score
- Strategically place students in the classes to support what they need
- KIPP Inspire- higher quantile scores
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 5:45 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
T. Jordan
Tiara met with Board on track to discuss starting up BELIEVE STL Academy board committees.
Starting with 4 committees:
Will identify leaders from the board to lead the committees then start up meetings.
Representation at all levels for student support.