Joule Growth- external partner for finance; does charter school finances nationally  

Lauren Piscitelli- finance and bookkeeping team

• Financial processing and recording of payroll, journal entries, multi-year projections 
• Monthly cadence will meet with Finance Committee 

Wanting to be hypervigilant about finances- we choose to partner with external partners to have an extra layer of review and accountability 

Finished first week of academic classes 

Enrollment and Recruitment: 

• 97 active enrollments in grade 9 
• 27 active enrollments in grade 10 

Remaining steady at 125 seats available 

Active Waitlist:

• Able to make contact with families on waitlist 
• Before students start classes, they must go through orientation; parents must also attend orientation 
• 6 active waitlists in grade 9 
• 4 active waitlists in grade 10 

Upcoming Events:

• Back to school celebration: Saturday, August 31, 2024, to celebrate the start of the school year 
• BJC + BELIEVE Academy Ribbon Cutting: September 16 at 9am CT 
  • Being coordinated by the BJC Foundation 

Attendance: 95% average attendance 

Feeling the pain of the facilities crunch- lack of space and inconsistencies with students schedules due to the church events schedule 

• plan to get the student schedules posted for more consistency 

Lack of meeting space for adults: work on getting the upstairs space up and running 

Transportation:

• running 2.5 routes on each bus- getting closer to arrival time at 8am for all students 
• currently down 1 bus driver 
• checking references on another bus driver- would allow for 3 bus routes

If you were not able to attend the training put on by the Commission, slides and recording have been shared 

Soft launch of committees:

• Working on establishing a lead for the following committees: Academic, Finance, Governance and Development
• Will work with Board on Track to outline committees, make goals that align with the schools' goals, protocols, agendas, etc.