BELIEVE STL Academy
Minutes
Board Meeting
5PM CST
Date and Time
Tuesday September 24, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Location
Directors Present
L. Voellinger (remote), M. Hantak (remote), M. Johnson (remote), P. Woods (remote), S. Harmon (remote), S. Williams (remote), T. Wells (remote)
Directors Absent
D. Thomas, J. Boone, K. Martin-Johnson, T. Jordan
Guests Present
T. Vonderheit (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Hantak called a meeting of the board of directors of BELIEVE STL Academy to order on Tuesday Sep 24, 2024 at 5:05 PM.
II. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes
A.
August Meeting Minutes
M. Hantak made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 08-27-24.
M. Johnson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
III. Principal Report (Academic, Culture, Data, etc)
A.
Academic
- 7 out of 100 seats open for 9th grade; all 25 seats filled for 10th grade
- PreACT + PreACT 8/9 Testing completed; 100% tested for PreACT; 100% tested for Capti Assess
- Goldfarb simulation labs- offered several Wednesdays for students to go to the lab
- Will be in 2 shifts of 50 students
- Students will receive certification
- Had a new hire resign 9/22
- looking for composition/humanities teacher
B.
Culture
Bloomberg will be onsite October 8 & 9
Programs/Partnerships
- Goldfarb School of Nursing
- BJC
- St. Louis Community College
C.
Data, Other, Etc.
- Transportation issues: one bus that was purchased will need $10k in repairs
IV. Old Business
A.
BJC Ribbon Cutting
- Monday, September 16 BJC Foundation ribbon cutting was a success
- Great turn out from the community
B.
Permanent School Building
Gateway Hubert Wheeler building on Harris Stowe campus will be the new permanent location for BELIEVE STL Academy
- has all amenities needed, will need some minor cosmetic tweaks
- hoping for Fall 2025 occupancy
V. Committee Updates
A.
Finance Committee
Finance Committee Lead: Danielle Thomas
- Finance committee met in September
B.
Academic Committee
Committee Lead: Tiara Jordan
- committee has not met yet
C.
Development Committee
Committee Lead: Madeline Hantak
- committee has not met yet
D.
Governance Committee
Commitee Lead: Steven Harmon
- committee has not met yet
VI. Other Items
A.
Vote on contracting Mental Ease Counseling LLC
- See 5 kids a week at $50/hour- $10k or less contract over the 10 months of school year
- One of the board members companies
S. Harmon made a motion to Approve contracting with Mental Ease Counseling LLC at no more than $1000 a month to provide necessary services for students.
L. Voellinger seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
VII. 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 5:47 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Hantak