BELIEVE STL Academy
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday November 18, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Location
Directors Present
D. Thomas (remote), J. Boone (remote), L. Voellinger, M. Hantak (remote), M. Johnson (remote), P. Woods (remote), S. Harmon, S. Williams (remote), T. Wells
Directors Absent
K. Martin-Johnson
Guests Present
T. Vonderheit
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes
A.
October Board Meeting Minutes
III. Principal Report (Academic, Culture, Data, etc)
A.
Academic
B.
Culture
Upcoming Events:
- CSGF Postsecondary Team Visit: December 3-4
- Open House: December 12 at 5:30PM
- Board support
Programming and Partnerships:
- New: Maryville University
- Currently have music therapy and speech language pathology curriculum for dual enrollment for second semester sophomores
- Expanded options for students overall as Harris Stowe and STLCC does not have this curriculum available
- Also shadowing opportunities
- Goldfarb School of Nursing
- Barnes Jewish Hospital
- St. Louis Community College
- City Recreating
IV. Facilities Report
A.
Gateway Huber Wheeler Building Update
- Agreement has been signed; 120 days to close ~puts us around March 5 to close
- tentative plans to close by end of calendar year
- Have engaged with major mechanical, plumbing, electrical, etc. firms to provide us the status of the building and the costs
- Engaged environmental firms- phase 1 environmental assessment
- Went through RFP process and selected HKW Architects
- No roofing assessment yet- have something in the next couple weeks
- interviews with construction management firms between December 5-12; decision by December 16
- Projected Milestones *all subject to change*
- January 10- finalize program and design
- February 7- complete construction drawings
- February 10- March 14- Permit Review
- March 5- Site Acquisition
- March 17-July 3- Construction
- Plan to be in the building for the 25-26 school year
- classrooms are ready to go
- life safety updates are what will take longer- sprinkler system, fire alarms, etc. that require permits
- Gated, secured space
- house for buses
V. Committee Updates
A.
Finance Committee
Working on committee "job description", recruiting committee members (minimum of 3) and forming committee goals for the new calendar year
B.
Academic Committee
Working on committee "job description", recruiting committee members (minimum of 3) and forming committee goals for the new calendar year
C.
Development Committee
Working on committee "job description", recruiting committee members (minimum of 3) and forming committee goals for the new calendar year
D.
Governance Committee
Working on committee "job description", recruiting committee members (minimum of 3) and forming committee goals for the new calendar year
Current Enrollment 2024-2025 school year
Upcoming Enrollment 2025-2026 school year
Zip Code Study: CSGF did a 3–4-mile radius of where the school is and what students qualify for free lunch; better understanding of where kids are living in the area
School Academic Data:
Talent/Hiring
Average Daily Attendance: YTD 95%