Crossroads Charter Schools
Minutes
Crossroads Monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday August 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Location
Crossroads Charter School: CPA 816 Broadway Blvd Kansas City, MO 64105
Trustees Present
C. Wright, F. Riobe (remote), J. Schwartz, L. Jacobs, S. Bookhart
Trustees Absent
D. Charity, J. Linn, W. King
Non Voting Members Present
D. Miles, K. Jones
Guests Present
A. Rich, J. Leos, L. Yarbough
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Review & Consideration of Proposed Agenda
II. Review & Consideration of Prior Meeting Minutes
A.
Review & Approve Annual Board Retreat Meeting Minutes
B.
Review & Approve July Board Meeting Minutes
III. Finance
A.
Review & Consideration of July Registers
B.
Review of July Financials
IV. Operations
A.
Bond Update
Mr. Leos gave an overview on upcoming bond projects. Summer of 2027 will be filled with significant facility upgrades and projects.
85% of the bond funding must be spent by the end of September.
All unallocated funds must have a plan by November 28th.
Dr. Miles presented the critical need for the elevators at Quality and Central street to be fixed. Mr. Leos will be looking into pricing and bids so that can be moved forward. Additionally, alarms need to be added to all the doors in the buildings. Plans for secure entry are a high priority move as well.
Mr. Bookhart asked for clarification on if there would movement on adding alarms to doors at Central Street and if these modifications are in the scope of work.
Mr. Leos clarified that it is currently in the scope of work; but it is lower on the list, however these would be moved up to priority one to ensure student and staff safety is a priority.
V. Governance
A.
Review & Consideration of Updated Policy Manuals
The policy itself has not changed, just the titles.
B.
Review & Consider Adopting the DESE Special Education Model Compliance Plan
The is an annual compliance plan.
Mr. Bookhart asked if the state has made any changes to the compliance plan.
C.
Review & Consideration of Appointing Dr. Keith Jones as the Title IX Officer
This was previously filled by the CAO.
Ms. Wright asked who Dr. Jones would be collaborating with. Dr. Miles confirmed that it would be HR and others.
D.
Review & Consideration of the Crossroads Board Learning Plan
Mr. Schwartz presented the Board Learning Plan to the group.
Ms. Riobe wanted clarity of how the learning plan would encompass discussion points or collaboration. She asked for more information on what this looks like and if this was solidified. She was looking for more information on what the training portion would look like.
Mr. Schwartz reitterated that plan is still in draft format and can be reformatted.
E.
Review & Consider of the Superintendent Evaluation Strategy
Mr. Schwartz presented the Superintendent Evaluation Strategy. The plan is all encompassing from retreats to how board meetings are ran. Strategy and growth as a goal.
Ms. Wright shared her heart for seeing the board meetings encompass collaboration and growth.
Ms. Wright presented the idea of starting biweekly meetings that are shorter and virtual.
VI. Superintendent Report
A.
Districtwide Updates
Dr. Miles presented on the first days of school, jumpstart and where we are at coming into the 2026-2027 year. She also shined a light on Ms. McDowell's nomination for the Kauffman foundation award.
Mr. Schwartz asked for the Dr. Miles and Dr. Jones perspective on jumpstart.
Dr. Miles will be presenting on this in the September meeting.
B.
Board Requirements
Dr. Miles handed out the conflict of interest form.
Ms. Yarbough presented the July Financials. She presented that we have no significant changes in our budget.
Ms. Jacobs wanted clarification on how much our funding came from grants.
Dr. Miles presented our grant funding vs. unrestricted funding.
Ms Riobe wanted to find out if there was an ideal mix for grants vs. unrestricted funding.
Dr. Miles will be presenting on development funding goals in September.