Catalyst Board of Directors 5.20.24 Meeting Agenda
The Catalyst Board of Directors will hold a meeting May 20, 2024 from 3:00-5:00 pm. The agenda and meeting information are below. All Catalyst Board meetings are open to the public, with a public comment portion during the time below.
Location:
Catalyst Circle Rock Charter School
5608 W Washington Blvd
Chicago, Illinois 60644
AGENDA
*3:00-3:20 Welcome: Larry Williams, Chair and Gordon Hannon, CEO
- Review of agenda
- Review and vote for approval of March 18, 2024, Board of Directors meeting minutes; May 17, 2024 Finance Committee meetings minutes; and May 15, 2024 Academic Committee meeting minutes.
- Vote to approve Steven D’Souza for three-year renewal Board of Directors term through June 2027
- Vote to approve Andrew Jones Smith for Board of Directors renewal term through May 2025
- Moment to honor Steve Brown and Monica Smith for their 15 years and 4 years of service to the Board
*3:20-3:30 – Family and Community Committee: Mitzi Moore, Gordon Hannon, Ed Siderewicz, and Michael Kasang
- On-going Board level monitoring of family and community relations and responsiveness
- Charter renewal advocacy
*3:30-3:40 - Public comment (limited to 2 minutes per speaker)
*3:40-3:50 – CEO report to Board: Gordon Hannon
*3:50-4:00 - Academic Committee: Dr. Catherine Burns
- On-going Board level monitoring of key performance indicators- IAR, SAT, IEP on-time completion percentage, discipline data, ELL, and attendance metrics
- Charter renewal timeline
*4:00-4:30 - Finance and Strategic Issues Committee: Yuan-Ying Hsu
- YTD FY24
- Performance of CPS Finance and Operation Scorecard metrics YTD
- FY25 budgeting process
- Loan discussion
*4:30-4:45 Catalyst Schools will select operator of food service provider for 2024-2025 school year
- Vote for approval of the highest scored food service provider for Catalyst Schools from the following five bids: Quest Foods, Genuine Foods, Gourmet Gorilla, Taher and Organic Life.
*4:45-5:00 – Governance items: Gordon Hannon and Larry Williams
- Discussion on Board membership, terms, and recruitment of new Board members