Catalyst Board of Directors 6.9.25 Meeting Agenda
The Catalyst Board of Directors will hold a meeting June 9, 2025 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
*3:00- Welcome: Larry Williams, Chair and Gordon Hannon, CEO
- Review of agenda
- Review and vote for approval of April 7, 2025 Board of Directors meeting minutes and June 2, 2025 Finance Committee meeting minutes.
- Vote to approve Dr. Catherine Burns for three- year renewal of Board of Directors term and roles as Vice Chair and Academic Committee Chair
- Vote to approve Emily Vogel for a three- year initial Board of Directors term
- Vote to approve Julie Hendry for a three- year initial Board of Directors term
- Thank you to Andrew Jones and Dr. Kimberly Hinton for their many years of Board membership
*3:15-3:25 - Public comment (limited to 2 minutes per speaker)
*3:25-4:20 - Academic Committee: Dr. Catherine Burns
- Charter renewal update
- Questions / discussion / due diligence on items related to Chicago Public Schools Academic and Inclusive Programming & Equitable Systems domain indicators (ISBE Summative Designation, ISS and OSS figures, etc.)
*4:20-4:45 - Finance and Strategic Issues Committee: Yuan-Ying Hsu
- YTD FY25
- Questions / discussion / due diligence on items related to Chicago Public Schools Financial and Organizational Compliance Indicators (Annual Audit, Net Asset Ratio, etc.)
- Vote to approve the FY26 budget
*4:45-5:00 – Governance items: Gordon Hannon and Larry Williams
- Discussion on Board membership, terms, and recruitment of new Board members
- SY25-26 Board meeting dates discussion