Catalyst Board of Directors Meeting 3.9.26 Agenda

The Catalyst Board of Directors will hold a meeting March 9, 2026 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 Maria Charter School

6727 S. California Ave.

Chicago, Illinois 60629

AGENDA

*3:00-3:20- Welcome: Larry Williams, Chair and Gordon Hannon, CEO

• Review of agenda
• Review and vote for approval of December 15, 2025 Board of Directors meeting minutes, February 18, 2026 Academic Committee meeting minutes and February 27, 2026Finance Committee meeting minutes.
• Vote to approve Mitze Moore for a two- year renewal term on the Catalyst Board of Directors
• Vote to approve Julie Hendry for a three-year renewal term on the Catalyst Board of Directors and as member of the Academic Committee of the Board of Directors
• Vote to approve Rick Piwoworski for an initial three-year term on the Catalyst Board of Directors, Academic Committee of Board of Directors, and Finance Committee of Board of Directors

*3:20-3:30 - Public comment (limited to 2 minutes per speaker)

*3:30-3:45 - Finance and Strategic Issues Committee: Yuan-Ying Hsu

• YTD FY26
• Discussion on loan refinancing options
• Questions / discussion / due diligence on items related to Chicago Public Schools Financial and Organizational Compliance Indicators (Annual Audit, etc.)

*3:45-4:15 -Mission reflection- Ed Siderewicz, Sasha Fawaz, and Erika Whitehead- Catalyst core values

               -Introduction of Issac Sinnett with Ravinia partnership

*4:15-4:50 - Academic Committee: Dr. Catherine Burns 

• Charter agreement update
• Highlights of Academic Committee review of scholar and school data
  • Math performance
  • Chronic absenteeism
  • Instructional capacity and execution
• Data informing three-year strategic plans
• Questions / discussion / due diligence on items related to Chicago Public Schools Academic and Inclusive Programming & Equitable Systems domain indicators (ISBE Summative Designation, SPED and ELL compliance, ISS and OSS figures, etc.)

 *4:50 -5:00- Closure and next steps 

• Potential Board members next steps