The Catalyst Board of Directors' Finance Committee will hold a meeting on November 3, 2023 at 12:00 pm to review and vote for approval of the FY23 financial and operational audit. This meeting will be held by video conference- please contact Catalyst's Director of Administration Michael Kasang at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 773-897-5816 for conference call information.

The Catalyst Board of Directors will hold a meeting Setpember 18, 2023 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- Welcome: Larry Williams, Chair and Gordon Hannon, CEO

• Review of agenda
• Call to mission (Ed Siderewicz)
• Review and vote for approval of May 15, 2023, Board of Directors meeting minutes
• Vote to approve Larry Williams for three- year renewal Board of Directors term and Chair of Catalyst Board of Directors
• Vote to approve Terry Toth for three-year renewal Board of Directors term
• Vote to approve Monica Smith for Board of Directors renewal term through June 2024
• Vote to approve Steve Brown for Board of Directors renewal term through June 2024
• Moment to honor Rick Hurd and Velia Soto for their 14 years and 4 years of service to the Board

*3:15-3:25 - Public comment (limited to 2 minutes per speaker)

*3:25-4:00 - Academic Committee:

• End of SY2022-23 summary and review
• Charter renewal 

•          Update on SPED timeliness documentation and suspension rates

*4:00-4:20 – Parent, Family, Community Engagement Committee: Mitzi Moore, Monica Smith, Gordon Hannon, Terry Toth, Ed Siderewicz, and Michael Kasang

• Men Take Your Scholar to School Day-September 13, 2023
• Organization of campus parent meetings that precede and flow into Board meetings
• CEO Coffee Chats
• ·     KCA updates (mural unveiling and community impact)

4:20-4:45 - Finance and Strategic Issues Committee: Yuan-Ying Hsu

• FY23 initial summary and upcoming audit
• YTD FY24
  • Capital projects completed for charter renewal
  • ESSER funds
  • Increased personnel needs to meet scholar IEPs

*4:45-5:00 – Governance items: Gordon Hannon and Larry Williams

• How do we stay in relationship with Catalyst’s foundational legacy?
• Discussion on Board membership, terms, and recruitment of new Board members

Catalyst is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15^th to October 15^th to uplift the cultural legacy and countless contributions of Hispanic communities. We look forward to celebrating throughout the month!  

Please join us for the public unveiling of the beautiful new mural (pictured below) on the Kehrein Center for the Arts at Catalyst Circle Rock on September 13, 2023 at 9:00am. 

Speakers confirmed for unveiling include Barrett Keithley (muralist), avery r. young (Poet Laureate of Chicago), Orbert Davis (Chicago Jazz Philharmonic Orchestra), Representative La Shawn Ford, Reesheda Graham Washington (Kehrein Center Board of Directors) and Catalyst Circle Rock Principal Elizabeth Jamison-Dunn. A community conversation with the artists hosted by WTTW's Angel Idowu will be held after the unveiling.

Please join us at Catalyst Circle Rock and Catalyst Maria as the school communities celebrate Men Bring Your Child to School Day on September 13, 2023! This is an incredible event that has been held at Catalyst Circle Rock for many years (last year is pictured below), when the school welcomes all men of the community to greet scholars as they enter for the day. This will be the inaugural year at Catalyst Maria, and these are incredibly powerful events that have previously been featured on Fox 32 News, linked here. Please connect with Charles Myers at CCR (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and Naurice Olivera at CM (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) for additional information.