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Catalyst Circle Rock, Catalyst Maria and the Catalyst network offices will be closed from July 4-July 11, 2025. We will reopen on July 14, 2025. 

The Catalyst Board of Directors' Academic Committee will hold a meeting on June 23, 2025 at 1:00 pm to review SY24-25 performance on academic metrics, including those relating to specialized services, EL scholars and discipline data.  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 approved the following minutes at their June 9, 2025 meeting:

June 2, 2025 Financial Committee meeting minutes

April 7, 2025 Board meeting minutes

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

The Catalyst Board of Directors will hold a meeting September 15, 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

AGENDA

*3:00-3:10- Welcome: Larry Williams, Chair and Gordon Hannon, CEO

• Review of agenda
• Review and vote for approval of June 9, 2025 Board of Directors meeting minutes and September 10, 2025 Finance Committee meeting minutes.
• Vote to approve Erica Harris for a three- year initial Board of Directors term

*3:10-3:30-Mission reflection- Sasha Fawaz, Terry Toth, Julie Hendry, Emily Vogel

*3:30-3:40 - Public comment (limited to 2 minutes per speaker)

*3:40-4:00- Charter renewal discussion

*4:00-4:15 – Governance items: Gordon Hannon and Larry Williams

• Discussion on Board membership, terms, and recruitment of new Board members

*4:15-4:45 - Academic Committee: Dr. Catherine Burns and Sasha Fawaz

 

• Charter renewal update
• Catalyst Maria Elementary and Catalyst Circle Rock End of Year, Beginning of Year and historical FAST data review
• Attendance review
• High School metrics– freshman on track, etc.
• 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.)

 

*4:45-5:00 - Finance and Strategic Issues Committee: Yuan-Ying Hsu

 

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