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Sep 29, 2025·BoardMeeting
Board
Steel City Academy Annual Board Retreat Meeting Minutes
The board reviewed academic performance data, including grade-level proficiency, IREAD-3, ILEARN, and SAT results. Key discussions covered the 2025-2026 strategic plan, focusing on school culture, instructional support, talent acquisition, and long-term financial sustainability. The board also reviewed the charter renewal timeline, ongoing capital campaign efforts, and facility project updates. Additionally, the board approved the FY26 revised budget, capital projects plan, bus replacement plan, and formally declared the intent to pursue charter school renewal.
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The annual board retreat meeting included discussions on the SY25 Board Strategic Plan, focusing on providing a model for high-quality public education and developing top talent. The Executive Director's report covered strategic plan progress and a state of the school presentation, emphasizing differentiated professional development and internal talent pipelines. The board reflected on pivots from the previous year's retreat, set directions for 2025-2026 working groups and board meetings, reviewed board roles, and discussed the working group meeting cadence and board strategic plan priorities. The board also addressed annual board compliance paperwork.
Jun 16, 2025·BoardMeeting
Board
Steel City Academy Annual Board Retreat Meeting Minutes
The meeting included discussions and a presentation of the FY26 preliminary budget, encompassing operational and programmatic components for the current campus and utility costs for the new building. The budget excludes items associated with the Common School Loan, Capital Campaign, and construction. Key highlights covered revenue assumptions, including increased enrollment targets, anticipated per-pupil funding, Charter Innovation Network Grant, projected allocations for Fresh Fruits Program and Summer School, and pending federal and state grant decisions. Expense considerations included final staffing costs, contract costs for custodial and transportation services, and base-case, best-case, and worst-case budget scenarios. Priority budget protections were identified for diverse learners teachers and paraprofessionals, counseling and social work services, transportation, high-impact tutoring, and professional development for educators.
May 27, 2025·BoardMeeting
Board
Steel City Academy Annual Board Retreat Meeting Minutes
The meeting included a presentation and discussion regarding the Capital Campaign Consultant Finalist, Shawn Fincher. References reported significant fundraising achievements under Shawn's leadership, deep relational work, research-based strategies, and ability to deliver results in new communities. Shawn's communication style was described as direct, transparent, collaborative, empowering, and data-informed. A motion was passed to approve Shawn Fincher as the consultant for SCA's Capital Campaign Feasibility Study.
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