Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 5:42 p.m.

In Attendance

The following committee members are present:

Maxine Wright

Martina Stanley

Janelle Wilhite

Suzette Arnold

Angela Rodgers

Tamara Cooper

Approval of Agenda

So that there is agreement between board members on the agenda, and the amount of time spent on the meeting, the board shall vote to approve an agenda for the meeting. To the best of its ability, it will follow that agenda, and allow for the chair to move the board through the agenda as specified.

Executive Session

Personnel discussion

Discussion items

1)Personnel Discussion

6-3-28-2023 MTSS RTI Coordinator, New Position-approved. Ms. Smith will ensure that the Board Action Form is updated and loaded into the appropriate Dropbox folders.

2)Discussion on New Positions requested for 2023-24: 

Elementary teacher hires are tabled until after the approval of the FY 23-24 budget. Those actions are:

14-4-25-2023 Elementary Teacher Hire, Ivan Vassell

15-4-25-2023 Elementary Teacher Hire, Kiamber Williams

16-4-25-2023 Elementary Teacher Hire, Tyeshia Smith

3)8-24-25-2023 504 Stipend, Nikki Glover - approved

4)17-4-25-2023 PEC Teacher and Support Staff Stipend-The committee recommended changes to the board action form regarding deadlines (July 2023) and the total dollar amount that each staff member would be paid.

5)15-8-4-25-2023 PEC Professional Development Dianne Holmes-approved

6)1-4-25-2023- 2023-2024 Academic School Year Calendar Update-Tabled -

The Governance Committee recommended changes to the school calendar regarding Professional Development days. Ms. Smith will include an addendum with an agenda that articulates what the trainings will be and how they relate back either to the mission and vision or to the original documents of the charter and/or increase of academic scores. Ms. Smith will add alternatives to asynchronous learning days on the board action form. The calendar revisions will be presented again next month.

7)Reauthorization Update - Mr. Kayemba has been meeting with Ms. Elisa Falco. Ms. Smith will reach out to Ms. Falco to discuss Reauthorization on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Ms. Smith will attempt to schedule a face-to-face meeting to discuss data and school academics to add to the Reauthorization document.

8)DCSD Concerns Update-The school is working vigorously on the 504 and PEC issues. Ms. Smith will follow-up with Ms. Cooper regarding appointing someone to act in the roles of the MTSS Coordinator and 504 Coordinator for the remainder of this school year. There are current employees that are interested in being appointed to those positions for the 2023-24 school year.

Ms. Cooper explained that there were 4 areas if concern that are related to Special Education. The primary goal on the Finance call was to figure out the budget as it relates to Special Education so those concerns can be shored up. The approval that Ms. Smith is asking for, along with the training, will minimally shore up those concerns regarding Special Education which can turn into either having to provide compensatory services or a cash payment.

24:30-4-25-2023 HR Consulting Service-not discussed in general session

13-4-25-2023 NWEA MAP Renewal - not discussed in general session

School Nurse Update - not discussed in general session

9) Board Elections are set to take place in May 2023- The Governance Committee is also moving toward planning for the Board Retreat and discussing Board Members Professional Development Hours. A summary of each Board members Professional Development hours are due by the end of the year. Ms. Wright will follow-up with GCSA to determine how many hours each board member has completed. Update on Reviewing Governing Board Candidates Resumes.

Public Comment

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Recommendations to the Board (if applicable)

Motions approved below:

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:00 pm