Resurgence Hall- Resurgence Hall Charter School (K-4) Resurgence Hall Middle Academy (5-8)

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Wednesday June 24th, 2020 @8:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Paula Murphy present chair On Time At Adjournment
Tony Jones present member On Time At Adjournment
Nelmaris Alvarez present member On Time At Adjournment
Natasha Fenili present secretary On Time At Adjournment
Stephen Pritchett present vice-chair On Time At Adjournment
Michael Daniels present Treasurer On Time At Adjournment
Khaliff Davis present member On Time At Adjournment

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order.

Quorum is present, motion made to start meeting at 8:15 pm.

By: Paula Murphy Seconded by: Khaliff Davis

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

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.

Motion made to approve agenda as written.

By: Michael Daniels Seconded by: Nelmaris Alvarez

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes

Review and approval of prior meeting minutes.

Motion made to approve the minutes of the May Board Meeting as written.

By: Khaliff Davis Seconded by: Michael Daniels

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Public Comment

Our Public Comment period is for members of the public to address the board. Each member of the public may sign up to comment at the meeting by requesting an opportunity to comment by email to the board chair or by sign-up prior to the welcome and call to order, and will be allotted two minutes. The board will listen, but may not directly respond to any comments. Our meetings are open to the public and public record. As such, if your comment is about a private matter, please contact the board via email, or speak to the board chair privately.

Discussion RE: COVID-19 Planning and Preparation

  • Resources for guidance regarding COVID19 plans includes; 
  • State Charter School Restart COVID-19 Group- led by North Star Education Partners
  • Build.Sustain.Excel- Resource sharing for planning and communication
  • Informal- Public and private school principals 


  • Phoenix Families Survey- All FY21 families sent survey for concerns regarding COVID19 virtual learning


  • Impact on summer institute
  • Implement in-person and virtual training to ensure high quality experience for scholars and families regardless of school model
  • Implementation of health & safety measures- signage for social distancing, daily health screenings GADOE Guidance provides guidance based on community spread.
  • prior to campus entry, all staff required to wear face covering, training room with individual desks spaced 6ft or more apart 


  •  Impact on budget- Increase budget for janitorial services


  • Impact School Year
  •  Two Scenarios- Full in-person school day with modifications based on GADOE guidelines…. Full virtual school day with teacher led instruction for a full 8:30 am- 5pm 
  •  At this time we are not considering a hybrid schedule due to families might not being able to stick to a schedule of assigned days


Approval of Financials

Motion made to approve May financials as presented.

By: Michael Daniels Seconded by: Khaliff Davis

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Chairman's Remarks

Closing remarks from board chair. Please reach out for any additional resources during this pandemic.

Adjournment

End of meeting.

Motion made to adjourn meeting at 9:32pm.

By: Natasha Fenili Seconded by: Khaliff Davis

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Committee Reports

Academic / Recruitment- Review academic dashboard, which includes schoolwide enrollment, attendance averages, demographic data, RHCS entry year, attrition rate and reason for both students and staff, school climate indicators, parent engagement indicators, and staff engagement indicators. Enrollment FY20.

  • Update on staff
  • 1 position away from being fully staffed
  • Hold on school culture coordinator role 
  • May need to be internal hire
  • Full time role
  • Update on Enrollment
  • 139 new scholars
  • 134 accepted
  • 127 fully registered
  • 12 incomplete registration
  • RH proceeding as normal until accountability waivers for state are approved
  • GADOE has waived evaluation for teachers for 2021



Governance- Review board membership, board recruitment, board fundraising progress, and the review of policies that govern Resurgence Hall.

  • Board Retreat on July 18th-19th
  • Find location, maybe the school building in the Adult Learning Loft
  • Find times, maybe 10 am start


Finance- Presentation includes monthly financial presentation, balance sheet, budget vs. actuals, cash flow, income statement, YTD credit card register, financial workbook, May financials, May bank reconciliations and registers -which includes all banking accounts, credit cards, and checks. Review of FY19/20 Balance Sheet.

  • Fiscal year ends June 30th, Fiscal year 21 will start July 1st
  • $139,000 increase projected operating income vs. April forecast 
  • 1.3 million ending cash balance in FY20
  • RH end year with 90/100 points on SCSC financial performance indicators 
  • Credit Card Expense description needed
  • No changes to financial policy
  • Titan 3rd party payment processor 
  • School nutrition software
  • Allows families to submit annual meal application
  • Allows staff to key in claim status for each student
  • Allows families to pay for meal payments
  • Aftercare payments will continue through Square
  • We want meal payments to go through Titan
  • Titan will need access for chargebacks 
  • Families prepay monthly
  • Look into other vendor options
  • Submit language for changes in contract for Titan
  • Due to COVID19, free or reduced meals may increase
  •  Impact on budget from COVID19
  • Increase budget for janitorial services
  • Additional day porter to support with the frequent cleaning of high touch areas
  • Additional day porter cost $23,400
  • Cost of signage, facemasks, plexiglass for front office captured under miscellaneous




Discussion and Vote RE: Employee Handbook



Motion made to adopt the changes in the 2020/2021 Employee Handbook.

By: Natasha Fenili Seconded by: Tony Jones

  • Network Security: Look  into updating security software and level; currently using Sonicwall firewall 
  • Will have 4 networks; Staff, Scholar, Guest, and Other (Staff personal device)
  • Student Data additional language regarding confidentiality of the use of student information

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:32 pm.

Motion to adjourn

By: Natasha Fenili Seconded by: Khaliff Davis

There was no notable discussion on the motion.