Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order.

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.

Approval of Minutes

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.

School Leader Report

The school leader reports on the status of the school.

FY21 Survey Data 100% Participation

• Goal Setting- High Agreement
• Leadership- Significant improvement
• Staff Culture- Significant improvement
• Development and Evaluation- Less satisfied with professional development
• Workload- Improvement since last year, however, half of staff still do not agree they can complete all work during regularly scheduled hours.
• Operations and Facilities- Improved a lot since last year. Small proportion of staff that feel they are lacking supplies and/or technology. Is there a difference for eSchool and in-person? Yes, due to COVID, technology is being used more than planned.
• Feb. 19th- PD day to present to staff on how we are acting on feedback

Feasibility Study- Expansion of Washington Rd. 

• Middle Academy
• Early Childhood/Network Center rendering for possible employee and board member childcare
• Completed Jan.
• Financial Modeling- Affordability
• Capital Campaign
• Break Ground May 2021

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 FY21.

• 183 Applications submitted as of 1.27.21
• 21 siblings applied
• Q2 STEP data
• Participation rates low for eSchool 
• Q3 strategies to reach out to families who have not participated in STEP
• How does PID look for this year? Encourage families to view all factors including attendance and STEP level to determine if their scholar should be retained
• What will the curriculum look like for FY22? Strategy, staffing will be bumped up to 2 teachers in a room during math block as well as additional staffing for pull out.
• Development of communication to families, possibly one on one communication, survey to understand what eSchool families personal experiences that may be affecting scholars academics (How do we begin pivoting our families into scenarios to be more supportive?) 
• Currently have a tracker that codes to reasons of not participating in STEP assessment

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

• FY20 SCSC CPF Results- Financial Performance 90, Operational Performance 96 (2 findings), Academic Performance (n/a score due to COVID)
• FY21 SCSC Monitoring Letter- Corrective action plan due April 15th
• Impacted policies- Financials, Enrollment and Admissions, Federal Funds Purchasing, Nursing Services
• FY21 SCSC Training- Khaliff already attended.
• Paula registered for April 13th
• Submit proof of registration to Paula
• Capacity Interview
• Middle academy petition update- Virtual interview on Feb. 19th 10:30-11:30 am
• Email Blossom for availability of Feb. 8th or 15th for a 45 min. meeting to prepare for the interview.
• SCSC interested in Board capacity to manage expansion.

Finance - Presentation includes monthly financial presentation, balance sheet, budget vs. actuals, cash flow, income statement for November. Review of FY21 Balance Sheet.

• Treasurer to request Dan to provide details on the variances and expanded version of balance sheet for internal board.
• Healthy cash position
• 85/100 financial performance points due to enrollment barrier, debt to asset ratio

APPROVAL OF FINANCIALS

Discussion RE: FY21 SCSC MONITORING LETTER

Discussion moved to the next board meeting on Feb. 24th.

DISCUSSION AND VOTE RE: TFA/RESURGENCE HALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

Discussion regarding clarity and edits on the following sections of the TFA agreement:

• Section I: Paragraphs A, C
• Section II: Paragraphs A (iv. & v.), B, C, E, F
• Section III: Paragraphs C, E (ii. & iii.), K

Discussion and Vote RE: Extended School Breaks and Return to Campus

Possible extended breaks:

• Spring Break in March 1st-5th
• April Break
• Other schools had a week of virtual learning after a break.
• Reaction due to the break after winter break with the increase of numbers of COVID19 contacts.
• TH next steps: Meet w/DPH, circulate email to board with follow up from conversation w/DPH, take action.
• Family communication is advanced notice. 
• COVID policies communication is not in Parent Portal
• No vote.

Chairman's Remarks

Closing remarks from board chair.

Many people are impacted by the current state we are in so thank you all for taking the time out of your busy schedules to discuss things that need to be address to support RH. "It's only impossible until it's done."

Adjournment

End of meeting.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:16 pm