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

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Wednesday June 23rd, 2021 @8:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Paula Murphy present chair On Time At Adjournment
Tony Jones not present member
Nelmaris Alvarez present member On Time At Adjournment
Natasha Fenili not present secretary
Stephen Pritchett present vice-chair On Time At Adjournment
Michael Daniels present Treasurer On Time At Adjournment
Khaliff Davis not present member

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order.

Quorum is present, motion made to start meeting at 8:00 pm.

By: Michael Daniels Seconded by: Nelmaris Alvarez

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 adopt the agenda with the removal of the Discussion and Vote RE: TFA Contract.

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 as written from the May 26th Board meeting.

By: Michael Daniels Seconded by: Nelmaris Alvarez

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.

School Leader Report

There was no notable discussion.

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.

  • Enrollment Update- Over-enrolled for K and 1st and under-enrolled for 3rd
  • Eleven 4th grade seats released on June 11th 
  • Part 1: 97% of registration completed
  • Milestones- Preliminary scores have come out and have been provided to families
  • Scholars who scored beginner learner will do a retake of Milestones
  • Final scores should come out by the end of July

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

  • SCSC Governance training must be completed by June 30th.



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

  • Forecast for revenue has increased 
  • Expenses increased
  • Operating Income has increased
  • Revenue- Local sources and federal sources- PPP loan
  • Expenses- Supplies increased due to computer purchases, other purchased services increased due to food services
  • FY22 will be the first year where we will be trying to earn points in enrollment 
  • Bambo has been doing some initial testing which has been going well


Approval of Financials

Motion made to approve the May financial package and all of the supporting documents as presented.

By: Michael Daniels Seconded by: Nelmaris Alvarez

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Discussion and Vote RE: Architect and Subdebt Lender

Motion made to accept Bluehub as sub debt lender and Nelson as the architect.

By: Nelmaris Alvarez Seconded by: Michael Daniels

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Discussion and Vote RE: FY22 Employee Handbook

  • No changes
  • Calendar Update
  • Payroll Date Update
  • Requested legal team to provide guidance around team members leaving the campus during the school day- initial response and recommendations- add in language regarding if a person chooses to leave that they leave at their own discretion
  • Updated guidance from DPH may also have to be added in the handbook


Motion made to adopt the FY22 Employee Handbook as written.

By: Michael Daniels Seconded by: Nelmaris Alvarez

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Chairman's Remarks

Thank you for tuning in and getting the Governance training videos reviewed. Please let me know if you have any questions or troubleshooting with the training videos.


Adjournment

End of meeting.

Motion made to adjourn the meeting at 8:15pm.

By: Michael Daniels Seconded by: Nelmaris Alvarez

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:15 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Michael Daniels Seconded by: Nelmaris Alvarez

There was no notable discussion on the motion.