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

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Sunday August 15th, 2021 @11:00 AM

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 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 11:19am.

By: Khaliff Davis Seconded by: Michael Daniels

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 as written.

By: Khaliff Davis Seconded by: Michael Daniels

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes

Review and approval of prior meeting minutes.

Motion made to approve the minutes from July 28th board meeting as written.

By: Nelmaris Alvarez Seconded by: Natasha Fenili

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.

  • No Public in Attendance

School Leader Report

The school leader reports on the status of the school.

College Signing Day

  • Great attendance overall 80%

Enrollment

  • 38 scholars did not return for FY22
  • 13 due to relocation
  • 9 due to Retention Concern
  • 14 due to Unknown Reasons
  • 2 due to COVID related concerns
  • 411 Total Enrollment FY22

Milestone Results

  • 41% of FY21 3rd graders proficient in ELA, 5% higher than the state
  • Impact on COVID19 on ELA/Reading Programming
  • FY20- sudden move to eSchool learning in March
  • FY21- 50/50 split in-person and e-school, no small group reading rotations, opt-in approach to assessments vs. mandatory assessments
  • Path forward for ELA
  • 100% in-person
  • 225 minutes weekly small group instruction
  • 495 minutes of read aloud, reading comprehension, close reading, writers workshop
  • K-4 iReady ELA program
  • Strategic Practice (30 min daily reteach intervention M-Th)
  • 100% of k scholars STEPped by July 30th
  • 100% of new scholars STEPped prior to FDOS
  • NWEA MAP returns
  • STEP platform upgrade
  • All assessments are mandatory
  • EIP launched 1st week of school with our new CSS
  • 62% of FY21 3rd graders proficient in Math, 24% higher than state
  • Impact of COVID19 on Math Programming
  • No math whole instruction 
  • All components of Math for both eschool and in-person
  • Path forward for Math
  • Math assessments completed by July 30th for K and prior to FDOS for new scholars
  • EIP launched 1st week of school with our new CSS
  • NEW additional 385 minutes of math weekly
  • Adoption of ZEARN for 3rd and 4th grade math


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 FY22. Current Enrollment: Kindergarten (110), First (87), Second (76), Third (66), Fourth (72)

  • SCSC Contract for RHCS II
  • Grade Range 5th-8th
  • Open Enrollment- Statewide


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

  • Training Update per SCSC email - 100% of board members completed SCSC delivered training!



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

  • Increased Revenue due to COVID grants
  • Strong cash balance fund $2.4M
  • Total assets increased
  • Total liabilities and equity increased
  • Next Steps: DE46 submission to GADOE
  • Develop contingency plans for facilities
  • Goals: Year-end audit completion
  • Updated account permissions

Approval of Financials

Motion to accept and approve the financial statements and all supporting documents for June 2021.

By: Michael Daniels Seconded by: Khaliff Davis

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Executive Session

Discussion of Real Estate.



Motion made to move to executive session to discuss real estate at 12:08.

By: Natasha Fenili Seconded by: Khaliff Davis

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Executive Session

Motion to exit executive session at 1:09pm.

By: Natasha Fenili Seconded by: Nelmaris Alvarez

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Pause Meeting

Motion made to pause meeting for break at 1:11pm.

By: Michael Daniels Seconded by: Stephen Pritchett

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Resume Meeting

Motion made to resume meeting at 1:41pm.

By: Michael Daniels Seconded by: Stephen Pritchett

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Discussion and Vote RE: SCSC Contract Approval

  • Building Leadership competencies for 3rd-4th
  • Opportunity for middle school to input mission statement goal tied to leadership foundations 
  • Both computer science and leadership foundations to be added to mission statement
  • Get middle schoolers or high schoolers to come back to talk to primary academy (i.e. MILESTONE testing)
  • Community group led by alumni
  • Additional language into mission statement… specific goals - 
  1. Demonstrate mastery in Leadership Foundations as indicated by 3 and 4s on the Resurgence Hall leadership rubric.
  2. Demonstrate mastery in computer science as indicated by 3 and 4s on the Resurgence Hall computer science coursework.


Motion made to approve the SCSC contract for RH middle academy with the amendments as discussed.

By: Natasha Fenili Seconded by: Nelmaris Alvarez

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Chairman's Remarks

Closing remarks from board chair. No remarks.

Adjournment

End of meeting.

Motion made to adjourn the meeting at 2:11pm.

By: Nelmaris Alvarez Seconded by: Stephen Pritchett

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 2:11 pm.

Motion to adjourn

By: Nelmaris Alvarez Seconded by: Stephen Pritchett

There was no notable discussion on the motion.