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

Review and approval of prior meeting 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, or speak to the board chair privately.

• No public in attendance

School Leader Report

The school leader reports on the status of the school.

Wall Card Day Recap- annual event, families were invited to participate by doing a video of their wall card. High engagement.

RHMA Construction Update- Rendering

• Initial conceptual budget from Nelson (feasibility study): $6 million
• Current winter cost estimate: $8 million
• Demolition and Abatement of Building B: $23K (Orange building)
• 11/1/21- Anticipated contract for demo/abatement of building B
• 9/15/22- Certificate of Occupancy

Annual Giving Campaign

• Kick-off in November
• FY21- $23,000, FY22 Goal- $30K
• Playground expansion!
• Annual Board Give & Get Goal
• Board Lead
• Same platforms as last year
• This year we have our new website that has a fully comprehensive donate page
• Only 3 people applied to the contract role of development- Paused on moving forward with it and will pick back up in the spring
• Continue to monitor COVID regarding the annual fundraiser event

Committee Reports

Academic - 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.

-Enrollment Update

• Under-enrolled
• SCSC may waive the enrollment metric due to COVID impact

-Application Submission Update- 32 applications submitted

-Q1 MAP & STEP DATA by grade level

• Pandemic impact 
• Starting conversations around the discrepancy between STEP and MAP data

-Bellwether Partnership + CSGF Partnership

• Highest potential organizations invited to SGI- Strategic Growth Institute
• $40K of the cost covered by CSGF
• $30K covered by RHCS (CSP Funds)

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

-Board Engagement

• Defining what excellence looks like at the Board level
• Attendance at monthly meetings & special events
• Adherence to training requirements
• Using special skills and expertise to hone in on special projects
• Meeting and exceeding annual board member give & get contribution

-Attendance

• Bylaws stipulate- at least 10 other regular meetings each year, annual meeting 4th Q of the fiscal year (retreat)
• Special events- College Signing Day, Storybook Character Day, Wall Card Day, Homecoming, Feast of Thanks, Semester Ceremonies, Field Day, Donor events, and more!

-Training

• Two parts
• In-person Session (11/10 Callaway Gardens, 2/9 UGA, 4/13 Loudermilk) 9 hours 
• Recommend attending 4/13 session
• Virtual Session (12/7, 1/25, 3/23) 3 hours
• Recommend attending 12/7
• The consequence of not attending- School will be charged

-Special Projects/Committees

• Lending our expertise to strategic projects to further the mission i.e. real estate acquisition

-Investments

• FY22 Board Member Give & Get
• A recurring question on every grant application
• Board member contribution requirement
• % Board contributes annually

-Recruitment

• Able to articulate the work and requirements of board members
• Interested? Experience RHCS> Engage w/RHCS> Meet the Team> Join the Team
• Looking for someone who has expertise in health and government affairs

Finance - Presentation includes monthly financial presentation, balance sheet, budget vs. actuals, cash flow, income statement for September. Review of FY22 Balance Sheet.

-September Financials

• 138K Increase to operating income vs budget
• 202K Increase to projected operating income vs previous forecast
• Projecting average cash balance of 2.8M per remaining month in FY22
• On track to receive 90/100 financial performance points
• Sub-debt lender
• RHMA bank account 

-Bambo meeting

• Recommended to house both schools under the same tax id but it does not negate the need for separate bank accounts
• Allocation of utilities and mortgage- use the most flexible method and revisit it annually
• Recommended to make an addition to the financial policy around reporting
• Questions around payroll regarding paylocity… may have to create a joint account
• Only one entity can report to TRS
• Next steps: Meet w/John (commercial insurance) and Chris (liability)

Approval of Financials

Discussion and Vote RE: Bank Account for RHMA

Discussion and Vote RE: Sub Debt Lender

Chairman's Remarks

Closing remarks from board chair. Thank you again. The video of Wall Card Day was great and it was great to see parents engaging. Phil Jackson Quote: “The strength of a team is each individual member, and the strength of each individual member is the team.” Continue to keep building and growing on those strengths. Tori is truly a visionary and she is doing a great job at managing the school. We are excited to have Tori, and as a board, we will step up and help support.

Adjournment

End of meeting.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:13 pm