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

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Wednesday November 17th, 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 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 the board meeting at 8:01 pm.

By: Khaliff Davis Seconded by: Natasha Fenili

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 the agenda as written.

By: Khaliff Davis Seconded by: Natasha Fenili

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 the 10.27.21 board meeting as written.

By: Natasha Fenili Seconded by: Stephen Pritchett

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.


No public in attendance.

School Leader Report

The school leader reports on the status of the school.


Storybook Character Day Parade Recap

RHMA Construction Updated Timeline

Legal Recap

  • Sovereign immunity + Insurance creates extremely low risk lawsuit + liability
  • Handbooks: 1 Employee + 1 Scholar-Family

Insurance Recap

  • One Board + One Entity = simplifies insurance
  • Biggest Question - Allocation of premiums - Per pupil?
  • Each campus WC allocation based on staffing at the site
  • Consider increasing Umbrella 5 to 10
  • Consider replacement costs + content values - Increase current replacement + contents to 10 = 20 total

PA Facility Improvements

  • Pending Installation of canopy for carpool and gym ramp area
  • Beautification of K and 1st Hallway
  • Electrical updates in ALL to accommodate new vending machines and improve copier functionality


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.

  • Underenrolled 
  • Scholar Demographics
  • Application Submission Update- 78 applications submitted for FY23

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

  • Review of last meeting regarding board recruitment process
  • Governance Training- Paula and Khaliff registered for in-person April 13th, Tony and Khaliff registered for virtual December 7th
  • Email Natasha current contact information by December 6th



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

  • $122K Increase to operating income vs. budget
  • Received additional federal grants… recent McKinney Vento grant
  • 17K decrease to projected operating income vs previous forecast
  • Changes related to updated costs for facility projects
  • Monthly Cash Balance projection of $2.7 M
  • SCSC Financial Performance Indicators 90/100 financial performance points



Approval of Financials

Motion made to approve and adopt the financial statements and all supporting documents as presented for the month of October.

By: Michael Daniels Seconded by: Nelmaris Alvarez

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Discussion and Vote RE: Updating Account Descriptors

Motion made to rename the RH checking account ending in 12478 from Resurgence Hall Debit to Resurgence Hall AD.

By: Michael Daniels Seconded by: Khaliff Davis

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Discussion and Vote RE: Adoption of FY21 Audit

Motion made to adopt the FY21 audit as written.

By: Michael Daniels Seconded by: Natasha Fenili

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Chairman's Remarks

Closing remarks from board chair.

Thank you all for your service provided to RH! This is the last board meeting for 2021and we are looking forward to 2022! Remember to send Natasha your updated contact information.

Adjournment

End of meeting.

Motion made to adjourn meeting at 8:40 pm.

By: Natasha Fenili Seconded by: Michael Daniels

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:40 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Natasha Fenili Seconded by: Michael Daniels

There was no notable discussion on the motion.