Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order at 8:10pm

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.

COVID-19 CDC School Guidance Update

• Current COVID response regarding face masks, social distancing, contact tracing, other
• FY22 Monthly breakdown- 28 cases for FY22
• Proposed shifts- making face masks optional beginning March 28th (2 weeks post spring break), continue with social distancing measures, discontinue contact tracing and notify the full college room that they should monitor for symptoms, continue to report out community-wide each time
• Compare to surrounding districts- APS, Fulton, Cobb, Dekalb, Gwinnett, Clayton, Woodward, Howard
• Employees and families have been notified a change will come

Q2 Staff Survey Results

• 72% responded
• Goal setting dropped to 50%- not feeling agency over work 
• Leadership dropped to 65%- reception to new ideas
• Did not have a structure for sharing ideas
• Staff culture increased from last year to 64% but is still below precovid numbers
• Development and Evaluation increased to 79%
• Workload- increased to 44% back to precovid 
• Operations and Facilities increased to 79%
• Think about areas to focus on

Committee Reports

Academic / Recruitment- Review the 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.

• Weekly Tours
• Families of all grade levels interested
• Word of mouth increase the level of interest 
• Enrollment Application and Lottery Policy Update
• Employee Priority
• Priority only exists for the length of the employee’s stay at the school
• Should the level of tenure be considered?
• Is it fair to the child?
• Difficult decision but it must be the “whole before the one”
• Policy rewritten should be framed from the perspective of the employee benefit
• What are our commitments to our employees? Professional development (investment to graduate school), wellness initiatives, climate and workplace (support, expectations, joy, families provide snacks, the child being able to come to the #1 school in the state)

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

• Governance Training
• LKES and ED evaluation update

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

321K increase to projected operating income vs. budget

revenue 18K increase and expense decrease due to personnel 

• Increase trends i.e. materials, subcontractors

SCSC Financial Performance Indicators Total 95

Auto approval of mortgage payment

• Fixed amount
• Does the policy need to be rewritten?
• Waiting for Treasury Services to respond 
• Approval has to be done within a certain amount of time
• Dual approval process not aligned with our other approval processes
• Will update the language in the policy

Approval of Financials

Discussion and Vote Re: FY23 Calendar

Discussion and Vote RE: COVID-19 CDC School Guidance Update

Discussion and Vote RE: Lottery & Enrollment- Staff Priority

• Additional language considered
• Extreme situations considered i.e. death or disability of employee
• Consider our cultural values 
• Ask legal and other charter schools 

Motion to vote on the revision to the enrollment staff priority policy.

Natasha and Khaliff

Motion to accept the revision to the enrollment staff priority policy for full-time employees of RH 

Opposed: Khaliff, Paula, and Nelmaris

For: Natasha

Revisit policy for board retreat

Chairman's Remarks

Thank you for showing up as your genuine self, voicing your opinions and commitment to beliefs and values, and to the school. RH is blessed to have a leader such as Tori and we are very supportive of her. This is a growth moment and we are at the defining moments of who RH is and who RH will become.

Adjournment

End of meeting.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:09 pm.