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

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Wednesday February 22nd, 2023 @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 not present member
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

Quorum is present, the February 22, 2023 Board Meeting will be called to the order 8:08 pm.

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 February 22, 2023 Board Meeting agenda as written.

By: Natasha Fenili Seconded by: Khaliff Davis

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 January 25, 2023 board meeting as written.

By: Khaliff Davis 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 present.

School Leader Report

The school leader reports on the status of the school.

Construction Updates

  • Walls going up
  • Windows are being installed
  • Unexpected delay from CO standpoint- elevator equipment has been delayed, looking at a May CO instead of an April CO

RHCS contract renewal and updated to K-4


Committee Reports

Academic / Recruitment


Resurgence Hall Charter School: 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 FY23.


Resurgence Hall Middle Academy: Review academic dashboard, which includes schoolwide enrollment, attendance averages, demographic data, RHMA entry year, attrition rate and reason for both students and staff, school climate indicators, parent engagement indicators, and staff engagement indicators. Enrollment FY23.


  • High scholar attrition due to a lot of McKinney Vento scholars’ relocations
  • Ask went out to legal regarding transportation liability and process
  • Possibility of contracting with a daycare center/transportation service provider
  • The benefit of partnering with a daycare provider
  • Accept CAPS
  • Offer before and aftercare along with pickup and drop off
  • Possibly no charge to families
  • 2023-2024 Calendar



Governance


Resurgence Hall Charter School: Review board membership, board recruitment, board fundraising progress, and the review of policies that govern Resurgence Hall Charter School.


Resurgence Hall Middle Academy: Review board membership, board recruitment, board fundraising progress, and the review of policies that govern Resurgence Hall Middle Academy.


  • Renewal of RHCS contract for another 5 years
  • SCSC Governance training registration for 4/12-4/13 in Atlanta



Finance


Resurgence Hall Charter School: Financial Update for January.

  • $414K Increase to projected operating income- Primarily driven by a decrease in personnel due to the reallocation of staff
  • between two
  • Monthly cash balance strong
  • SCSC Financial Points 80- SCSC will take the enrollment count that is most supportive of the school
  • Enrollment variance needs to be updated
  • Add October count numbers for future


Resurgence Hall Middle Academy: Financial Update for January.

  • 1.2M increase to projected operating income
  • Primarily driven by CSP grant
  • Monthly cash balance projection to $865K
  • SCSC Financial Points 85
  • Enrollment variance needs to be updated



Update on reconciliations- to date there should be only 1 check to do a stop payment on

Account Updates- Consolidating accounts

Approval of Financials Resurgence Hall Charter Schools

Motion made to approve and adopt the January financials for RHCS as presented in the finance committee.

By: Natasha Fenili Seconded by: Khaliff Davis

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Financials Resurgence Hall Middle Academy

Motion made to approve and adopt the January financials for RHMA as presented in the finance committee.

By: Khaliff Davis Seconded by: Natasha Fenili

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Discussion and Vote RE: 2023-2024 Calendar

Motion made to approve and adopt the 2023-2024 Academic Calendar as presented.

By: Natasha Fenili Seconded by: Khaliff Davis

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Discussion and Vote RE: Accounts Update

Consolidating accounts consisting of operating and debit accounts.

Motion made to approve the consolidation of the bank accounts for Resurgence Hall.

By: Khaliff Davis Seconded by: Natasha Fenili

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Chairman's Remarks

Closing remarks from board chair. Thank you for joining today's meeting. Please let me know of any thoughts regarding changing the time of future board meetings.

Adjournment

End of meeting.

Motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:20 pm.

By: Khaliff Davis Seconded by: Natasha Fenili

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:20 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Khaliff Davis Seconded by: Natasha Fenili

There was no notable discussion on the motion.