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

Committee of the Whole

Regular Meeting - Wednesday March 31st, 2021 @7:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Stephen Pritchett present member On Time At Adjournment
Paula Murphy present member On Time At Adjournment
Nelmaris Alvarez present member On Time At Adjournment
Khaliff Davis present member On Time At Adjournment
Natasha Fenili not present member
Tony Jones not present member
Michael Daniels present member On Time At Adjournment
Tori Jackson Hines present member On Time At Adjournment
Blossom Barker present member On Time At Adjournment

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order at 7:02pm.

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 amend the agenda with addition of the approval of minutes for committee minutes from February 24, 2021.

By: Michael Daniels Seconded by: Khaliff Davis

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes

Motion made to adopt minutes from February meeting.

By: Khaliff Davis Seconded by: Stephen Pritchett

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Discussion RE: Academic Committee

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 FY21.

FY22 Lottery

  • Released 132 Total Seats on March 15th (K-120, 1st-0, 2nd-0, 3rd-2, 4th-10)


Q3 STEP Data

  • Grade Level Data by Programmatic Choice
  • In-person 2 or more Quarters of the School Year Data for each grade level
  • Remote 2 or more Quarters of the School Year Data for each grade level
  • Compare of FY20 Data to FY21 In-Person Data for each grade level
  • Moving forward for 2021/2022- Assessments cannot be optional, make up for learning loss by bringing back our small group reading instruction
  • Reflections: we cannot mandate for families to sit for the Milestone, however we need the data to compare our STEP data, suspended MAP assessments this year due to the pandemic


FY22 Scholar and Family Handbook

  • Need policy on campus ban and community respect expectations
  • Need to add more details to the grievance policy
  • Promotion Requirements Update
  • Board to review handbook and make any notes in the google doc for the next April Board meeting to discuss.

Enrollment Policies

  • Sibling priority update- Is it a one-time priority? 

Nursing Services Update

  • RFP for Nursing Services- First meeting with Nurse Practitioner in April 



Discussion RE: Governance Committee

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

  • SCSC Monitoring Letter corrective action plan due on April 15th
  • 100% signed up for SCSC Mandatory Training- last training on April 13th
  • SCSC Recommendation: On March 30th, the SCSC notified Resurgence Hall that it is recommending Resurgence Hall Middle Charter School for approval.
  • Entire governing board will attend a required meeting with SCSC staff which will be scheduled on both parties’ availability.


Discussion RE: Finance Committee

Presentation includes monthly financial presentation, balance sheet, budget vs. actuals, cash flow, income statement, YTD credit card register, financial workbook, February financials, February bank reconciliations and registers -which includes all banking accounts, credit cards, and checks. Review of FY21 Balance Sheet.

  • Financial Policies
  • FIF Pre-term sheet will be distributed to the board for review post RH's presentation scheduled for Thursday at 4PM. Please be on the lookout!
  • Board development update
  • CARES I, II, III update

Federal Purchasing Policies

  • Credit and Debit Card Usage
  • Authorized users
  • Descriptions of what purchases will be authorized and will not be authorized
  • Classifications of violations of credit card policy (Major and Minor)- Procedures for addressing violations - Deleting first, second, third offence (“documentation, additional training, and loss of use of credit card”)
  • Addition of language for Credit Card Registrar… “all documentation is available and can be accessed by the board upon request.”
  • Authorized User Agreement Form
  • Administrator rights language added
  • Banking
  • Delete Director of Operations
  • Deposits and Receipts
  • Add in Director of Operations
  • May have to reach out to additional banking partners due to timeline constraints
  • Stipends language added
  • Federal Purchasing Policies
  • Purchasing procedures 
  • Purchases of more than $5000 and less than $25,000 requires 3 quotes.
  • Written method for conducting technical evaluations
  • Segregation of duties
  • Each disbursement should require authorized signatures as follows; payments under $15000 must be approved by the Executive Director. Payments $15000 or more must be approved by the Executive Director and Board Treasurer.


Adjournment

Motion to adjourn committee meeting at 9:16pm.

By: Michael Daniels Seconded by: Khaliff Davis

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:16 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Michael Daniels Seconded by: Khaliff Davis

There was no notable discussion on the motion.