Meeting Summary

The Governing Board met on Tuesday June 29th, 2021 @7:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 3 hours and 38 minutes long meeting. Present: Bridgett Bell, Kristal Ramirez, Satonja Gilbert Scott, Kristin Jackson, Willie G. Davis, Jr., Mitch Foster II, Carla Wagner, Heather Wells, Farrah Brown, Ishmael Abdul-Salam Not Present: Jennifer Fine, Farand Dolland, Kelly Brokenburr

The members considered the following items:

1. Meeting Location Information
2. Welcome and Call Meeting to Order
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Public Comment
5. Approval of Minutes from May 25, 2021
6. Governance Committee Report
7. Managing Principal Report
8. Faculty Report
9. Academic & School Performance Committee Report
10. Finance Committee Report
11. Communications Report
12. President’s Report
13. Future Business

The committee considered 12 motions, of which 12 passed, and 0 failed:

1. Approve the agenda as submitted (passed)
2. Approve the minutes as presented. (passed)
3. Approve the summer leadership retreat not to exceed $4,000. (passed)
4. To extend the current janitorial services through July 31, 2021. (passed)
5. Approve the employee referral program not to exceed $2,000 or $200 per position pending Governance committee policy. (passed)
6. Approve the funding of the tuition reimbursement policy as drafted by the Governance committee not to exceed $5,000 for FY22. (passed)
7. To discontinue the run/walk fundraiser beginning FY22. (passed)
8. Approve the employee engagement initiative not to exceed $7,500. (passed)
9. Approve the travel budget for Operations not to exceed $5,000 for FY22. (passed)
10. To increase Highgrove's current contract not to exceed 12%. (passed)
11. To begin the process of soliciting janitorial services for FY22. (passed)

12. To approve the amended FY22 budget. (passed)

    The meeting adjourned at 8:56PM