Regular Meeting - Thursday June 25th, 2020 @6:00 PM
Meeting Minutes
Attendance Summary
Name
Status
Arrival Time
Departure Time
Giff Beaton
present member
On Time
At Adjournment
Kapinga Mukenge
present secretary
5 Minutes Late
At Adjournment
April Ledom
present member
On Time
At Adjournment
Kanethia Henderson
present member
On Time
At Adjournment
Deborah Cureton
not present member
Shadeed Abdul-Salaam
present member
On Time
At Adjournment
Peter Vantine
present Treasurer
On Time
At Adjournment
Jessica Pressley-Willis
present chair
On Time
At Adjournment
Patrick Muhammad
present Non-voting Administration
On Time
At Adjournment
Samuel Wakefield
present member
On Time
At Adjournment
Welcome and Call to Order
The meeting will be called to the order, beginning with the pledge of allegiance.
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, 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.
PTO President Report
PTO report
Approval of the 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 aprove 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.
School Leader Report
The school leader reports on the status of the school.
Presentation on end of year dashboard.
Update on Townhall survey status from parents
What our virtual option will look like?
Next steps (executive summary published + FCS decision on June 29th)
Governance Committee Report
Report on Board member recruitment process + status of policy review process.
Motions:
Move to nominate the following candidates...
We currently have a slate of 6 candidates, 3 returning for their second term (Jessica, Peter, and Giff) and 3 new candidates (Michelle Vaughan, Martine Robinson, and Brent Vegliacich).
Board end of year assessment
Our strategic plan goal is that by 2022 100% of our board meets our board expectations. Currently we're at 66% (6 of our 9 members) meets all of our expectations.
FY21 draft school leader goals.
Policy Review Calendar for FY21: Motion- Move to accept the FY21 policy review calendar
Attached is a draft policy review calendar (some of which will also become a policy creation calendar) for our board as we update our policies and procedures.
Nominate and accept the slate of candidates to join the CHCS Governing Board as new/returning members: Michelle Vaughan (parent), Martine Robinson (parent), Brent Vegliacich (community member), Peter (returning), Giff (returning), and Jessica (returning) for the upcoming fiscal year (FY21).
By: Samuel Wakefield
Seconded by: April Ledom
There was no notable discussion on the motion.
Move to accept the Policy Review Calendar
By: Samuel Wakefield
Seconded by: Giff Beaton
There was no notable discussion on the motion.
People and Culture Committee Report
Update on progress towards policy review + org chart update
FY21 Org Chart Approval: Motion: move to approve the FY21 org chart
Attached is a final draft org chart, recommended by the people and culture committee, pending full board approval.
Staffing updates: Motion to approve the candidates proposed for hire
Finance Committee Report
Financial report
Paycheck protection program (PPP) update
Academic Excellence Committee Report
Update on status of school year re-opening plan
Old Business
Review of any outstanding items carried over from previous meeting; any matters on previous agenda that were not reached; or matters that were postponed to the present meeting.
New Business
Introduction of new business for consideration. any member can introduce new items of business by making a motion and obtaining a second.
Executive Session
Personel contracts
Motion to move into Executive Session at 7:30 PM
By: Giff Beaton
Seconded by: Samuel Wakefield
There was no notable discussion on the motion.
Motion to come out of Executive Session at 8:37PM
By: Samuel Wakefield
Seconded by: Giff Beaton
There was no notable discussion on the motion.
Meeting Adjournment
If not further business, the Chair ask for a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Motion to approve the organizational chart as written.
By: Kanethia Henderson
Seconded by: Giff Beaton
There was no notable discussion on the motion.
Motion to approve the slate of new hires
By: Samuel Wakefield
Seconded by: Shadeed Abdul-Salaam
There was no notable discussion on the motion.
Motion to extend the Principal's contract for FY 20-21