JAMES ISLAND CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL

Governing Board

Board of Directors Meeting October 2021 - Monday October 18th, 2021 @5:30 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Robert Woodall present member On Time At Adjournment
Greg Hays not present member
Tom Hatley not present member
Kathleen Beebe not present secretary
Timothy Thorn present ex-officio On Time At Adjournment
Melanie Millar present chair On Time At Adjournment
Carson Stewart present member On Time At Adjournment
Maggie Bennett present member On Time At Adjournment
Henry Meeuwse present Treasurer On Time At Adjournment
Jeff Hays present vice-chair On Time At Adjournment
Barry Anderson present member On Time At Adjournment
Andrea Quinn present secretary On Time At Adjournment
Cathy Woodall not present secretary
Berry Anderson not present member

Call the Meeting to Order

@Melanie Millar called the meeting to order at 5:33 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.

Approve the agenda as submitted.

By: Carson Stewart Seconded by: Maggie Bennett

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from 9.20.021 Board of Directors Meeting

Approval of minutes

By: Jeff Hays Seconded by: Maggie Bennett

Motion was made by Mr. Jeff Hays. 

Swear in the newly elected board members

Members leaving the board were thanked for their service serving on our charter board- Kathleen Beebe, Tom Hatley, Greg Hays, and Robert Woodall.


Newly Elected Board of Directors- Jeffrey Hays, Henry Meeuwse, Catherine Woodall, Berry Anderson

Newly Elected Discipline Review Committee- Laura Herring, Tanya Ancrum, Mike Ladd, Jennifer Kline, Heyward Hutson

Elect new board officers

Offices include:

Dr. Henry Meeuwse nominated Melanie Millar as the 2021-22 Chairperson. Ms. Maggie Bennett seconded and the new board unanimously voted for Ms. Melanie Millar as Chair.

  • Chairperson- Melanie Millar

Mr. Jeff Hays nominated himself as Vice Chair and was seconded by Melanie Millar. Unanimously approved.

  • Vice-Chairperson- Jeff Hays

Melanie Millar nominated Dr. Meeuwse as Treasurer. Accepted. Unanimously approved.

  • Treasurer- Henry Meeuwse

Melanie Millar nominated Mrs. Cathy Woodall and she accepted. Unanimously approved.

  • Secretary- Cathy Woodall

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 one minute. 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.


P.G. spoke before the board. No one wrote any comments on the online Google Form this month.

Prestige

Presenting JICHS monthly Financial Statement and gave a brief orientation on reading financial statements to the new board.

Review of Covid Data

JICHS, CCSD, DHEC data. JICHS numbers of students that are Covid positive and quarantined have drastically fallen and are below than the larger high schools in CCSD.

JICHS Covid-19 Policy

Review recommendations from the JICHS Leadership Team.

Approve COVID-19 recommendations

By: Greg Hays Seconded by: Carson Stewart

The JICHS Board of Directors strongly encourages all staff and students to wear masks when indoors to reduce the spread of Covid-19. The board believes that it is the parent’s choice whether their child should wear a mask at school. However, it is also the board’s responsibility to protect individuals who are medically fragile with regards to Covid-19. JICHS will provide reasonable accommodations for any student and staff member who are medically fragile with regards to Covid-19. Staff or parents may request that Covid-19 Medical Plan through our Clinic with medical documentation that is specific to Covid-19. In consultation with the requesting party, the Clinic and administration will develop a Covid-19 Medical Plan to ensure these individuals can safely attend school in person. The Covid-19 Medical Plan could include classroom accommodations and accommodations in other common spaces such as the cafeteria and the media center.  JICHS will also provide a virtual option on the school premise or at home through November 22, 2021 for those who do not feel safe sending students to school due to JICHS current mask policy.


The vote was 1 No and 6 Yes.

ESSER III Preliminary Approval

Review the JICHS ESSER III Spending Plan.

Approve the preliminary JICHS ESSER III Spending Plan.

By: Henry Meeuwse Seconded by: Maggie Bennett

The motion was made by Henry Meeuwse. 

Leadership Team Report

Presented by Ms. Jennifer Wakefield, Vice Chair with a slide show of contributions from all of the departments at JICHS.

Athletic Report

Presented by Mr. Thorn and drafted by Athletic Director, Jeremy Holland.

Maintenance Report

Presented by Mr. Thorn and drafted by Mary Monette.

School Leader Report

Presented by Mr. Thorn

Executive Session

  • Contracts- Review contract proposal
  • Personnel-
  • Legal- 
  • Student Privacy-  

To come out of Executive Session.

By: Henry Meeuwse Seconded by: Carson Stewart

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:42 pm

Motion to adjourn at 8:42 PM

By: Jeff Hays Seconded by: Barry Anderson

There was no notable discussion on the motion.