JAMES ISLAND CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL

Governing Board

Board of Directors Meeting June 2023 - Tuesday June 13th, 2023 @5:30 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Timothy Thorn present ex-officio On Time At Adjournment
Henry Meeuwse present Treasurer On Time At Adjournment
Andrea Quinn present secretary On Time At Adjournment
Jeff Hays present chair On Time At Adjournment
Berry Anderson present secretary On Time At Adjournment
Cathy Woodall present chair On Time At Adjournment
Josh Stokes present member On Time At Adjournment
Cayton Keller present member On Time At Adjournment
James Sullivan not present member

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order, beginning with the pledge of allegiance and a moment of silence.

Approve May Minutes

For approval.

Motion to approve the May Board meeting minutes.

By: Cayton Keller Seconded by: Josh Stokes

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approve Minutes from 5.20.2023 Emergency Board Meeting

For approval.

Motion to approve May Emergency Meeting minutes.

By: Cayton Keller Seconded by: Josh Stokes

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

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 June agenda as submitted.

By: Josh Stokes Seconded by: James Sullivan

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Public Comment

No Public Comment for the month of June.

JICHS May Financial Statement

Presentation of the JICHS monthly Financial Statement. Updates on new investments and 135 Day count fluctuations.

JICHS FY24 Budget

For approval.

Motion to approve the FY 24 Budget 2nd reading.

By: Josh Stokes Seconded by: Cathy Woodall

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

CCSD FY24 Budget Proposals

Waiting for the 6.12.2023 CCSD Board Recap and 6.14.2023 Emergency Meeting news about the CCSD FY24 Budget.

Charter revision for Discipline Review Committee Quorum

For approval.

Motion to change the quorum requirement from 3/4 of the DRC members to a majority of the DRC members and for action of the DRC to require a majority vote of the DRC members present.

By: Josh Stokes Seconded by: Cayton Keller

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Charter revision for Leadership Team (majority voting)

For approval.

Motion to change voting requirements for action of the Leadership Team from 3/4 of the LT members to 50% + 1 of the members of the LT present at the time of a vote.

By: Josh Stokes Seconded by: Cayton Keller

No change to quorum requirements. 

2023-2024 JICHS Academic Calendar

For Approval

Motion to approve the proposed 2023-24 JICHS Academic Calendar.

By: Cayton Keller Seconded by: Josh Stokes

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

2023-24 Cell Phone Policy

Three possible cell phone policies were proposed:

  1. Keep things as-is where the teachers manage cell phones
  2. Cell phones are locked in YONDR Bags are used in the first half of the day and students are allowed to use cell phones during ILT and then locked for the rest of the day.
  3. Cell phones are locked for the entire school day.

Motion to keep the current teacher-managed cell phone policy system for the 2023-24 school year.

By: Berry Anderson

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to approve the 2023-2024 James Island Charter High School Cell Phone Policy, where students are able to use phones during Lunch and ILT but are locked during classes in YONDR bags.

By: Cathy Woodall Seconded by: Cayton Keller

Roll Call Vote: 
Mr. J. Hays- No

Mrs. C. Woodall- Yes
Dr. Anderson- Yes
Mr. Stokes- Yes
Mrs. Keller- Yes

Yondr quote

For approval.

Motion to accept the YONDR bag quote.

By: Cayton Keller Seconded by: Josh Stokes

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

School Pass Quote

For approval.

Motion to accept the SchoolPass quote.

By: Josh Stokes Seconded by: Cayton Keller

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

SchoolPass Hardware Quote

FYI.

Leadership Report

Presented by Leadership Chair, Tracy Lyles or Vice Chair, Andrea Quinn.

June 2023 Leadership Team Report

Maintenance Report

Presented by Mr. Thorn

School Leader Report

Presented by Mr. Thorn

Executive Session

  • PE waiver- For approval
  • Expulsion Hearing #1

Motion to go into Executive Session.

By: Cayton Keller Seconded by: Josh Stokes

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to come out of Executive Session.

By: Cayton Keller Seconded by: Cathy Woodall

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motions From Executive Session



Motion to accept the students' P.E. Waiver.

By: Josh Stokes Seconded by: Cayton Keller

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion to uphold the Disciplinary Board's decision to expel Student #1 from the school.

By: Cayton Keller Seconded by: Cathy Woodall

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:46 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Cayton Keller Seconded by: Berry Anderson

There was no notable discussion on the motion.