Welcome and Call to Order

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

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.

Approval of Minutes from Jan 27, 2020

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.

Prestige

Presenting JISCH Monthly Financial Statement.

IDA increase of 10K

Maintenance line increase 48K because of HVAC purchase. We still have a few od systems that will nee to be replaced next year. It will be added into next years budget.

Change Board Meeting Date for June

- move from June 22, 2020, to June 15, 2020. Conflict with SCASA and National Charter School Conference.

Leadership Report

Presented by Leadership Chair Sheli Ballard.

LEADERSHIP TEAM: 

• The leadership team is excited to be back to tackle the spring semester!  A few things we are working on:
• JICHS held all day PD for faculty & staff including topics in CRT, data, technology, school safety protocols, and instructional practices.  Faculty also attended a number of great sessions through CCSD and BCSD.
• We are currently reviewing action plans for each chart goal.  This is our 2nd check-in to ensure we are making appropriate decisions based on our progress.  Some points of interest:
• Charter Goal #1 -- 
• UBASA held an HBCU College Fair on Feb 20; a career fair will be held on Feb 26.
• AVID Cohort visited TTC to learn about expectations for finance, academics, 7 admissions.
• Charter Goal #2 -- 
• JICHS offered PD and resources for using GT & enrollment data to make appropriate course recommendations.
• The program of studies has been revised to dissuade “gatekeeping” and to encourage more students to challenge themselves through rigorous coursework.
• Charter Goal #3 -- 
• JICHS is providing monthly PD and faculty discussions on CRT -- this is coordinated with the Equity & Access committee
• The AVID program is beginning recruitment for the class of 2024 cohort.
• A subcommittee recommended changes to the JICHS grading policy removing the mandate that teachers change any final grade of “59”.
• JICHS and CRMS are in the early stages of planning a series of meetings that will allow 8th & 9th grade teachers to collaborate and plan vertical articulation of courses to smooth the transition of incoming freshmen.

IB:

• JICHS IB Program hosted 75 rising 9th grade pre-IB students during our pre-IB Shadow Days (Jan-Feb).  Small groups were led by our IB student ambassadors and shadowed a variety of classes during 1st and 2nd block.
• IB International Global Exchange Spring Program will return to Prague, Czech Republic April 3- April 10, 2020 where 13 of our pre-IB and IB students will participate in Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS)  experiences with other IB students from around the world. 
• The IB program has sent out 133 pre-IB acceptance letters to rising 9th grade students throughout CCSD . We will continue to accept pre-IB applications throughout the CCSD Choice Application process.
• The Full IB seniors have just wrapped up their Extended Essays and are currently meeting with their supervisors for their exit meeting.
• IB Courses have expanded to include IB Social Anthropology, IB Computer Science and IB Global Politics (starting next year and beyond).
• IB Environmental Science and IB Biology students will be traveling to Key Largo in March to conduct research at MarineLab.
• Our Image Editing, Animation and Web Design classes, through Perkins Funding, received Certiport licensing for our students to take the Adobe Certification Associate Exams at the end of the semester. These exams are rigorous but the result is a national certification for each student who passes the exam.

LIBRARY:

• The library is hosting an exhibit by Leonard Freed, a photojournalist who covered John's Island, Harlem, the Berlin Wall before and after, and other topics.  Please take a look at the photographs along the windows before you leave. The exhibit is courtesy of Backpack Journalist and Linda Dennis.
• Congratulations to Hillairy Brown, Charity Scruggs, & Michele Johnson for an awesome Project Lit / UBASA HBCU fair!  Our students took the lead in presenting and preparing for these events.
• Our IB Biology class, led by Ms Lyles, read scientific papers published by a biologist from Oregon State who studies the speciation of orcas.  They followed this up with a google-hangout session with Dr. Pitman.

VISUAL ARTS:

• We have lots of events & shows going on now and coming soon!March is Youth Artist Month! This is a nationwide month long event across thousands of schools. There will be a wide variety of interactive art activity stations around the school for students and faculty to promote the arts!
• 7th Annual JI Arts Silent Art Auction and Juried Student Art Competition will be held March 7th from 5-7:30. Come out and support our island Art classrooms and teachers, as well as local artists!
• Charleston Artist Guild's Extraordinary Art Exhibit exclusively for Charleston students with a variety of disabilities will be on display in the Charleston County Public Library on Calhoun Street for the month of March, with a reception on March 28th from 1-2 PM!

PERFORMING ARTS:

SOCIAL STUDIES:

• Social Studies teacher, Jennifer Wakefield held a PD session this past Friday. The Flipped Classroom -- showed teachers, especially AP/IB and Honors teachers, ideas on how to flip their classroom. For AP, with so much information to go through, flipping my classroom allows for more meaningful time in class for activities and in-depth discussions. Additionally, with helpful online tools, my class is much more immersive
• Social studies teacher, Coach Hilyer's 1st and 4th block students wrote letters to either one of the state's two U.S. Senators or to First District Rep. Cunningham. Many wrote letters about raising minimum wage, but one student wrote about the DACA/Dreamers program because she is one of those students. She wrote about how her family is trying to find private sources of college funding because she is currently not eligible for federal financial aid. Overall I was very pleased with the quality of the students' letters and hope they receive a response from their Senator/representative.
• Social studies teacher, Nolan Davis has his Law Education students wrote letters to either a state Senator or state Rep to teach them about civic duty in a republic. They will pick a bill or topic to research and then write a letter voicing their opinions on a variety of current issues.

ROTC: 

• Over the last month, JI's ROTC unit participated in a JROTC competition hosted by Ashley Ridge HS and a JROTC Field Day event hosted by Fort Dorchester HS. Our cadet brought home two trophies from the former and one from the latter. On 2/20/20, 18 cadets attended a "Cadet Career Day" hosted by Joint Base Charleston. The cadets were provided opportunities to discuss and ask questions of representatives from multiple career fields and all branches of the military.

PE:

• Health and art students teamed up to present a painted guitar to MUSC’s Children’s Cancer Center. 

Athletic Report

Presented by Athletic Director Jeremy Holland.

Individual Sports Reports:

Boys Basketball – Varsity 11-11 (6-4 in the region 3rd)  Junior Varsity 17-3 (8-1 Region Champs)

Girls Basketball -   Varsity 13-13 (4-6 in the region (tied for 4th) Made playoffs as at large team and had the biggest upset of playoffs by beating Lexington at Lexington    

Junior Varsity 6-10-1 (2-8 in the region)

Wrestling -     Made the playoffs as a team for the first time since 2013. Ron German won individual Lower State Championship for his weight class. Will compete for State next weekend.

Football - We have hired our Football Coach - Jamar McKoy from Hunter Huss High School. 

Swimming - Interviews fro the next coach will begin in the next two weeks. 

Girls Soccer -  won the Charleston Soccer Shootout Preseason Tournament this weekend

Spring Sports are underway with Boys Lacrosse starting their opening game in Lexington tonight. The other sports regular seasons will begin this weekend. 

Athletic Director Report

Athletics Facilities update:

·         Maintenance has done a great job with keeping grounds maintained

Upcoming Events:

Atheltic Golf Tournament was a success. Made over $5000 and a contestant hit a hole in one and won $20,000.

Meet/greet with the new Football Coach for Community/Business Owners March 5th, 6:00 pm in the auditorium.

Maintenance Report

Presented by Mr. Thorn

 February 24th, 2020                                                                                                                                                                                         

1.           The pressure reducing backflow preventer that servers the water supply associated with the east          

               side of the campus was replaced due to mechanical failure.           

2.           The HVAC unit serving room 203 had the refrigerant accumulator replaced due to a hole

               corroding through it.

3.           The Annex air, fresh air make up units serving the PAC and the field house had their annual  

               operational testing, both units passed operating at 100%.                                               

4.            JICHS Facilities Maint. Dept. has received and processed 88 work orders from January 27th to                           

               the present.

School Leader Report

Presented by Mr. Thorn

Academics/School Update of Events

Black History Month- Thank you to Ms. Johnson and her team for planning all these events. Please see the calendar on the last page. 

ACT/SAT

The ACT is being given to third-year students Tuesday, February 25.  The SAT is being given to third-year students on Wednesday, March 4. 

Dinner and Discussion Event Thursday, February 27, 2020

Clearing the air about Vaping- Pizza at 5:30 pm. Presentation and Discussions in JICHS Cafeteria at 6:00 pm. The event is for parents and adult community members. No students, please. Get your questions answered and hear from experts such as: 

• Dr. Matthew Carpenter, MUSC, Addiction Services Division
• Tobacco Prevention Specialist at The Charleston Center  

All Abilities Week March 30-April 3

There will be events planned throughout the week. On Friday, April 3, there will be a charity basketball game with the students from the Unified PE class. This was a huge success last year.   

Class Choice

This is a new platform that allows students to register for their classes for next year. Teachers are still encouraged to do teacher recommendations. Students are able to see all classes that are qualified to take, even if they have not been recommended. This feature removes unnecessary barriers for students, which supports all of our charter goals (access and equity).  We have held grade-level assemblies and counselors have visited advisories to help the students with the process. 

JICHS Charter Goal Action Plans

The Leadership did a midyear review of the charter goal action plans. Please see the action plans for more details.    

Human Resources

New Football Coach- James Jamar McKoy (see press release). 

CCSD Teacher Recruitment Fair 2/20/2020

We sent a team to the teacher recruitment fair. We met many excellent candidates. This helps us kick off the HR season. Our current openings are listed below.

0.5 Band Director (hopefully share with CRMS)- based on student demand

1.0 Spanish Teacher- based on student demand

1.0 CTE Family Consumer Science and Culinary Arts- based on student demand

1.0 SPED Teacher- retirement

1.0 Guidance Counselor- resignation  

Student Recruitment

School Choice Fairs- We sent teams to St. Johns High and CE Williams. Neither site was well attended. 

New Student Information Night

The event was very well attended. All departments, clubs, and teams were represented. Dinner was provided for staff. The staff that attended earned comp time. 

School Choice Application (2-21-2020)

Total Applications= 268

1st Choice= 155

2nd Choice=73

3rd Choice= 33

4-5th Choice= 7

The School Choice online application submission deadline is February 28, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. Paper applications must be received at one of the designated receiving schools or the CCSD District reception desk on February 28, 2020, at 4:00 p.m.

The timeline below provides the dates, deadlines, and events related to the application process for the 2020-2021 school year. 

January 28, 2020 - Online and paper application window opens at 12 p.m. (NOON)

February 1, 2020 - Choice Fair: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at 4 locations: 

1. C.E. Williams Middle School, 640 Butte Street, Charleston SC

2. Laing Middle School, 2705 Bulrush Basket Lane, Mt. Pleasant SC

3. Military Magnet Academy, 2950 Carner Avenue, North Charleston SC

4. St. John's High School, 1518 Main Road, Johns Island SC

• February 28, 2020 - Online and paper application window closes (4 p.m. for paper application drop-offs; 6:00 p.m. for online application submissions)
• April 3, 2020 - Families notified of acceptance
• April 23, 2020  - Offered seat must be accepted or declined

Executive Session

• Contracts- 
• Personnel- Personnel Issue
• Legal- 
• Student Privacy-  Student Appeal

Motions From Executive Session

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The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:01 pm