JAMES ISLAND CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL

Finance Committee

Finance Meeting August 2020 - Monday August 10th, 2020 @4:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Yolanda Chisolm present member On Time At Adjournment
Andrew Drake present member On Time At Adjournment
Henry Meeuwse present chair On Time At Adjournment
Timothy Thorn present member On Time At Adjournment
Greg Hays not present member

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Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order.

Approval of Finance Agenda

So that there is an agreement between committee members on the agenda, and the amount of time spent on the meeting, the committee 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 through agenda as specified.



Approval of Agenda

By: Henry Meeuwse Seconded by: Yolanda Chisolm

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes from Jun 8, 2020

Approve the minutes as submitted

By: Henry Meeuwse Seconded by: Yolanda Chisolm

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Financial Statement

Prestige

Updates needed before next board meeting-

  • The ESSER Cares Act Revenue was corrected to the allotment of $381,070.84. The funds will be used for Technology, cleaning services & PPE.
  • The additional two day of teachers was calculated and an additional $94,165.31 was added across the instructional salary line budges accordingly for salary, taxes, and retirement.
  • A 0.4 FTE Guidance position allocation for salary and benefits was added under the Guidance section budget on page 5.
  • A capital projects section was added at the bottom of page 8 that splits out the Outdoor Science Project with a budget of $195,000.


Additional Teacher Workdays

2 additional workdays for teachers- 104 Teachers x $400 x 2 days= $83,200

Part-time Guidance Position

Continue Part-time Guidance Counselor (0.4) - $45,000. This position has been used the last few years a additional help. This position will be for the 20-21 school year. This position will be looked at in the spring as a possible addition as a 504 coordinator.



Outdoor Classroom Budget

- documents pending

This can be added as a capital expenditure for the 20-21 school year. The new space will be used by science but will also be used by other departments. There are 2 options for the board to approve. 195k or 250k. The project will not interfere with the CTE capital project. Our reserves are enough for the school to safely move forward with this project.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 4:30 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Timothy Thorn Seconded by: Timothy Thorn

There was no notable discussion on the motion.