Final

Memphis Scholars

Q2 November Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday November 14, 2023 at 1:00 PM CST

Location

Board Meeting Proposed Date
Tuesday, November 14 · 1:00 – 2:00pm
Time zone: America/Chicago
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/qff-unxq-sky
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 347-507-7331‬ PIN: ‪354 652 348‬#

The Memphis Scholars Board of Directors meets as a full board five times a year in the months of November, January, March, May, and June. Board meetings typically take place on the second Tuesday of the above-listed months (unless otherwise posted) at 1:00 pm Central Time. Board Meetings take place virtually at https://meet.google.com/qff-unxq-sky


 
Non-trustees are invited to attend as observers.  If you would like to speak at a Memphis Scholars Board of Directors meeting you must email (leadership@memphisscholars.org) prior to the meeting to ensure a public comments section is added to the agenda.  
 
Visit this link to see the Board of Directors' calendar and past meeting minutes.  To attend remotely, use the following information Meeting ID

meet.google.com/qff-unxq-sky

 

Phone Numbers

(‪US‬)‪+1 347-507-7331‬

 

PIN: ‪354 652 348#‬

Agenda

      Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 1:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Reggie Manning 2 m
   

Kela Jones

Valissia Allen

Reggie Manning

Nycole Alston

Cleo Griffin

Steven Sanders

  
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Reggie Manning 1 m
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Steven Sanders 1 m
    Approve minutes for Board Meeting on April 11, 2023  
  D. 3 - 06 - 23 Spring Board Minutes Approve Minutes Steven Sanders 2 m
     
  E. Record electronic votes form past virtual meeting Approve Minutes Steven Sanders 5 m
II. Academic Excellence
 

Quarter 1 Wins

  • Lesson/unit planning restructure (data focus)
  • Coaching restructure
  • All roles filled except PE at South, started a teacher but had to part ways
  • Student Culture 
  • New curriculum that more fully integrates SGI and building foundational skills 
  
III. Culture 1:11 PM
 
  • Suspensions
    • CG: 1 (2021: 7, 2022: 8)
    • South: 0 (2021: 47, 2022: 14)
  • South Staffing Shift (Behavior Aide)
  • Q 2 Kickboard
    • CG- 90%
    • South- 93%
  
  A. Chronic Absenteeism Discuss Janai Douglas 5 m
   

 

MSCG 

MSFK 

MSRE 

Enrollment SY 23

315

130

71

Enrollment SY 24 

244

120

62

Chronic Absenteeism 

45%

51%

45%

  
IV. Finance 1:16 PM
 

 

MSCG 

MSFK 

MSRE 

Enrollment SY 24- 23

71

10

9

Funding Loss 

$ 852,000

$ 120,000

$ 108,000

Add’l Revenue from ASD 

$1, 500,000

Surplus 

$420,000

  
  A. Approval of Contract Web Filtering Vote Janai Douglas 2 m
   

Renew Go Guardian contract for web filtering 

  
  B. Approve policy for Internet Monitoring Vote Janai Douglas 2 m
   

Continue monitoring internet activity. 

  
V. Governance 1:20 PM
  A. Board Training, please complete by December 15 FYI Janai Douglas 5 m
   

It's time for the annual board training, made available by Board on Track and completed asynchronously. Please let me know once you have completed the training, I will reach out to our representative at Board on Track, and she will prepare an official certificate. There are a number of on-demand sessions listed here. Since everyone is a returning board member, you just need to choose 4. If you will send me those 4 titles when you are done, we will get the docs prepared. 

Link to board training. 

  
VI. Other Business
VII. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote