KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools
Minutes
Executive Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday January 27, 2021 at 8:30 AM
A regular meeting of the KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools Board of Trustees Executive Committee in joint session with regular meetings of the KIPP Philadelphia Charter School Board of Trustees Executive Committee, KIPP West Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School Board of Trustees Executive Committee, KIPP DuBois Charter School Board of Trustees Executive Committee, KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School Board of Trustees Executive Committee, KIPP North Philadelphia Charter School Board of Trustees Executive Committee, and KIPP Parkside Charter School Board of Trustees Executive Committee, with Committee Chair Samantha Wilson-Jones presiding.
Committee Members Present
A. Aerts (remote), G. Lewis (remote), H. Richman (remote), R. Knowles (remote), S. Wilson Jones (remote)
Committee Members Absent
D. Reuter, L. Whitaker, M. Eigen
Guests Present
J. Cole (remote), J. Cunningham Akoto (remote), N. Wiltshire (remote), Z. Rankin (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
S. Wilson Jones called a meeting of the Executive Committee of KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools to order on Wednesday Jan 27, 2021 at 8:33 AM.
II. Executive Committee
A.
Board Resolutions
- S. Wilson Jones opened the meeting by presenting the committee with the name and location change for KIPP Parkside
- New Name: KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto Charter School
- New Location: 4601 Market Street
G. Lewis made a motion to approve changes to the name and location to KIPP Parkside School.
A. Aerts seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
- N. Wiltshire gave an update to the committee on real estate involving changes with KIPP Parkside and the Whittier Project
- H. Richman presented making a vote to terminate agreement with MIS Capital
S. Wilson Jones made a motion to terminate the agreement with MIS Capital and the Whittier Project.
A. Aerts seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
- S. Wilson Jones presented to the committee to revisit having a real estate committee to focus on issues and changes for current real estate projects
B.
Updates
- J. Cunningham gave an update to the committee on the plan to reopen schools for SY 20-21
- K & 1st grade students are scheduled to return March 1
- Staff are scheduled to return end of February
- A. Aerts gave an update to the committee about board recruitment and new Board roles which include:
- M. Carter to move to the KASC Board
- B. Cummings to move to Finance Committee Co-Chair alongside D. Reuter until he is rolled off as Finance Committee Chair
- D. Moore to be considered for Real Estate committee
C.
Board Meeting Agenda
- S. Jones discussed changes to the Board Meeting Agenda with the committee for the February Board meeting
III. Other Business
A.
Other Business
- N. Wiltshire updated the committee on the EdOps breech of ACH payments
- Update to be presented in the February Board Meeting
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:33 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
S. Wilson Jones