Summit Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday May 25, 2021 at 6:00 PM
Trustees Present
M. Nieves (remote), V. Connelly (remote), W. Colavito (remote)
Trustees Absent
M. Bernard, S. Jallow
Guests Present
Brigitte Williams, Gustavo Leppe, Juned Haque, L. Massey (remote), M. Kohlhagen (remote), Machael Spencer-Edwards, N. Campbell (remote), S. Handshaw (remote), Stephanie Douglas, Tremaine Price
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
W. Colavito called a meeting of the board of trustees of Summit Academy Charter School to order on Tuesday May 25, 2021 at 6:06 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
M. Nieves made a motion to approve the minutes from April Board Meeting on 04-27-21.
V. Connelly seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Academic Excellence
A.
Principal's Report
Recruitment and Community Partnerships
Post Lottery Efforts
Scholar Government & NHS at Summit June 7, 2021 at 3:30pm
Next Steps
Post Lottery Efforts
Scholar Government & NHS at Summit June 7, 2021 at 3:30pm
- Academic Insight from Scholars who are doing well
- What being part of NHS has taught them
- What rewards and benefits come from NHS, and doing well in school
- Have ambassadors share any images they have of their time at Summit, put them into a slideshow to show images of what the community is like from the perspective of students of different ages with different experiences
- People are more receptive to videos/images vs. words*
- Calls to each family to determine if they need support with completing the enrollment packet
- Constant Contact messages to offer enrollment application completion.
- Invitation to participate in our Coding Class with CEI
Next Steps
- CEI to share enrollment tracker
- CEI to send translator for call support
- SACS and CEI team to work together to contact every person who participated in the lottery.
III. Finance
A.
April Financials
Cash in hand 189 days
Enrollment is at 79% of target; requires DOE approval
Deceased budget because of enrollment but spending is down
PPP loan is still on the books as the loan forgiveness has not been approved yet
Enrollment is at 79% of target; requires DOE approval
Deceased budget because of enrollment but spending is down
PPP loan is still on the books as the loan forgiveness has not been approved yet
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
V. Connelly made a motion to adjourn meeting.
M. Nieves seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:04 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
N. Campbell
Enrollment numbers have not changed much
Attendance percentages are consistent with a dip in 9th grade
Data Highlights