Summit Academy Charter School
Minutes
SACS November Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday November 30, 2021 at 6:00 PM
Trustees Present
M. Bernard (remote), M. Nieves (remote), V. Connelly (remote), W. Colavito (remote)
Trustees Absent
S. Jallow
Guests Present
Alicia Murray (remote), M. Kohlhagen (remote), M. Spencer-Edwards, N. Campbell, Nicole Harris (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
V. Connelly called a meeting of the board of trustees of Summit Academy Charter School to order on Tuesday Nov 30, 2021 at 6:00 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
The October Minutes were not visible so they will be approved at the December meeting.
II. Academic Excellence
A.
Principal's Report
Personnel
o New Hires: Travis Hamilton
o Vacancies: MS Math, HS History, SPED in MS and HS
o Recruitment ads are still out
o Lou C. is working with schools to get teachers
Recruitment
o SACS enrolled 2 new scholars in November but numbers remained steady because LTAs were removed. We are down to 2 LTAs
o The commercial is running and will continue until February
o Principal Edwards will join the recruitment team to begin meeting with local elementary schools
o SACS new website is underway
End of Quarter 1 Update
o Ended Nov. 12th with PTC on November 18, 2021
o Aggregated data will be shared at the next board meeting
o Saturday Academy began on with 16 participants; HS had 58 scholars attend
o SACS has purchased additional interventions with I-Ready
o Diagnostic results presented. APs will work with Spencer-Edwards to create a strategic plan for each cohort of scholars tested
o Leadership team has begun to roll out an action plan with the goal of achieving the goals set by Mr. Spencer-Edwards
III. Finance
A.
October Financials
- SACS has over 220 days of cash on hand, despite under enrollment
- The finance committee will meet in January to comb through the budget and make adjustments based on actuals and trends
- SACS will working to land in the black, despite enrollment challenges
IV. Governance
A.
Potential Board Members
Alicia Murray
- Former SACS parent, still heavily involved with current scholars.
- Works for SCA, formerly at Hunter College
- Interested in joining the board to enhance the school's programming and recruit scholars
W. Colavito made a motion to bring Alicia J. Murray onto the board of trustees.
V. Connelly seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Old Business
Michael Kohlhagen was not approved as a board member and must be removed from previous minutes where he was listed as a board member. The board must vote to accept the adjustments to all minutes.
V. Connelly made a motion to to remove Michael Kolhagen from all previous board minutes where he is listed as a board member.
M. Nieves seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
V. Executive Session
A.
Department of Education Response
V. Connelly made a motion to adjourn the regular board meeting and go into executive session.
W. Colavito seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
VI. 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 8:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Bernard
Documents used during the meeting
None