Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence

Monthly Board Meeting

Published on October 15, 2021 at 4:42 PM EDT

Date and Time

Tuesday October 19, 2021 at 5:30 PM EDT

Location

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Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Emma Ford 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Wilma Tynes 2 m
  C. Meditation   Kiyota Garcia 3 m
  D. Approve September Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Wilma Tynes 3 m
     
II. Executive Director's Report to the Board 5:39 PM
  A. Monthly Dashboard and Updates FYI Kendra Salvador 15 m
III. Board Chair's Report 5:54 PM
  A. Risk Management/Insurance Claims FYI Wilma Tynes 2 m
   
Update on MCAD Complaint
Recent Insurance Settlement
 
  B. Accountability Plan Vote Wilma Tynes 3 m
   
Review and Vote on MLKCSE's Accountability Plan
 
  C. Executive Director Annual Evaluation Timeline FYI Wilma Tynes 5 m
   
Discuss Trustee's Role in the ED Evaluation Timeline
 
IV. Finance Committee 6:04 PM
  A. September Financials FYI Jessica Putnam 5 m
  B. Audit Update FYI Jessica Putnam 2 m
  C. Vote to Authorize Finance Committee to Approve 20-21 Audit Vote Jessica Putnam 2 m
  D. Potential Refinance with Easthampton Savings Bank Discuss Beth Desousa 3 m
   
Update on conversation with Berkshire Bank
 
V. Academic Excellence Committee 6:16 PM
  A. 2021 MCAS Data Discuss Kendra Salvador 10 m
  B. 21-22 Baseline Academic Data and Priorities FYI Dominic Basile-Vaughan 10 m
  C. October Meeting Summary FYI Dominic Basile-Vaughan 1 m
VI. Governance Committee 6:37 PM
  A. Vote to Elect New Trustees Vote Emmna Ford, Jennifer Wallace-Johnson, Wilma Tynes 5 m
   
Teremar Vazquez-Rodriguez
Kailey Boyd
Dean Morneau
 
  B. Vote to Elect Board of Trustees Officers for 2022 Vote Dominic Basile-Vaughan 3 m
   
Call for Nominations
  • Chair - Wilma Tynes
  • Vice-Chair - Jennifer Wallace-Johnson
  • Treasurer - Jessica Putnam
  • Clerk - Emma Ford
 
  C. Trustee Recruitment Strategy Discuss Wilma Tynes 5 m
VII. Strategic Planning Committee 6:50 PM
  A. 2021-2022 Strategic Plan and Goals FYI James Lightfoot 5 m
VIII. New Business 6:55 PM
  A. Proposed Board Meeting Schedule for Winter Months Discuss Wilma Tynes 5 m
IX. Closing Items 7:00 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Wilma Tynes 1 m