Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence

Finance Committee Monthly Meeting

Reviewing Monthly Financials and Annual Goals
Published on March 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM EST

Date and Time

Thursday March 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM EDT

Location

Zoom

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 10:30 AM
  A. Record Attendance   1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order  
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Diana Foskett 2 m
   

Discussion and approval of prior meeting minutes.

 
    Approve minutes for Finance Committee Monthly Meeting on February 6, 2025  
II. School Finance 10:33 AM
  A. Review Monthly Financial Statement Discuss Diana Foskett 5 m
   

Review and discussion of February 2024 Financial Statements with MLKCSE accountant.  Discussion may include comparison with prior month's expenses and projected future expenses.

 
  B. Cash Diversification Progress Discuss
   

Discussion regarding efforts to diversify school's cash holdings to reduce risk and promote school's fundraising goals, as well as school's relationships with current bank (Berkshire Bank) and potential new banking relationships.

 
  C. Discussion of Next Year's Budget Planning Discuss 5 m
   

Discussion and updates of next year's budget planning process, including issues regarding potential discontinuities in state and/or federal payments.  

 
  D. Discussion of Proposed Changes to HR Policies Vote Diana Foskett
   

Discussion and recommendations on HR policies, including timing of PTO accruals, sick days vs. PTO, floating holidays, and separate PTO and sick time.

 
III. Committee Administration
 

Discussion of scheduling for next meeting and committee member recruitment, if any.

 

April meeting currently set for: April 10 at 10:30 am via Zoom.

 
IV. Other Business
 

Discussion of matters that are not reasonably anticipated at this time.  Items raised may be addressed in future meeting agendas.

 
V. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote