Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence

Minutes

January 17, 2022 BOT Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday January 17, 2023 at 5:30 PM

Location

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Topic: Monthly MLKCSE Board Meeting
Time: Jan 17, 2023 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Trustees Present

Armando Feliciano (remote), Dean Morneau (remote), Denise Pagan-Vega (remote), Grant Herman (remote), Jessica Putnam (remote), Kailey Boyd (remote), Teremar Rodriguez-Vazquez

Trustees Absent

James Lightfoot, Jennifer Wallace-Johnson, Kiyota Garcia, Patricia Rapinchuk

Guests Present

Abby Cole (remote), Alton Jones (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Jessica Putnam called a meeting of the board of trustees of Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence to order on Tuesday Jan 17, 2023 at 5:36 PM.

C.

Meditation

Jessica P. lead the meditation - she went over the school's mission.

D.

Public Comments

No public comments. Alton Jone is the guest and he introduced himself and is at the meeting to learn about the board.

E.

Vote on December 20, 2022 Meeting Minutes

Armando Feliciano made a motion to approve the minutes from Monthly Board Meeting on 12-20-22.
Denise Pagan-Vega seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Executive Director's Report to the Board

A.

Executive Director's Report to the Board

Kendra was not able to attend the meeting as she was at the hospital. Abby Cole attended the meeting on Kendra's behalf. Armando asked about school suspensions - he noted that it's always concerning to see and asked Abby about whether there were counselors. Abby indicated there were two counselors that work with students that they have seen a significant decline in suspensions. Jess also asked about whether the 1 suspension was a repeat offender - which it was. Armando also asked about how parent's react. Abby indicated that parents are involved and v very collaborative about fixing behaviors and creating plans.

III. Board Chair's Report

A.

Updates

B.

Approval of lost vacation payout for ED

Denise Pagan-Vega made a motion to Approve lost vacation payout for ED.
Armando Feliciano seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

IV. Treasurer's Report

A.

Updates

Jess continues to look at financials - finances continues to look good - no concerns. we were under budget, which is great. We will be submitting an amendment for usage of grants

V. HR Committee Chair Report

A.

ED Evaluation Update

Evaluation will begin and Patt will be leading that committee- she is absent today.

VI. Other Business

A.

Old Business

Abby provided a short update on commercial- it was currently airing and it will be for two months  (100 times each month) Armando indicated that we need on the roots marketing - going to the communities and engaging the community to apply.

B.

New Business

No new business

VII. 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 6:19 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Teremar Rodriguez-Vazquez
Documents used during the meeting
  • Executive Director’s Report to the Board January 2023.pdf
  • board-of-trustee-meetings-1673623402405.pdf
  • MLK Balance Sheet December 2022.pdf
  • Copy of Budget vs Actual December Summary.pdf