Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence

Minutes

Monthly Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday December 21, 2021 at 5:30 PM

Location

MLKCSE - 285 Dorset St., Springfield, MA 01108

 

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Trustees Present

Armando Feliciano, Beth Desousa, Dean Morneau, Denise Pagan-Vega (remote), Dominic Basile-Vaughan, Emma Ford, James Lightfoot (remote), Jennifer Wallace-Johnson, Jessica Putnam, Kailey Boyd (remote), Mia Chandler (remote), Patricia Rapinchuk (remote), Wilma Tynes

Trustees Absent

Kiyota Garcia, Teremar Rodriguez-Vazquez

Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened

Armando Feliciano, Patricia Rapinchuk, Wilma Tynes

Guests Present

Kendra Salvador

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Dominic Basile-Vaughan called a meeting of the board of trustees of Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence to order on Tuesday Dec 21, 2021 at 5:36 PM.

C.

Meditation

Jennifer read the mission statement.

D.

Public Comments

None.
Patricia Rapinchuk arrived.

E.

Approve Minutes

Jennifer Wallace-Johnson made a motion to approve the minutes from Monthly Board Meeting on 11-16-21.
Jessica Putnam 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

Discussion re:
  • Full Enrollment
  • Vaccinations 
  • Suspensions
  • School Nurse
  • 2nd Grade Teacher
  • Co-teachers
Wilma Tynes arrived.
Armando Feliciano arrived.
Mia introduced Darren James.

III. Board Chair's Report

A.

Annual Appeal

Discussion about donating to the school and information to the Trustees about different ways they could donate.

B.

Vote on MLKCSE Accountability Plan

Beth Desousa made a motion to accept the MLKCSE Accountability Plan.
Dominic Basile-Vaughan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

IV. Treasurer's Report

A.

November Financials

Jessica share a brief report about the financials.

B.

Finance Committee 21-22 Goals Update

Discussion has been tabled for discussion at the January board meeting.

V. Academic Excellence

A.

December Meeting Summary

Dom shared report and discussion regarding foundation data, attendance, reading and math intervention data, Lexia.

B.

Academic Excellence Committee 21-22 Goals Update

Discussion has been tabled for discussion at the January board meeting.

VI. Human Resources

A.

Human Resources Committee 21-22 Goals Update

Discussion has been tabled for discussion at the January board meeting.

VII. Strategic Planning

A.

Strategic Planning Committee 21-22 Goals Update

Discussion has been tabled for discussion at the January board meeting.

VIII. Governance

A.

Governance Committee 21-22 Goals Update

Discussion has been tabled for discussion at the January board meeting.

IX. Other Business

A.

Appreciation of Service for Departing Trustees

Wilma thanked the departing Trustees for their service.

B.

Other Business

None.

X. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

Jessica Putnam made a motion to Adjourn the Board Meeting.
Jennifer Wallace-Johnson 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 6:15 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Emma Ford