Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence
Minutes
April 18, 2023 Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday April 18, 2023 at 5:30 PM
Location
285 DORSET STREET - MLK SCHOOL
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Topic: Monthly MLKCSE Board Meeting
Time: Apr 18, 2023 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Trustees Present
Alton Jones, Darren James, Dean Morneau, Jennifer Wallace-Johnson, Jessica Putnam, Kailey Boyd, Patricia Rapinchuk (remote), Teremar Rodriguez-Vazquez
Trustees Absent
Denise Pagan-Vega, James Lightfoot, Kiyota Garcia
Guests Present
Kendra Salvador
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Meditation
D.
Public Comments
None.
E.
Vote on March 21, 2023 Meeting Minutes
II. Executive Director's Report to the Board
A.
Executive Director's Report to the Board
- Currently on vacation
- Facility work during April Vacation
- K-2 instruction is stronger than 3-5
- K have a strong literacy and math and building science knowledge
- Lost 4 teachers - replaced by substitutes and thats going to reflect how kids perform on MCAS
- Not anticipating MCAS will be better than last year but not worse.
- MCAS 3,4,5 - some students were done in 12 and 17 minutes
- Can we compare with state average - internally?
- Generally speaking we are behind compared to other schools.
- Suspension - Kindergarten - she withdrew
- Many steps taken before the suspension
- Many PIP during April
- Request to get emails as a board that families receive
III. Treasurer's Report
A.
Updates
Discussion about Marrch Financials - money was spent responsibly.
IV. Board Chair Report
A.
DESE Site Visit
DESE Site Visit – Update
- Met with teachers, ED, Kendra and Jen and observed classes
i. Tour of facility
ii. Sent policies, board meetings minutes to DESE
iii. Waiting to hear back - 6-8 weeks for a draft for change of factual and then
they will finalize and it will go on the public record.
V. Other Business
A.
New Business
- Pat's term expires the 30th of April but will stay until the end of the year.
- Discuss concerns on committee commitments - we need chairs and consistency on meetings.
- Discuss board treat - doddle poll to be distributed.
Teremar Rodriguez-Vazquez read meditation.