Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence

Minutes

6.20.2023 BOT MEETING

Date and Time

Tuesday June 20, 2023 at 5:30 PM

Location

Board Of Trustees is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Monthly MLKCSE Board Meeting
Time: Jun 20, 2023 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Trustees Present

Alton Jones (remote), Darren James (remote), Dean Morneau (remote), Denise Pagan-Vega (remote), James Lightfoot (remote), Jennifer Wallace-Johnson (remote), Jessica Putnam (remote), Kailey Boyd (remote), Kiyota Garcia (remote), Patricia Rapinchuk (remote), Teremar Rodriguez-Vazquez (remote)

Trustees Absent

None

Guests Present

Kendra Salvador (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 Jun 20, 2023 at 5:33 PM.

C.

Meditation

Darren James read meditaton. 

D.

Public Comments

None.

E.

Vote on May 16, 2023 Meeting Minutes

Denise Pagan-Vega made a motion to approve the minutes from May 16, 2023 Board of Trustees Meeting on 05-16-23.
Patricia Rapinchuk 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

Discuss report in specific, discipline, kindergartens screeners, staffing, and new Assistant Principal.

III. Academic Excellence Committee Report

A.

Review Monthly Academic Data

Discuss consistency of meetings as a committee. Also discuss comparison of EOY Academic data, more specifically, that the data is showing improvement. 

B.

BOT Academic Excellence Committee Webinar Updates

Discuss upcoming webinar and sharing notes. 

IV. Treasurer's Report

A.

Updates

Discuss showing appreciation for teachers and sending a note from the board. Financially we are doing very well. Capital plan was discussed as it relates to surlpus. Also RFPs were posted, bids have been received. Summer programming options were discussed. 

B.

APPROVE CAPITAL PLAN

Alton Jones made a motion to Approve Capital Plan.
Patricia Rapinchuk seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Jennifer Wallace-Johnson made a motion to Approve to extend the lease for 50 years.
Denise Pagan-Vega seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

V. Board Chair Report

A.

Updates

B.

Vote

Denise Pagan-Vega made a motion to approve Kiyota Garcia for second term which will end 2026.
Jessica Putnam seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

C.

Vote

Discuss potential of conflict of interest as wife, Abby Cole, is employed at the school. Concerns raised as it relates to potential problems and transparency conflicts and confidentiality. Vote was tabled.

VI. Other Business

A.

New Business

Reminder for completing board evaluation of Kendra (ED) and creating the report. Also a reminder that Board Retreat is coming up on July 30, 2023. We want to speak about fundraising, networking, and getting out in the community. October Gala - we are asking all trustees to participating in planning in all events. Jess P. met with Berkshire Bank to discuss continued partnership and they will start attending to the back-to-school night and participate in school events. 

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 6:30 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Teremar Rodriguez-Vazquez