Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence
Minutes
July 30 Board of Trustees Meeting
Date and Time
Sunday July 30, 2023 at 2:00 PM
Trustees Present
Alton Jones, Darren James, Dean Morneau, James Lightfoot, Jennifer Wallace-Johnson, Jessica Putnam, Kailey Boyd, Kiyota Garcia, Patricia Rapinchuk, Teremar Rodriguez-Vazquez
Trustees Absent
Denise Pagan-Vega
Guests Present
Kendra Salvador
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 Sunday Jul 30, 2023 at 1:46 PM.
C.
Public Comments
D.
Vote on June 20, 2023 Meeting Minutes
Patricia Rapinchuk made a motion to approve the minutes from 6.20.2023 BOT MEETING on 06-20-23.
Jennifer Wallace-Johnson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Board Chair Report
A.
Vote
Dean Morneau made a motion to approve changes to the ByLaws.
Alton Jones seconded the motion.
Discussion and revisions made prior to the meeting. Changes were centered on consistency of terms, clarifying when member's term, and others.
B.
Approve Annual Meeting Dates for 2023- 2024
Teremar Rodriguez-Vazquez made a motion to approve meeting dates for 2023-2024.
Jessica Putnam seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
Vote to Approve Annual Report
Jennifer Wallace-Johnson made a motion to approve annual report.
Patricia Rapinchuk seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
Vote to Approve Revisions to the Employee Handbook
Darren James made a motion to approve revisions to the Employee Handbook.
Kailey Boyd seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
III. Other Business
A.
New Business
Discuss potential conflict of interest with potential trustee and affiliation to school. Questions were sent to DESE,
IV. 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 1:56 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Teremar Rodriguez-Vazquez
Documents used during the meeting
- MLKCSE 2022-2023 Annual Report.pdf
- Employee Handbook Revision Proposals for SY23-24.pdf
None