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

None

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.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

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