Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence
Minutes
Monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday January 16, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Location
In-person
MLKCSE, 285 Dorset Street, Springfield, MA 01108
Trustees Present
Alton Jones (remote), Darren James (remote), Dean Morneau (remote), Denise Pagan-Vega (remote), Jessica Putnam (remote), Kiyota Garcia (remote), Teremar Rodriguez-Vazquez (remote)
Trustees Absent
James Lightfoot, Jennifer Wallace-Johnson, Kailey Boyd, Patricia Rapinchuk
Guests Present
Diane Day Foskett (remote), Kendra Salvador (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Meditation
D.
Public Comments
No comments
E.
Vote on Board of Trustees December Meeting Minutes
F.
Vote on Board of Trustees November Meeting Minutes
II. Executive Director's Report to the Board
A.
Executive Director's Report to the Board
ACCESS data was very strong. Tied 15th place for multi-lingual l learners. 4th highest in Mass for multi-lingual learners in proficiency. Mid-year state of the union given to all staff and teachers. 1 community service project annually- young scholars partnership. lost students over the holiday break that moved to other towns. Attended the celebration for MLK at MassMutual Center, was able to get applications.
Next month is primary lotter school year 2024-2025.
Second annual spelling bee - round one is next Thursday.
Grant was submitted for cyber security.
SOA plan is being work on.
III. Academic Excellence Committee Report
A.
Review Monthly Academic Data
Kiyota - meeting next Monday - committee is so small. Recruiting more members and we need co-chairs.
IV. Treasurer's Report
A.
December Financials
Under budget this month - the federal grants are driven by other grants so its all timing.
B.
CD & MONEY MARKET ACCOUNT
Put money in a CD in order to be able to get 5% interest back - a 9-month CD. guaranteed money we will be getting back. The Money Market account to have a higher yield - hoping a 4.5%-5% money market account. Question - is it FDIC covered? will get answer. Discussion of maybe moving another amount of money into the money market account. Wondering as to whether the current money at hand can be used to expand or finish expansion. best case scenario to hire an architect to look at the ideas.
Also, discussion of grant money needs to be spent by 2025. Discussion about unlikelihood of expanding right now but also thinking about new common areas for students.
V. Board Chair Report
A.
Updates
Governance - the survey will be sent to all to start the process. Announcement of Teremar taking over in March as Chair and Dean as clerk.
VI. Other Business
A.
New Business
Next Monday night we have a masshire event for staff recruitment. Discussed about recruiting option for the board.
VII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
- Executive Director’s Report to the Board - January 2024.pdf
- Academic Committee Report January 2024.pdf
- MLK December 2023 Balance Sheet.pdf
- Budget vs Actual Summary December.pdf
Dean M. read meditation