Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence
Minutes
Monthly Board of Trustees Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday September 17, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Location
Board Of Trustees is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Board Of Trustees' Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 894 1563 6426
Passcode: 109438
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Trustees Present
Alton Jones (remote), Dean Morneau (remote), Denise Pagan-Vega (remote), Diana Foskett (remote), James Lightfoot (remote), Kiyota Garcia (remote), Teremar Rodriguez-Vazquez (remote)
Trustees Absent
Darren James, Jennifer Wallace-Johnson, Kailey Boyd
Guests Present
Kendra Salvador (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Executive Director's Report to the Board
A.
Executive Director's Report to the Board
III. Academic Excellence
A.
Update
No new updates.
IV. Finance
A.
Monthly Financials
Still in good cash position, ESSER funds will be used up this year. Will be planning the next Finance committee meeting.
V. Governance
A.
Update
No new updates
VI. Human Resources
A.
Update
No new updates.
VII. Strategic Planning
A.
Update
No new updates.
Trained 19 teachers. 86% of families have been linked to new communication tool. Last town hall had record attendance. Some students did not return at last minute, this is common. Working to fill the seats with waiting list. DESE did come out to give recognition for reduction of absences. Continuing to poll students on motivation for good attendance. New app for dismissal (SDM).
Asbestos abatement completed, windows replace in warehouse area. HVAC system cleaned, re-keyed entire building. New alarm system installation in progress. New freezer in kitchen to replace broken one. Washer/dryer installed. Gala has been rescheduled to March 7th, 2025.
There was a rumor of school being on a list for a school shooting from video on Tiktok, SPD was called and responded quickly. Went into shelter in place as a precaution. Unable to pull up video to prove threat was credible.