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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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

Teremar Rodriguez-Vazquez called a meeting of the board of trustees of Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence to order on Tuesday Sep 17, 2024 at 5:37 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

Denise Pagan-Vega made a motion to approve the minutes from Special Meeting on 07-23-24.
Alton Jones seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Executive Director's Report to the Board

A.

Executive Director's Report to the Board

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.

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.

VIII. 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 6:09 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Denise Pagan-Vega