Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence
Minutes
Monthly Board of Trustees Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday October 15, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Location
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Topic: Board Of Trustees' Zoom Meeting
Time: Oct 15, 2024 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Trustees Present
Alton Jones (remote), Darren James (remote), Dean Morneau (remote), Denise Pagan-Vega (remote), Diana Foskett (remote), Kiyota Garcia (remote), Teremar Rodriguez-Vazquez (remote)
Trustees Absent
James Lightfoot, Jennifer Wallace-Johnson, Kailey Boyd
Guests Present
Brooke Williams (remote), Kendra Salvador (remote), Patrick Leary (remote), Sharon Blazejowski (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Meditation
D.
Approve Minutes
II. Finance
A.
Audit Results Discussion
Sharon reviewed the Board Communication Letter for this year's financial audit. No changes to existing policies. Did not encounter any difficulties while conducting the audit, and no findings.
Brooke reviewed the draft financial statements. Auditor's report resulted in an unmodified clean opinion.
B.
APPROVE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
C.
Monthly Financials
Discussed during auditor's report.
III. Executive Director's Report to the Board
A.
Executive Director's Report to the Board
Finished with benchmarking literacy screener, letters going home to any child's family if they were flagged for dyslexia. Attendance looks good at the moment, hoping to maintain throughout the winter months. 3 suspensions this month for physicality towards staff. Still have double digits on the waitlist for all grades. Transportation has been good so far this school year. First parent advisory council meeting was held. Hispanic Heritage luncheon for staff this week.
Fully staffed, with exception of a per diem substitute teacher that we are currently looking for.
IV. Academic Excellence
A.
Update
Kiyota discussed nationwide trend of teacher shortage, and desire to get test scores up to the next level. MCAS scores are stagnant to last year, Kendra looking to make big push this year to improve results. Earned points for lowest quartile, but not as many overall.
V. Governance
A.
Update
No updates
VI. Human Resources
A.
Update
No updates.
VII. Strategic Planning
A.
Update
Not in a place to add any seats. Focused on potential partnership with STCC for grant funding.
Teremar wanted to acknowledge the Mass Live article regarding attendance award. Denise gave a shout out to Kendra and the staff.