Living School
Minutes
Quarterly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday January 23, 2019 at 5:00 PM
Location
Living School, 6003 Bullard Avenue
Directors Present
A. Herrera (remote), D. Lister, I. Bamgbàlà Arẹ̀sà, I. King-Robins, M. Davis (remote), M. Hash (remote), M. Lehnherr, P. Roussel, R. Ashmore, T. Millard
Directors Absent
D. Mitchell, J. Ojo, J. Wagner-Romero, N. Mock
Directors who left before the meeting adjourned
I. Bamgbàlà Arẹ̀sà
Guests Present
J. Daschbach, S. Pasternak
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
D. Lister called a meeting of the board of directors of Living School to order on Wednesday Jan 23, 2019 at 5:14 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes from previous Board Meeting
M. Lehnherr made a motion to approve minutes from the Bi-Monthly Board Meeting on 11-11-18 Bi-Monthly Board Meeting on 11-11-18.
R. Ashmore seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Other Business
A.
Establish Living School LEA
R. Ashmore made a motion to Living School establish our own LEA.
T. Millard seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| D. Mitchell |
Absent
|
| D. Lister |
Aye
|
| N. Mock |
Absent
|
| M. Hash |
Aye
|
| J. Ojo |
Absent
|
| I. Bamgbàlà Arẹ̀sà |
Abstain
|
| M. Lehnherr |
Aye
|
| I. King-Robins |
Aye
|
| A. Herrera |
Abstain
|
| R. Ashmore |
Aye
|
| T. Millard |
Aye
|
| M. Davis |
Aye
|
| J. Wagner-Romero |
Absent
|
| P. Roussel |
Aye
|
III. Finance & Facilities Committee
A.
Review OKRs
I. Bamgbàlà Arẹ̀sà left.
B.
KR 1.3: Campus Updates
Eskew Dumez Ripple completed a Day of Service for Living School on MLK Day. A team of architects worked on design solutions for a variety of issues for Years 1 - 5. Floor plans, and a variety of informational materials.
Board is invited to celebrate at AIA to show the results from the project.
Board is invited to celebrate at AIA to show the results from the project.
C.
KR 2.1: Review Financial Dashboard for Nov & Dec 2018
December books closing includes grant, reimbursement, and donation revenue with highest upcoming costs including legal costs, pilot costs, and consultants for communication & recruitment.
Planning Year Budget has now been converted into state mandated LAUGH Guide reporting codes.
The budget will be adopted later this spring.
Planning Year Budget has now been converted into state mandated LAUGH Guide reporting codes.
The budget will be adopted later this spring.
D.
KR 2.2: Approve CIPA Policy
D. Lister made a motion to approve the current CIPA policy with the intent to revise the policy to align with Living School language.
M. Lehnherr seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
KR 2.1: FY19-20 Budgeting Process Launch
IV. Development Committee
A.
Review OKRs
Six grants to be applied for in the next month.
B.
KR 1.4: Board-hosted friend-raisers
Alon Shaya fundraiser will take place at Ashe next week 1/30/19.
Please invite potential donors.
Looking into smaller fundraisers at private homes.
Please invite potential donors.
Looking into smaller fundraisers at private homes.
C.
Recruitment Update
94 students have listed us on OneApp.
V. Governance
A.
Review OKRs
B.
KR 1.2: Governance Grader (Attendance & Participation + Communication)
C.
KR 1.3: Board Assessment
Board assessment is an important element of diagnosing areas of need to help us improve our effectiveness and oversight.
Homework: each Board Member will take the assessment by the next meeting.
Homework: each Board Member will take the assessment by the next meeting.
D.
KR 1.3: Board Training - Legal Guidelines
Board members should read the Legal Handbook by the next LS Board Meeting.
What specific documents do committees need to review to be more effective?
- Each committee should report back with identified documents and systems to improve their work.
What specific documents do committees need to review to be more effective?
- Each committee should report back with identified documents and systems to improve their work.
E.
Bylaw Amendment Process Launch
VI. Closing Items
A.
Review February Committee Meeting calendar
B.
Adjourn Meeting
R. Ashmore made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
P. Roussel seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
D. Lister
Pros:
- LS controls its own direct reporting and will directly receive grants and funding rather than work through OPSB.
- Long term, this grants us the ability to choose our own Special Education provider. We will avoid the 5% chargeback for OPSB services.
Cons:
- We are independent. No external party at OPSB reviews our reporting.
- Independent status requires us to secure SpEd services and meet student needs on our own.
Have we modeled the expected expense of serving our own SpEd students?
We have built expenses into our model and revenue increases based on student needs through the Differentiated Funding.
We need to be vigilant about SpEd services and our ability to serve needs of all students.
SpEd compliance is a concern for a start-up. Will we have the expertise to meet the needs of all students?
3 major costs concerns for SpEd services:
- Transportation
- 1 on 1 personnel needs (para)
- Litigation
Student protections in place for students with: