Living School
Minutes
Living School Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday November 19, 2019 at 7:15 PM
Location
Living School, 6003 Bullard Ave., New Orleans, LA 70128
All are welcome at Living School Board Meetings. Translation is available with 24 hours notice. Public comment is welcome on any item on the agenda. Members of the public wishing to comment, may raise their hand and be recognized by the Board Chair to speak for up to 2 minutes per person, per agenda item. On any matter up for a vote, public comment must be heard prior to taking the Board's vote. For members of the public wishing to address the Board for longer than 2 minutes on any given agenda item, please give the Board Chair at least 24 hours notice to be added to the agenda.
Directors Present
D. Lister, D. Mitchell, J. Ojo, J. Wagner-Romero, M. Davis, M. Lehnherr, P. Roussel, R. Ashmore, T. Millard
Directors Absent
I. Bamgbàlà Arẹ̀sà, I. King-Robins
Guests Present
K. Mutepfa (remote), R. Brown, 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 Tuesday Nov 19, 2019 at 7:26 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes from previous Board Meeting
M. Davis made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 09-17-19 Board Meeting on 09-17-19.
R. Ashmore seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. CEO Support & Evaluation Committee
A.
Committee FY20 Goals
Committee reviewed goals and work.
B.
CEO Report
Stefin reviewed CEO report and answered Board & visitor questions.
III. Finance & Facilities Committee
A.
Committee FY20 Goals
B.
Finance Dashboard & Report
J Daschbach could not attend due to illness. S Pasternak explained that there will be an updated Budget to be approved in January 2020.
We have been able to keep two guest educators (C Green & J Majors) who filled in for C Baker and K Ward while they were out on leave.
We have been able to keep two guest educators (C Green & J Majors) who filled in for C Baker and K Ward while they were out on leave.
C.
Q1 Financial Statements
Board discussed generally sound financial standing.
D.
Student Fee Schedule & Policy
Board wants to find a way to keep the same trust in our families to opt out of financial contributions in cases of economic hardship while also still creating systems of mutual accountability and contribution in non-monetary ways like volunteering.
IV. Academic & Culture Committee
A.
Committee FY20 Goals
B.
Approve Updated 2019-20 Calendar
D. Mitchell made a motion to approve the updated 2019-20 Academic Calendar.
T. Millard seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Development & Recruitment Committee
A.
Committee FY20 Goals
Parents are asking about steps being put in place to ensure Living School does not become an alternative school predominantly for students with behavioral challenges.
VI. Governance Committee
A.
Committee FY20 Goals
B.
Vote Britany Holmes-Nick onto the Board
M. Davis made a motion to add Britany Holmes-Nick to the Board.
P. Roussel seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Vote Nakeshia Kyle onto the Board
M. Lehnherr made a motion to add Nakeisha Kyle to the Board.
R. Ashmore seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Introduce Traci Simon
Traci will be invited to serve as an Advisory Board member and be welcomed to the Board as early as February to fulfill the role of Treasurer.
VII. Closing Items
A.
Review Upcoming Dates
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:51 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
D. Lister