Living School
Minutes
Living School Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday January 21, 2020 at 6:00 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, I. Bamgbàlà Arẹ̀sà, I. King-Robins, M. Davis, M. Lehnherr, N. Kyle, P. Roussel, R. Ashmore, T. Millard
Directors Absent
B. Holmes-Nick, J. Wagner-Romero
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
T. Millard
Guests Present
J. Daschbach, Kendra Manson, Penny Williams, S. Pasternak, T. Simon
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 Jan 21, 2020 at 6:08 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes from previous Board Meeting
M. Davis made a motion to approve the minutes from Living School Board Meeting on 12-17-19.
I. King-Robins seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approve minutes from November Board Meeting
M. Davis made a motion to approve the minutes from Living School Board Meeting on 11-19-19.
D. Mitchell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
T. Millard arrived.
II. Academic, Culture, & Evaluation Committee
A.
Committee FY20 Goals
B.
CEO Report
C.
Presentation on Restorative Process & Disciplinary Decision Making
III. Finance & Development Committee
A.
Committee FY20 Goals
B.
Finance Dashboard & Report
C.
Approve Budget Revisions
M. Davis made a motion to Accept FY20 budget revisions as presented.
P. Roussel seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. Governance Committee
A.
Committee FY20 Goals
B.
Recognizing Board Resignations
C.
Elect new Board Chair
I. King-Robins made a motion to appoint Daneeka Tassin as Board Chair.
M. Davis seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Elect new Board Vice Chair
M. Davis made a motion to appoint Mandi Lehnherr as Vice Chair.
R. Ashmore seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Closing Items
A.
CEO Evaluation Memo Review
See CEO Evaluation memo.
This report will be presented to Stefin next month to help set goals for continued development.
This report will be presented to Stefin next month to help set goals for continued development.
D. Mitchell made a motion to approve CEO report.
M. Lehnherr seconded the motion.
Approved with request to include metrics as context to report.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:43 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Davis
Documents used during the meeting
- CEO Board Report - 20.01.21.pdf
- 2020_01_Finance Report.pdf
- Living School.Finance Dashboard 20.01.21.xlsx
- FY20 Amended Budget Totals (1.21.2020) - Sheet1.pdf
- LSCEOMemoRoughDraft.pdf
Clarification that EOC performance counts as a portion of a student's final grades.
Point made by India to make sure we increase internal expertise for students with disabilities as that population continues to grow.