Living School

Minutes

Living School Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday February 8, 2022 at 7:00 PM

Location

Living School Board meetings will be occurring on Zoom until further notice.
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.  At the end of each agenda item, there will be a time for public comment.  Members of the public wishing to comment on any agenda item, may raise their hand at this designated time and be recognized by the 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 Chair at least 24 hours notice to be added to the agenda.  We will strive to accommodate longer items but cannot guarantee room on a given meeting's agenda.

Directors Present

A. Medley (remote), A. Odiduro (remote), D. Cager (remote), D. Lister (remote), D. Mitchell (remote), M. Davis (remote), M. Lehnherr (remote), N. Kyle (remote), P. Roussel (remote), T. Simon (remote)

Directors Absent

B. Holmes-Nick, K. Mutepfa, R. Ashmore

Guests Present

Dr. Leslie Haas (remote), Re'kal Hooker (remote), S. Pasternak (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

D. Mitchell called a meeting of the board of directors of Living School to order on Tuesday Feb 8, 2022 at 7:06 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes from previous Board Meeting

M. Davis made a motion to approve the minutes from Living School Board Meeting on 01-11-22.
P. Roussel seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Governance & Evaluation Committee

A.

Review FY22 Goals & Committee Description

B.

CEO Report

Stefin reviewed the CEO Board Report & Dashboard, answering questions about staff transitions & COVID operations.

C.

Board Training

Board reviewed documents and had discussion about topics related to Board Governance.

III. Finance & Development Committee

A.

Review FY22 Goals & Committee Description

B.

Finance Dashboard & Report

Stefin reviewed the Finance Report & Dashboard.

C.

Committee Report

Traci highlighted the Committee's request to have Stefin & Mike comment next month on our budget-to-actuals in light of staffing changes.  Priority is making sure we're not operating at a deficit.

D.

Resolution permitting Dunn Financial Services Team access to Living School's bank accounts

T. Simon made a motion to authorize Michael Dunn & Javonda Mickens of Dunn Financial Services to conduct transactions on behalf of Living School, Inc.
D. Lister seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Academic & Culture Committee

A.

Review FY22 Goals & Committee Description

B.

Committee Report

Dr. Cager summarized the Committee's discussion about Academic & Culture data and reviewed Dr. Lister's presentation about the renewal process.

C.

Round 1 NCAP Enrollment Demand

Stefin celebrated strong Round 1 results, highlighting that final match will come out likely in late March or early April.

D.

COVID Update

Stefin reviewed COVID operations and decision making.

V. Executive Session

A.

Exit Interview Updates

Postponed until next meeting.

VI. 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 8:08 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
D. Mitchell