Legacy Schools Board of Directors

Minutes

Legacy Prep Board of Directors meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday October 11, 2022 at 4:30 PM

Location

Legacy Prep

1500 Daniel Payne Drive

Birmingham, AL 35214

Directors Present

Adrienne Brooks, Darlene Wilson, Earlisha Williams, LaTasha Nix, Orazio Mancarella, Ruqayyah Abdullah

Directors Absent

None

Directors who arrived after the meeting opened

LaTasha Nix

Guests Present

Carol Hollis, Reneta Johnson (remote), Willie Davis

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Ruqayyah Abdullah called a meeting of the board of directors of Legacy Schools Board of Directors to order on Tuesday Oct 11, 2022 at 4:39 PM.

C.

Approval of Minutes

Orazio Mancarella made a motion to approve the minutes from Annual Board Meeting + 2nd Budget Hearing on 09-13-22.
Earlisha Williams seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Darlene Wilson made a motion to approve the agenda.
Orazio Mancarella seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
LaTasha Nix arrived at 4:50 PM.

II. School Update

A.

Legacy Prep - State of the School Update

Dr. Reneta Johnson, Head of Schools, presented the state of the school. She provided an informative powerpoint presentation that addressed current testing scores, enrollment and behavior. She also provided goals and strategies to improve in all areas.

B.

Organizational Chart 2022 - 2023

Orazio Mancarella made a motion to approve the 2022-2023 organizational chart.
Adrienne Brooks seconded the motion.

Ms. Abdullah recommended that the Board approve the organizational chart. The purpose of the reorganization is to support academic goals with the major change being the addition of an elementary school principal. The principal would be responsible for monitoring and implementing best practices along with cultural goals. 

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

New Hires

Voting on new hires was tabled until the next meeting. All hiring must be board approved before they begin to work. The hiring chart should include information such as a salary comparison for the leaving employee vs. the newly hired.

D.

School Policies

The vote on school policies was tabled until the next meeting.

E.

Math Curriculum

The vote on the math curriculum was tabled until the next meeting.

III. Finance

A.

August Financials

Darlene Wilson made a motion to approve the financial statements for the month ending August 31, 2022, based on bank reconciliations.
Orazio Mancarella seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Governance Committee

A.

Level Field

Earlisha Williams made a motion to to accept the timeline as presented by Level Field regarding acquisition of a new forever home for Legacy Prep.
Darlene Wilson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Orazio Mancarella made a motion to give authority to Dr. Reneta Johnson, to negotiate salary for the new elementary principal for an amount not to exceed $93,000.
Darlene Wilson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Real Estate

Shared with the Board were two possible sites for a forever home for Legacy Prep.

C.

Board Member Renewal

Earlisha Williams made a motion to approve board member renewal for Mr. Orazio Mancarella.
LaTasha Nix seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

V. 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 5:53 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Carol Hollis