Legacy Schools Board of Directors
Minutes
Legacy Prep Board of Directors meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday March 14, 2023 at 4:30 PM
Location
Legacy Prep
1500 Daniel Payne Drive
Birmingham, AL 35214
Legacy Prep Board of Director's Meeting
Directors Present
Adrienne Brooks, Desire Crumb, Earlisha Williams, Ruqayyah Abdullah
Directors Absent
LaTasha Nix, Orazio Mancarella
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
Earlisha Williams
Ex Officio Members Present
Reneta Johnson
Non Voting Members Present
Reneta Johnson
Guests Present
Carol Hollis, Danielle Tinker, Willie Davis
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Finance Committee
A.
Annual Audit Services Engagement
The meeting was opened for official business at 4:51 p.m. with the entrance of board member, Earlisha Williams, thereby having a quorum.
B.
2021 - 2022 Review of Annual Financials - 990
C.
January Financials
Mr. Willie Davis, Legacy Prep CSFO, presented the financial statements for the month ending January 31, 2023.
D.
Regions Loans
III. Academic Committee
A.
School Updates
Dr. Reneta Johnson, Head of Schools, shared an update from the school perspective. She reported that scholar enrollment is 378, which shows a 93.56 retention rate. Registration for the 2023-24 school year has begun and 70% of current students have already registered. The enrollment goal for the 23-24 school year is 510 scholars. Average daily attendance is 90%. 41 out of 55 faculty and staff that began in July, 2022 are still working at LP.
She shared the Birmingham Now article featuring a LP scholar and his mother sharing their positive experience at LP. She recognized Mrs. Meredith Hornsby, LP Librarian, for receiving the One Class at a Time Award from CBS 42.
B.
Responsive Classroom
C.
2023 - 2024 School Calendar
Dr. Johnson presented the proposed calendar for the 2023-24 school year. The calendar included e-Learning days, more staff professional development days, and an extended day beginning at 7:45 and ending at 3:15 p.m.
The calendar was tabled until next month to provide time for village review and input.
IV. Governance Committee
A.
Facilities Updates
B.
AL Service Marks - Renewal
The official business portion of the meeting ended at 5:38 pm. Time was given to receive comments from the public.
Ms. Rebekah Barr, CPA PC shared the results of the audit of Legacy Prep Schools (via zoom) for the fiscal year ending September 2021. She stated that the results of the audit was unmodified with no material weakness.