Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools
Minutes
Lighthouse Academies Of Northwest Indiana
Date and Time
Monday January 27, 2020 at 5:30 PM
Location
Gary Lighthouse Upper - 1775 West 41st Avenue
Directors Present
B. Bridges, C. Mosley, K. Ward McDuffie, N. Barksdale (remote), N. Lucas, R. Daniels
Directors Absent
A. Payne, Y. Irons-Johnson
Guests Present
B. Elliott (remote), BoardOnTrack, C. Jackson, J. Beasley, S. Miranda
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
K. Ward McDuffie called a meeting of the board of directors of Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools to order on Monday Jan 27, 2020 at 5:30 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
B. Bridges made a motion to approve the minutes from Lighthouse Academies Of Northwest Indiana on 11-18-19.
C. Mosley seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Finance
A.
East Chicago
C. Mosley made a motion to approve bills for the month of November at East Chicago Lighthouse.
B. Bridges seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C. Mosley made a motion to pay bills for the month of December at East Chicago Lighthouse.
N. Lucas seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Gary
C. Mosley made a motion to pay the bills for the month of November at Gary Lighthouse.
R. Daniels seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
R. Daniels made a motion to pay the bills for the month of December at Gary Lighthouse Charter School.
N. Lucas seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
III. Governance
A.
Lighthouse Revised Contract
N. Barksdale made a motion to accept and sign the new contract with Lighthouse Academies.
B. Bridges seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Revised Bylaws
C. Mosley made a motion to to approve the revised Bylaws.
R. Daniels seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
New Board Member Vote
D.
Scheduling of Board Retreat-Board Retreat Committee
E.
New Board Member' Orientation
IV. Committee Reports
A.
Development Committee
B.
Academic Excellence Committee
-Discussed NWEA MOY data
V. Closing Items
A.
Public Comments
B.
Executive Session
N. Lucas made a motion to move into executive session.
B. Bridges seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C. Mosley made a motion to return to regular session.
B. Bridges seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:30 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
N. Barksdale
D.
Next Meeting
March 16th, 2020 @ Gary Primary Academy
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