Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools
Minutes
October 2021 NWI Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday October 25, 2021 at 5:30 PM
Location
Gary Lighthouse College Preparatory Academy and live on YouTube at https://youtu.be/gm7B7-6u3Wg.
Directors Present
A. Payne (remote), C. Mosley (remote), L. Kinsey Brown (remote), M. Swope (remote), S. Caruthers (remote)
Directors Absent
B. Bridges, T. Smith
Guests Present
A. Anderson (remote), A. Nicholson, C. Jackson (remote), J. Beasley, M. Rivera, S. Gallagher
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
A. Payne called a meeting of the board of directors of Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools to order on Monday Oct 25, 2021 at 5:36 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
M. Swope made a motion to approve the minutes from September 2021 NWI Board Meeting on 09-20-21.
C. Mosley seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
Approve Minutes
M. Swope made a motion to approve the minutes from Special Board Meeting on 09-30-21.
C. Mosley seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Finance
A.
East Chicago
B.
Gary
S. Caruthers made a motion to approve the September financial packets for East Chicago Lighthouse and Gary Lighthouse.
C. Mosley seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
FY22 Budget Amendments
S. Caruthers made a motion to accept the adjusted FY22 budget for Gary with the changes as presented.
C. Mosley seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
III. Governance
A.
Board Recruitment
By-laws will be presented in the next meeting.
B.
Vote on Board Officers
A. Payne made a motion to nominate Melvin Swope as the Lighthouse Academies NWI Board Secretary.
C. Mosley seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Melvin Swope accepted the position as board secretary.
S. Caruthers made a motion to nominate Charm Mosley as Vice President of the Lighthouse Academies NWI Board.
M. Swope seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
IV. LHA Network Reports
A.
RVP Report
B.
Lighthouse Academies, Inc. Updated Mission Statement
Vote during next board meeting.
C.
Operations Report
V. Closing Items
A.
Public Comments
B.
Executive Session
S. Caruthers made a motion to go into executive session.
C. Mosley seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C. Mosley made a motion to return to meeting.
M. Swope 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,
A. Nicholson