Springfield Prep
Minutes
Special Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday November 18, 2020 at 6:45 PM
This meeting of the Springfield Prep Charter School Board was held via Zoom video conference on 11/18/2020 at 6:45 pm. The meeting was held virtually due to the COVID-19-related school closure during this time. Meeting notice was posted on the school's website (www.springfieldprep.org) on 11/16/20 at 12:40 pm.
Trustees Present
A. Grant (remote), A. Malone (remote), J. Rosewell (remote), K. Molina (remote), R. Leonard (remote), S. Balogun (remote), S. Fuller (remote), T. Walker (remote)
Trustees Absent
D. Morrin
Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened
A. Grant
Trustees who left before the meeting adjourned
J. Rosewell
Ex Officio Members Present
B. Spirer (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
B. Spirer (remote)
Guests Present
M. Wagner (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
R. Leonard called a meeting of the board of trustees of Springfield Prep to order on Wednesday Nov 18, 2020 at 6:48 PM.
C.
Public Comment, If Any
No members of the public present.
II. School Model Planning
A.
Capital Campaign Update
Sally provided an update on the Capital Campaign results to date and thanked the board for reaching 100% board member participation.
A. Grant arrived.
B.
School reopening and revisiting on-site plan
Bill provided an update on the new DPH health metric for determining town and city designations and the new guidance from DESE. He described the school's current onsite program and its recommendations to continue this program to support students with unique learning needs.
J. Rosewell left.
T. Walker made a motion to authorize the school to continue providing on-site instruction and support to students with unique needs in accordance with DPH and DESE health guidance and in the judgment of school management.
K. Molina seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. Closing Items
A.
Next Board Meeting
The 11/23 meeting is cancelled and there will be a new meeting scheduled in early December to allow for finalizing Building Project-related votes.
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:17 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
B. Spirer
Documents used during the meeting
- Board Meeting 11.18.20.pdf