BELIEVE SCHOOLS, INC
Minutes
BELIEVE June Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday June 21, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Location
BELIEVE Circle City High School
2540 N Capitol Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Directors Present
B. Akintomide, C. Glier (remote), D. Bouie (remote), D. Dennis, H. Harshman, J. Fulk (remote), L. Turner, M. Canada (remote), M. Whitmire (remote)
Directors Absent
A. Bennin
Guests Present
K. Neal-Brannum (remote), T. Vonderheit (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
H. Harshman called a meeting of the board of directors of BELIEVE SCHOOLS, INC to order on Wednesday Jun 21, 2023 at 5:10 PM.
B.
Student Visit
C.
Attendance
D.
Approve May Minutes
J. Fulk made a motion to approve the minutes from BELIEVE May Board Meeting on 05-17-23.
M. Whitmire seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| L. Turner |
Aye
|
| A. Bennin |
Absent
|
| D. Bouie |
Aye
|
| B. Akintomide |
Aye
|
| C. Glier |
Aye
|
| M. Whitmire |
Aye
|
| D. Dennis |
Aye
|
| H. Harshman |
Aye
|
| J. Fulk |
Aye
|
| M. Canada |
Aye
|
II. New Board Member Votes
A.
Vote on New Board Member: Dr. Patrick Jones II
J. Fulk made a motion to approve Dr. Patrick Jones II as new board member.
B. Akintomide seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Canada |
Aye
|
| L. Turner |
Aye
|
| D. Bouie |
Aye
|
| H. Harshman |
Aye
|
| D. Dennis |
Aye
|
| B. Akintomide |
Aye
|
| J. Fulk |
Aye
|
| C. Glier |
Aye
|
| M. Whitmire |
Aye
|
| A. Bennin |
Absent
|
B.
Vote on New Board Member: Alicia Hervey
D. Dennis made a motion to approve Alicia Hervey as new board member.
H. Harshman seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Canada |
Aye
|
| M. Whitmire |
Aye
|
| A. Bennin |
Absent
|
| B. Akintomide |
Aye
|
| C. Glier |
Aye
|
| D. Bouie |
Aye
|
| L. Turner |
Aye
|
| H. Harshman |
Aye
|
| D. Dennis |
Aye
|
| J. Fulk |
Aye
|
C.
Vote on Dr. Jones as Board Chair
M. Canada made a motion to approve Dr. Jones.
B. Akintomide seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Fulk |
Aye
|
| C. Glier |
Aye
|
| A. Bennin |
Absent
|
| H. Harshman |
Aye
|
| L. Turner |
Aye
|
| D. Dennis |
Aye
|
| B. Akintomide |
Aye
|
| D. Bouie |
Aye
|
| M. Whitmire |
Aye
|
| M. Canada |
Aye
|
D.
Vote on Haley as Vice Chair
C. Glier made a motion to approve Haley Harshaman as the Vice Chair.
L. Turner seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| H. Harshman |
Aye
|
| L. Turner |
Aye
|
| M. Whitmire |
Aye
|
| D. Dennis |
Aye
|
| M. Canada |
Aye
|
| A. Bennin |
Absent
|
| B. Akintomide |
Aye
|
| D. Bouie |
Aye
|
| C. Glier |
Aye
|
| J. Fulk |
Aye
|
III. School Updates
A.
Principal's Report
B.
SY2023-2024 Academic Calendar
IV. Committee Updates
A.
Governance
Reminder for folks to complete tasks on Board on Track.
B.
Academic Excellence
Team will meet in July for data review.
C.
Finance
New quarterly report will be shared with the board.
D.
Development
BELIEVE Brunch will be held on September 23rd, 2023. More details to come.
V. Closing Items
A.
Next meeting
B.
Board Retreat
Tuesday, August 8th from 12pm-5pm et.
C.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 5:32 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
L. Turner
Teagan Vonderheit shared updates to the academic calendar for the 23-24 school year.