Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School
Minutes
December 2025 Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday December 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Topic: Launch Board of Trustees December 2025 Meeting
Time: Dec 10, 2025 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Trustees Present
C. Noel (remote), J. Harber (remote), K. Lewandowski (remote), M. Ward-Mitchell (remote), M. Webster (remote), N. Lemerond (remote), N. Lirette (remote), S. Beck (remote)
Trustees Absent
D. Hazelwood, N. Walcott
Guests Present
A. Khan (remote), A. Rubin (remote), C. Schlafer (remote), G. Roehm (remote), R. Tang (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Approve Minutes
A.
Approve Minutes
III. Action Item - Approve Budget Amendment
A.
Approve Budget Amendment #1
IV. Real Estate Update
A.
Real Estate Update - 6th Ave.
The ED provided updates on the 6th Avenue site, including next steps for lease negotiations.
V. Fundraising
A.
Fundraising Update
The ED provided an overview of the current fundraising pipeline and reviewed the fundraising pitch deck with the board. The board shared feedback.
VI. ED Transition
A.
ED Transition Update
The Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer discussed the ED transition process and answered questions from the board. The COO also discussed the Greenhouse E3 Fellowship, which supports new charter school executive directors.
VII. Information Items
A.
Information Items
The ED updated the board on upcoming board meetings and the board networking event.
The Sr. Director of Finance presented the Q1 financial report and proposed budget amendment. The SDOF and ED answered questions from the board.