Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday January 18, 2018 at 6:30 PM
Location
1580 Dean St. – 3rd Fl., Brooklyn, NY
This meeting will be held over video-conference. Members of the public may access the meeting by calling:
646-558-8656. Board member locations recorded.
646-558-8656. Board member locations recorded.
Trustees Present
D. Hazelwood (remote), G. Lee (remote), J. Harber (remote), J. Latimer (remote), N. Lirette (remote), R. MacIntyre (remote)
Trustees Absent
A. Conelli, N. Lemerond
Guests Present
E. Kussell, G. Roehm, J. Williams, R. Rocker
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
J. Harber called a meeting of the board of trustees of Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School to order on Thursday Jan 18, 2018 at 6:30 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
Approval of minutes postponed until next meeting
II. Action Item
A.
Approve Submission of Material Revision to Organizational Chart
J. Harber made a motion to Approve the submission of a material revision to the organizational chart.
R. MacIntyre seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
RESOLUTION:
Be it resolved that this Board of Trustees does hereby authorize the Executive Director, upon approval from the Board of Regents, to make changes to the organizational structure as outlined in the submitted material revision documents.
III. Revision of the Current Charter to Expand
A.
Current Charter Revision
The Executive Director gave a brief overview of the revision to be submitted, which was presented to all members of the board during committee meetings prior to the full board meeting. No board members had questions about the revision and it was brought up for a vote.
IV. New Committee
A.
Add a New School Committee
The Executive Director explained the rationale, which was previously suggested by a trustee, for transitioning the Strategic Planning Committee, which just completed and helped pass a new strategic plan, to the New Schools Committee, in support of ensuring a smooth submission of a revision to expand grade levels to elementary school and a high quality opening of the additional grade levels.
V. Information Items
A.
ED Report
The Executive Director discussed the progress of the interview processes for two board candidates, and the full board discussed the candidacy and qualifications of the candidates.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:40 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Harber