Miles Ahead Charter School
Minutes
May 2023 Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday May 18, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Location
https://zoom.us/j/94277161320?pwd=WVR1MG9PRG1udFVwc1dXSVRZZGgrUT09
Directors Present
A. Lee (remote), A. Smith (remote), C. Browne-Roberts (remote), C. Menifee (remote), D. Laguerre II (remote), E. Quackenbush (remote), H. Lust (remote), J. Browning (remote), J. Toussaint (remote), T. Maclin (remote), T. Reese (remote)
Directors Absent
A. Turner, E. Miller, M. Hamilton, U. Sayers
Ex Officio Members Present
K. Bloxson (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
K. Bloxson (remote)
Guests Present
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I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Roll Call
C.
Check and Confirm Public Forum Sign-up
D.
Approval of Current Meeting’s Agenda
E.
Approval of Past Month’s Meeting Minutes
II. Treasurer's Report
A.
Monthly Treasurer’s Report
B.
Review of Monthly Forecasts
Presented by Dorian (see meeting presentation)
III. Kolt’s Korner
A.
Enrollment Plan Updates
Enrollment Plan Updates- We are fully enrolled!
1. Submitted the Pre-opening Budget and was approved by the SCSC.
2. We will work to engage Waitlist Families during Bootcamp Days.
B.
Loan Updates
Signing of the loan needs to occur soon, will probably happen during an Executive Session.
C.
Fiscal Policies Review
Update to the policy since we are moving to fully operational.
D.
HR Updates
Proposal of Executive Director Role- Kolt is currently operating in this role and seeks an additional instructional leader position.
Instructional Leader Position
E.
Grant Updates
All board members need to send a 2 paragraph bio to Kolt by Friday, May 19th. We have a potential grant available to apply for on behalf of MACS.
F.
Requests/Questions for Board (Board Engagement)
Upcoming Playground Renovation (June Beautification Event). Board needs to remember to use their MACS email for all MACS correspondences moving forward.
Kolt will be on vacation June 8th-20th.
IV. Meeting Discussion Topics
A.
Initial Review: 2023-2024 Budget
Initial Review of SY 2023-2024 Budget- Presented by the Finance Committee (Dorian).
i. Board members asked various questions regarding the budget presented.
ii. Kolt agreed that in the event that we are unable to hire an instructional leader she will serve in the role of instructional leader and executive director/superintendent.
iii. Dorian will also add the line item for Instructional Leader with their predicted salary in the revised budget that will be presented during the May 25th Special meeting.
B.
Continued Discussion of Shift to Operating Board
Aarica presented the Board Training Survey results sent out to all board members after our SCSC training(s).
C.
Thoughts on Future Board Retreat
The board needs to begin thinking about what month and date(s) for the fall board retreat
Presented by Dorian (see meeting presentation)