Explorations Charter School
Minutes
Governing Board Regular Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday June 22, 2023 at 5:30 PM
Directors Present
Hilary Paden (remote), Lori Noto (remote), Robert Peterson (remote), Sarah Annis Haynes (remote)
Directors Absent
Bill Hallam, Ginni Block, Melony Brady-Shanley
Guests Present
Jill Johnson, Susan O'Rourke (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes - 5/18/2023 Regular Board Meeting
D.
Approve Minutes - 6/12/2023 Special Meeting of the Board
Lori Noto abstained.
II. Financial
A.
Monthly Report
III. Committee Updates
A.
Finance Committee
- School switched health insurance companies which was a saving for both the teachers and the school.
- Waiting on tax rebate on employee retention tax credit
- Moving forward with the mortgage.
B.
Policy Committee
Policies 5431.911; 5113; 5133.2 tabled to next month.
C.
Personnel Committee
No update at this time.
IV. School News
A.
Attendance/Chronic Absenteeism/Corrective Action Plan Update
Daily attendance rate 87.58%
Chronic Absenteeism Rate 48.8%
School will be collaborating with Silver Hill. They received grant money for community outreach. Silver Hill be presenting workshops for both staff and parents.
This summer, policies will be worked on for stronger attendance for next year.
V. Other Business
A.
Staffing Update
Matt is thanked for his years with Explorations as an English and Special Ed teacher as well as his work to develop our 3-D Printing Lab. The board wishes him well.
Policy/Agreement to be created in the future if school helps pay for staff to receive certification what the expectation will be for retention.
B.
Corrective Action Plan & State Meeting
Meeting held on 6/5/23 with SBE Accountability and Support Subcommittee. Meeting went well. They were impressed with the student enrollment/involvement in the Black and Latin Studies class. Updates were provided about work on curriculum and work with the Attendance Peer Learning Network during this meeting.
State came to visit on 6/13/23 for Corrective Action Plan and Next Steps. States big concern continues to be attendance. State is coming back on 8/23/23 to look at updated policies and plans regarding this issue.
C.
2023-2024 Meeting Schedule & Retreats
Tentative looking at Tuesdays in the Fall for Board Meeting.
No Board Meeting in July.
Staff Retreat tentatively 8/5/23 or 8/12/23.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
- May 2023 Monthly Report.pdf
- 4148 _ 4218 - Liability Protection for School Employees.pdf
- 5144.4 - Physical Exercise and Discipline.pdf
- Explorations - end-of-year data (EOY).pdf
Lori Noto motioned to approve the May Monthly Financial Report. Hilary Paden seconded. Motion passed unanimously.