Explorations Charter School
Minutes
Board Retreat
Date and Time
Saturday August 5, 2023 at 9:00 AM
Location
Explorations Charter School Cafeteria (Virtual Link available)
Directors Present
Bill Hallam, Ginni Block, Hilary Paden (remote), Lori Noto, Robert Peterson, Sarah Annis Haynes
Directors Absent
Melony Brady-Shanley
Ex Officio Members Present
Joe White
Non Voting Members Present
Joe White
Guests Present
Jill Johnson
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Greetings / personal news
II. Renewal / Corrective Action Plan Review & Discussion
A.
PLC Implementation
PLC stands for Professional Learning Community.
It will take place 2x a month.
Humanities or Stem
Ed Advance will help with this
B.
Attendance / Chronic Absenteeism Response
New policies to address Attendance issues per request of the State
If miss 10 days for half the year , 20 days for the year, you need to make it up
@ 2 absences staff will meet with student
Set up google voice accounts for Jill, Bill, Joe and Melinda
Board members will also join meeting with students
If a student transfers in mid year, their attendance from the previous school comes with them.
State will need to understand that Graduation numbers are going to go down, Because of the new attendance policy
C.
Discipline Procedures
Discipline forms will return to be filled out on paper to be given to Bill.
Bill will input them into Swiss online system.
Looking for staff to intervene more and to hold students more accountable.
III. Discussion: General
A.
Board on Track Program
Discussion held about the continued use of Board of Track.
Cost is $5,500. Organization is great. Trainings to be informative.
Looking for a grant from the NW Bank to help with the costs.
Board members are to be participating in Trainings. Need to be collect the information of what trainings have members participated in.
B.
Board Meetings
Board Meetings to be held third Tuesdays of the month at 5:30pm.
Next Board Meeting September 19th.
C.
Board Recruitment
Board needs to recruit more members.
Former Students?
Possible parent/grant writer? Jill to follow up
Current Junior to add as student representative to serve for 2 years
Someone from the Community
Reach out to Ed Advance for suggestions
D.
Graduation Requirements
Public Act 1165 - An Act Concerning Financial Literacy Instruction will start with the graduation classes of 2027
Capstone projects will no longer be required by law. Capstone projects will be offered as an elective for Seniors.
IV. Committee Updates
A.
Director Evaluation
Lori to update. Board on Track to be used as a tool to help with this.
B.
Education
No update at this time.
C.
Finance
Table discussion till next meeting.
D.
Personnel
Bill Hallam to join committee to help review/update handbook.
E.
Policy 5113 - Attendance and Excuses
Add 2 mental health daysÂ
F.
Policy 5144.4 Physical Exercise and Discipline
G.
Policy 5131.911 Bullying
Discussion held. Policy to be sent to the attorney for review.
H.
Policy 5133.2 Unexcused Absences - Truancy
I.
Policy 4148_4218 Liability Protection for School Employees
J.
Policy 6146 Graduation Requirements
To update that Capstone project is now optionalÂ
Board members shared personal news.