Explorations Charter School
Minutes
Governing Board Regular Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday February 20, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Directors Present
Ginni Block (remote), Hilary Paden (remote), Kristin Peterson (remote), Lori Noto (remote), Robert Peterson (remote), Sarah Annis Haynes (remote)
Directors Absent
Bill Hallam, Melony Brady-Shanley
Guests Present
Jill Johnson (remote), Joe White (remote), Susan O'Rourke (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes - 1/23/2024 Regular Board Meeting
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Kristin Peterson |
Aye
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| Bill Hallam |
Absent
|
| Ginni Block |
Aye
|
| Lori Noto |
Aye
|
| Robert Peterson |
Aye
|
| Sarah Annis Haynes |
Aye
|
| Melony Brady-Shanley |
Absent
|
| Hilary Paden |
Aye
|
II. Financial
A.
Monthly Report
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Robert Peterson |
Aye
|
| Sarah Annis Haynes |
Aye
|
| Melony Brady-Shanley |
Absent
|
| Ginni Block |
Aye
|
| Kristin Peterson |
Aye
|
| Hilary Paden |
Aye
|
| Bill Hallam |
Absent
|
| Lori Noto |
Aye
|
B.
Review and Approval of updated 2023-2024 Budget
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Kristin Peterson |
Aye
|
| Lori Noto |
Aye
|
| Hilary Paden |
Aye
|
| Robert Peterson |
Aye
|
| Ginni Block |
Aye
|
| Sarah Annis Haynes |
Aye
|
| Melony Brady-Shanley |
Absent
|
| Bill Hallam |
Absent
|
III. Committee Updates
A.
Finance Committee
Presented by Ginni Block
Chris King hopefully to present audit at March meeting.
Karpet Partners Inc has been hired for the carpet downstairs. Picasso has been hired for the walls.
B.
Director Evaluation Committee
Lori Noto presented.
Lori has created an Evaluation based off one from the State Department of Education. There will be 3 surveys: one for parents; one for students and one for the staff.
C.
Personnel Committee
Sarah Haynes presented.
Bill Hallam and Sarah to meet tomorrow.
Updated the Personnel Handbook to have digital links to related school policies.
D.
Bylaws Committee
Discussion held. Agreed a Bylaws Committee needs to be added. Jill, Bob and Kris to be on it.
IV. School News
A.
Attendance/Chronic Absenteeism
January:
CA (ytd) = 40.5% (was 46.2% last year)
Avg Daily Attendance = 88.24% (up from 86.46% last year)
Avg. Daily Attendance / CA
9th - 84.19% - 44%
10th - 91.96 - 35%
11th - 86.91% - 43%
12th - 89.48% - 44%
Administration to continue with parent meetings, talking with outside counselors, and DCF referrals.
Have put up new promotional posters sponsored by EdAdvance with slogans, "School is better with you in it."
Suggested activity: have students redesign posters so it means something more personal to them.
B.
General Updates
School enrollment is currently at 84 students. 1 student graduated in January.
Currently have 17 seniors. Looking for 92 students for the fall. Currently have 12 applications.
April 10th is Open House.
V. Other Business
A.
Flooding Emergency Update
Renovations started today.
B.
School Discipline Report by Commissioner of Education
Through efforts focused on restorative practices, we have been identified as a Tier I school (Low Suspension Rate / Disproportionality).
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
- January2024Financial.pdf
Discussion held.