Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School
Minutes
Monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday June 22, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Location
Clarksdale Collegiate's Board meets in the Abrams Library Classroom on the K-6 Campus (1012 W 2nd Street).
Directors Present
A. Jones-Taylor (remote), C. Rutledge (remote), C. Williams (remote), E. Meier (remote), K. Bass (remote), S. Howell (remote)
Directors Absent
A. Crumley, O. Clark, S. Jossell
Guests Present
A. Johnson, D. Endom (remote), K. Wise (remote), Rob Tate (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Approve Minutes from April 27, 2026 Board Meeting
No changes were requested.
II. Executive Director's Report
A.
Executive Director's Report
III. Committee Reports
A.
Finance Committee
Katie Wise, GT3, provided a detailed update of the school's financials up to May 31, 2026 and answered questions. She also presented the FY27 budget for review and for approval.
The board discussed the updated enrollment targets which are slightly lower than the contracted enrollment. The enrollment targets and FY27 budget were approved together.
B.
Facility Task Force
David Endom and Rob Tate, Level Field Partners, provided an update from the Board's Facility Take Force. The discussion topics included the progress on refinancing the existing debt on our K-6 campus, design and acquisition updates for our future 7-12 campus, and lease details for our temporary location for our current 7th-10th grade scholars.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| C. Rutledge |
Aye
|
| K. Bass |
Aye
|
| A. Crumley |
Absent
|
| A. Jones-Taylor |
Aye
|
| E. Meier |
Aye
|
| S. Jossell |
Absent
|
| S. Howell |
Aye
|
| O. Clark |
Absent
|
| C. Williams |
Abstain
|
IV. Other Business
A.
Public Comment
No public comments.
V. Closing Items
A.
Next Board Meeting Reminder
The next meeting will be July 27th at 5:30 pm.
ED Amanda Johnson gave an update on planning for the 2026-27 school year focusing on staffing and enrollment. She also shared the initial 3rd grade reading results which were the only state testing results available by the meeting. Clarksdale Collegiate 3rd grade scholars passed at a 70.0% rate on the reading portion of the ELA MAAP assessment, a slight improvement over last year's 69.3% outperforming the two local districts again this year.