Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School
Minutes
Monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday July 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Location
This meeting of the Clarksdale Collegiate Board will take place via Zoom. The board room is unavailable due to a schoolwide event taking place.
Mission: Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School prepares scholars in the Mississippi Delta to excel in high school and college by providing rigorous instruction within a structured, ambitious, and jubilant school community.
Directors Present
A. Jones-Taylor (remote), C. Rutledge (remote), C. Williams (remote), K. Bass (remote), O. Clark (remote), S. Howell (remote), S. Jossell (remote)
Directors Absent
A. Crumley, E. Meier
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
C. Rutledge
Guests Present
A. Johnson, D. Endom (remote), K. Wise (remote), Rob Tate (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
A. Jones-Taylor called a meeting of the board of directors of Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School to order on Monday Jul 27, 2026 at 5:34 PM.
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Approve Minutes from June 22, 2026 Board Meeting
C. Williams made a motion to approve the minutes from Monthly Board Meeting on 06-22-26.
S. Jossell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Executive Director's Report
A.
Executive Director's Report
III. Committee Reports
A.
Finance Committee
S. Jossell made a motion to approve the preliminary end of year FY26 financial report.
K. Bass seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Facility Task Force
C. Rutledge arrived.
David Endom and Rob Tate, Level Field Partners, gave a detailed Facility Task Force update regarding the acquisition of the Heidelberg, financing updates, and upcoming work. No action was needed this month.
IV. Other Business
A.
Public Comment
No public comments.
V. Closing Items
A.
Next Board Meeting Reminder
The next board meeting is August 24, 2026 at 5:30 pm.
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:02 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
A. Johnson
ED Amanda Johnson provided a short update from the school. She is continuing to work with our lawyers to voice our concerns with MCSAB, specifically Johnson formally asked MCSAB to correct the financial rating from the 2024-25 Performance Framework to reflect our actual financial data from that year. She also gave an update on our enrollment for the upcoming school year. We are under enrolled by 100 scholars going into day one. However, there are still over 200 scholars who have been accepted and have time to enroll ahead of other local schools starting. Lastly, the school has received some academic results but does not yet have all data points to gauge ultimate accountability results.