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Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School

Minutes

Monthly Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday February 26, 2024 at 5:30 PM

Location

Abrams Library Classroom or Zoom (https://clarksdalecollegiate-org.zoom.us/j/84717869577)

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. Crumley (remote), A. Jones-Taylor (remote), C. Rutledge (remote), C. Williams (remote), E. Meier (remote), M. Dixon (remote), O. Clark (remote), S. Jossell (remote)

Directors Absent

S. Howell

Directors who arrived after the meeting opened

C. Rutledge, M. Dixon

Directors who left before the meeting adjourned

C. Rutledge

Guests Present

A. Johnson (remote), E. Clayton, K. Wise (remote), Marquez Elem, 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 Feb 26, 2024 at 5:30 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Approve Minutes from January 22, 2024 Board Meeting

S. Jossell made a motion to approve the minutes from Monthly Board Meeting on 01-22-24.
C. Williams seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Approve Minutes from February 5, 2024 Special Called Board Meeting

C. Rutledge made a motion to approve the minutes from Special Called Board Meeting on 02-05-24.
S. Jossell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Executive Director's Report

A.

Executive Director's Report

S. Jossell made a motion to approve the Executive Director report.
C. Rutledge seconded the motion.

ED Johnson provided a detailed update on key school metrics including notices issued from the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

III. Committee Reports

A.

Governance Committee Update

Chair Jones-Taylor announced New Board Member Orientation scheduled for March 25th at 3:00 pm and encouraged board members to attend the March 25th board meeting in person.

M. Dixon arrived at 6:02 PM.

B.

Finance Committee

S. Jossell made a motion to approve the January finance report.
E. Meier seconded the motion.

Katie Wise, GT3, presented the financials for January and answered questions. She also provided a brief update on the financial audit and previewed the budget process. 

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Facility Update

David Endom and Rob Tate, Level Field Partners, briefly updated the board on the upper school facility project.

 

C. Rutledge made a motion to grant ED Amanda Johnson authority to sign and submit an application for federal assistance to the USDA.
E. Meier seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
S. Jossell made a motion to approve the delegation of the review and approval of the Level Field Partners contract to the Facility Task Force.
C. Rutledge seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C. Rutledge left at 6:48 PM.

Board Member Rutledge acknowledged a conflict of interest and excused himself from the conversation regarding the Clarksdale Municipal School District communication regarding the old Clarksdale High School building.

M. Dixon made a motion to respond to the communication from Clarksdale Municipal School District and waive the right of first refusal to purchase the old Clarksdale High School building.
A. Crumley seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C. Rutledge arrived at 6:55 PM.

IV. Other Business

A.

Public Comment

No public comments were made.

V. Closing Items

A.

Next Board Meeting Reminder

New Board Member Orientation is scheduled for 3:00 pm on Monday, March 25th and the next meeting will be on March 25th 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 6:59 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
E. Clayton