Liberation Academy
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday January 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Directors Present
K. Scott (remote), M. Mehta (remote), N. Long (remote), R. Nobles (remote), R. Oglesby (remote), W. Hunter (remote)
Directors Absent
C. Clark
Guests Present
B. King (remote), Ben Crowe - EdTec
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
N. Long called a meeting of the board of directors of Liberation Academy to order on Tuesday Jan 9, 2024 at 6:04 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
W. Hunter made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 12-12-23.
R. Nobles seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Executive Director Report
A.
Enrollment Update
B.
Academic and School Culture Reports
Discipline
- No fights, insubordination or skipping class in December
- Four reports of other infractions
Interventions
- Restorative circles
- Heightened monitoring in the hallway and cafeteria
- First of monthly town hall meeting to do a culture reset and celebrate great behavior and growth
Academic Focus
- Vocabulary and decoding
- All content areas are required to provide vocabulary to their scholars at least biweekly
- Decoding for the lowest tier learners
- Reviewing exit ticket/formative assessment
- Data weekly to track progress on standards
- Continue to provide incentives and celebrations for staff and scholars
- Continued coaching on unit plans for project based learning
Had a staff reduction in December to reduce costs
- We currently have 3 core content teachers in 6th grade and 3 in 5th grade
III. Development
A.
Funding Opportunities
New grant funds
- Got the grant from Charter School Growth Fund for $440K over three years
- Got a facilities grant for $78K
Fundraising
- Starting a popcorn fundraiser next week
IV. Facility
A.
Facility Update
Potential sites for '25 - '26 school year
- Another church about 1.5 miles from where we are. It's larger.
V. Finance Committee
A.
Budget Review-November
Attached
B.
Executive Session
VI. Other Business
A.
Public Comment
None
VII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:14 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
R. Oglesby
Documents used during the meeting
- Liberation - FY24 - November 2023 Board Report - 240104.xlsm
- Liberation - FY24 - November 2023 Financial Update - 240104.pdf
74 - current enrollment
4 - new enrollments
5 - withdrawals