Liberation Academy
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday April 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Directors Present
K. Scott (remote), R. Nobles (remote), R. Oglesby (remote), W. Hunter (remote)
Directors Absent
C. Clark, M. Mehta
Guests Present
B. King (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
R. Nobles called a meeting of the board of directors of Liberation Academy to order on Tuesday Apr 9, 2024 at 6:07 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
K. Scott made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 03-12-24.
R. Nobles seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Governance
A.
SCSC Governance Trainings
- April 17 at 9 a.m. in person
- Need to also complete 6 virtual hours by April 30
III. Executive Director's Report
A.
Lion Updates/Celebrations
- Went on first field trip
B.
SY24-25 Enrollment
- Current: 73
- New: 1
- Withdrawal: 0
For 24-25 school year
- Currently have 50 applications for 7th grade. We have 7 remaining seats. Will likely lead to a wait list.
- 45 for 5th grade
- Approximately 40 for 6th
- 84 cap for each grade
- 93% retention rate. Most who aren't coming are due to relocation (3) or disatisfaction (1)
- Required to meet minimum threshold of 139 of students. On track to meet the number. We'll continue to enroll through the start of the school year.
- Apps close on 27th. No lottery on 29th. Offered admission to all who applied.
- Families have until April 12 to accept their seat.
- Deadline to submit enrollment docs to hold their seat by close of May
C.
Culture and Climate
Discipline Report: March
- No fights, insubordination or skipping
- 1 infraction for misuse of technology
There are 3 staff vacancies for instructional positions.
IV. Academic Excellence
A.
Benchmark Data
Data attached
B.
Milestones Planning
First week in May
C.
SY24-25
- August 5 is the start date
- Full calendar is still being finalized
V. Development
A.
Fundraising Priorities for Q4
Double Good fundraiser has ended.
Awaiting final amount raised.
VI. Finance
A.
EdTec Presentation
Attached
VII. Closing Items
A.
Public Comment
None
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:01 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
R. Oglesby
Documents used during the meeting
- FY24 Governance Training Virtual Agenda.pdf
- MAP Math_Spring 2024.png
- MAP reading_Spring 2024.png
- Liberation - FY24 - February 2024 Board Report - 240328 - ab.xlsm
- Liberation - FY24 - February 2024 Financial Update - 240328.pdf