Liberation Academy

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday September 10, 2024 at 6:00 PM

Directors Present

K. Scott (remote), L. Brown (remote), M. Mehta (remote), R. Nobles (remote), W. Hunter (remote)

Directors Absent

C. Clark

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 Sep 10, 2024 at 6:00 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

W. Hunter made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 08-13-24.
M. Mehta seconded the motion.

Approved minutes from Board retreat and Board Meeting for 08/13/2024

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Executive Director's Report

A.

Liberation Academy Updates

Flag Football will have games on each Saturday (schedule to be sent out to Board members)

Students celebrated first incentive for positive behavior with Bruisters Ice Cream truck via a sponsor. 

B.

SY24-25 Enrollment

Current enrollment is below minimum requirement at 136 working to get families in through our lead contractor. Families are currently being scheduled to begin enrollment documentation. Hopeful that we will be able to meet FTE count in November. Current enrollment is above the number projected and reported to the SCSC which will have positive indicator on the budget. 

C.

MAP Scores

Students engaged in MAP testing which provided preliminary data for teachers to measure improvement against for SY24-25. Teachers will work collaboratively during Power Hour to implement interventions across the curriculum. 

III. Policy Adoption

A.

Board Governance

Brown requested that current Bylaws add a provision that calls for new members to wait a period of time prior to assuming an officer role; Board agreed to consider such and add verbiage to Bylaws prior to its adoption. This will be added under the condition that a clause is mentioned to address an insufficient number of Board Members to carry out officer responsibilities. 

B.

Discussion of Strategic Plan Goals

Strategic Plan final goals were reviewed for discussion; no discussion points were raised. Assignment of goal owners will be handled asynchronously. 

IV. Finance

A.

EdTec Presentation

Financial report is attached. 

V. Executive Session

A.

Executive Session

No executive session was held as quorum was not maintained. 

VI. Closing Items

A.

Public Comment

No public comments submitted. 

B.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:08 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
R. Nobles
Documents used during the meeting
  • Meeting Notes - LA Board Retreat Fall 2024.docx
  • 2024_08_13_board_meeting_minutes.pdf
  • Bylaws_LIBERATION_08242024 - Google Docs.pdf
  • LiberationAcademy_ Strategic Plan .docx - Google Docs.pdf
  • Liberation - FY25 - July 2024 Financials - 240905.xlsm
  • Liberation - FY25 - July 2024 Financial Update - 240905.pdf