Kestrel Heights Public Charter School
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday February 11, 2020 at 6:30 PM EST
Location
4700 S Alston Ave, Durham, NC 27713 (Grades 6 to 8 building)
Agenda
| I. | Opening Items | |
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Opening Items
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| A. | Record Attendance and Guests | |
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Please note which board members are present and absent for the Secretary.
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| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | |
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The meeting will be called to order by the Chair.
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| C. | Public Comment | |
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At each regular and special meeting which is open to the public, members of the public and employees of Kestrel Heights shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to comment to the board.
Public/employee comments and questions shall be: 1) Limited to two minutes (2 minutes). 2) Directed to the Board and not to individual members. 3) Presented in a professional demeanor and not in a threatening, profane, vulgar or abusive manner. 4) Topics that are relevant to the business matters of the Kestrel Board of Directors. 5) Recognized after speaker provides their name to the Board President prior to addressing the Board. It shall be the decision of the Board if it is appropriate to respond to a question and which Board member will respond. The Board encourages all comments/questions to be submitted in writing to the board following the two minutes to ensure the entire message is heard by the board. Individuals who engage in repetitive comments/questions will be asked to refrain and/or yield the floor. |
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| D. | Approve December 2019 Meeting Minutes | |
| II. | Finance | |
| A. | 2019-2020 Salary Adjustments | |
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The Board of Directors will review updated salary adjustments based on the updated Durham Public Schools pay scale. This item requires a vote.
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| B. | Staffing 2020-2021 | |
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Dr. Tracy will provide a recommendation on school size for the 2020-21 school year with a long term plan to stabilize enrollment to meet staffing and funding needs.
Dr. Tracy will also provide 3 processes in which to make staffing recommendations for the 2020-21 school year and a proposed timeline:
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| C. | Bond Discussion | |
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Board will continue their conversation pertaining to a Bond proposal and potential campus expansion.
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| D. | Monthly Budget Report | |
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Dr. Tracy will present a review of the monthly budget. This section is a summary from the Executive Director and the Board Monthly Budget Report.
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| E. | Request for Proposals | |
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The Board will review current contracts to determine if they want to send them out for proposals for the 2020-21 school year.
The annual contracts are:
Attorney
Audit Services
Catering-Cafeteria
Custodial
E-Rate
Financial Services
Health Insurance Broker
Lawn Care
Liability Insurance Broker
Technology SUpport
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| III. | Academics | |
| A. | Mid Year iReady Assessments in Reading and Math | |
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Dr. Tracy will present the result of the most recent iReady Assessment (Middle of Year or MOY) in the areas of reading and mathematics. The data will include overall proficiency (Diagonsitic Results) and Growth Data.
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| IV. | Governance | |
| A. | Executive DIrector Report | |
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Dr. Tracy will present his monthly report on the status of the school. |
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| B. | Policy Review | |
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The Board of Directors will annually review all polices and staff handbooks, the schedule is below. For the month of September the board is complete the 1st read of the School and Community Policy |
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| C. | Charter Renewal and Performance Framework | |
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The State Board of Education met on February 5, 2020, to discuss charter renewals; on February 6 the Stae Board of Education voted to give Kestrel a 5-year charter.
Dr. Tracy will provide a status update on the 2019-2020 Performance Framework:
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| V. | Closing Items | |
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | |