MS Delta Academies
Minutes
Board of Directors of MS Delta Academies
Date and Time
Wednesday March 8, 2023 at 1:00 PM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83885678291?pwd=UDZ5UXNaZDNSNWxJYW9SSEx5UUVRQT09
Meeting ID: 838 8567 8291
Passcode: 580498
Directors Present
Cassandria Hansbrough (remote), Emily Cupples (remote), Erica Plybeah Hemphill (remote), Erin Mulligan, McKinley Martin (remote)
Directors Absent
Jacquelyn Brownlow, Williams Brack
Guests Present
Tamala Shaw, Tosha Boyd
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Approve Agenda
D.
Approve Minutes
II. Board Chair/Vice Chair's Report
A.
Meeting with MCSAB
III. Financial Report
A.
Expenditures over $5,000
Tosha Boyd reviewed the expenditures over $5,000 for January and February with explanations for each. Members had no questions.
B.
Review and Approve Financial Reports
Tosha Boyd reviewed onscreen the Balance Sheet, Budget vs. Actuals, and Cashflow Analysis for January and February. Ms. Cupples and Mr. Martin asked clarifying questions.
IV. Executive Director's Report
A.
General Updates
Dr. Shaw that Board Secretary Amanda Wiltshire has tendered her resignation from the Board of Directors.
Dr. Shaw provided updates for student enrollment and the recruitment process.
Dr. Shaw provided an update on staff recruitment and HR. She shared that the school held a Guest Teacher Open House in which Leflore Legacy teachers invited teachers from other schools to shadow them. Five teachers participated. Several PD sessions have also been opened to other local teachers. Ms. Hemphill posed a question.
The school is in conversation with the renters (church) about renewing their lease next year.
B.
Vote - Salary schedule and calendar changes
Dr. Shaw asked for the board's thoughts on the current and upcoming salary schedule and board members discussed. The board requested to see the numbers of the current schedule as compared to the local schools and the state. Dr. Shaw also presented the possibility of a salary scale based on academic outcomes rather than the employee's education level and years of experience.
Dr. Shaw shared calendar updates for the current year based on an adjustment to the assessment schedule. She proposed moving assessments to the first week of May. She also shared the proposed addition of a Mental Health Day on May 15th as a day off for staff and scholars.
Dr. Shaw walked members through the proposed SY24 calendar onscreen and requested feedback.
V. Committee Reports
A.
Development Committee
Ms. Mulligan provided an update about plans for the Vision Meeting in April.
B.
Executive Committee
Mr. Martin has crafted a description of the Executive Committee to amend the bylaws as approved in the February 2023 board meeting. He reviewed the language onscreen with members.
C.
Committee reports
No reports.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Next Meeting Date & Topics
The next meeting will be held Wednesday, April 5 at 1pm Central Time.
B.
Adjourn Meeting
- Bylaws - MS Delta Academies .docx
- MS Delta Committee Assignments.jpg
Ms. Cupples and Dr. Shaw met with MCSAB representatives about the school's rating/review.