MS Delta Academies
Minutes
Board of Directors of MS Delta Academies
Date and Time
Monday October 16, 2023 at 5:30 PM
Location
virtual
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 (remote), Williams Brack (remote)
Directors Absent
Jacquelyn Brownlow, McKinley Martin
Guests Present
Amy Tinsale (remote), Ann Krafcik, Katie Wise (remote), Lisa Karmacharya (remote), Tamala Shaw (remote), Yuna Shin (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Approve Agenda
Added Board on Track update
D.
Approve Minutes
II. Board Chair/Vice Chair's Report
A.
Board on Track Updates by Yuna Shin
Yuna Shin gave an overview of the Board on Track system and best practices for how to use it.
III. Financial Report
A.
Review and Approve Financial Reports
Katie Wise of GT3 provided financial updates. She let the board know the annual financial audit has been completed. She also provided an update on the transition from Quickbooks to Marathon. She let the board know the monthly reports are delayed and will be emailed to members and posted to Board on Track when ready.
IV. Executive Director's Report
A.
General Updates
Dr. Shaw shared an enrollment update - Month 1 report. She also offered updates on teacher licensure and certification status. MVSU is working with the school to offer weekly professional development with CEU credits for the next 5 weeks.
Dr. Shaw offered an update on the school's State of Mississippi Accountability Score and appeal status. She also spoke to how frequency of assessments and focus on the bottom 25% of students, plus adding more Saturday School and intervention opportunities, to improve the score next year.
Dr. Shaw shared some student recruitment and retention strategies, including a Shadow Day opportunity.
V. MS Whole School Opportunity
A.
MS Whole School Opportunity
Erin Mulligan provided an overview of Mississippi Whole Schools, a program of the MS Arts Commission. She detailed some of the benefits of the program, and shared that program representatives will be visiting the school on November 10th. Board members posed questions and discussed.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Next Meeting Date & Topics
Next meeting scheduled for Monday, Nov. 13th at 5:30pm.
Dr. Shaw requested adding Board on Track update to the agenda.