Life School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday January 18, 2023 at 9:30 AM
Directors Present
B. Wilson Ed.D., C. Clemmons, C. Ransbottom, M. Cavazos, R. Martinez, R. Mays, S. Lee Ph.D., S. Williams
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
Dan Tonn, M. Walker
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Speakers on Public Sign-up Sheet
No speakers on the Public Sign-up Sheet for this meeting
II. Life School Education Foundation Presentation
A.
Life School Education Foundation Update
Eddie Davis introduced Mark Molina. Mr. Molina is the Director of Outreach & Enrollment.
Mr. Davis then shared the foundation report.
III. Public Hearing/Board Training
A.
Call for a Motion to Enter a Public Hearing
The board entered a public hearing 9:42 AM,
B.
2021-2022 Texas Academic Progress Report (TAPR)
Life School students in the program on track to graduate
Life School students out performing peers
pg 14-15
History of the program "a year with us and you will improve your performance"
pg 26 -27
exceeded Region 10 by 10%
exceeded the state by 9 %
Meet with students who are not on track to graduate
Example - Student needed to pass math and was previously unsuccessful - Kevin Shaw individually tutored the student and student passed after taking the test
Majority of students graduate with higher level grad packet increasing their options
15% of the total student population identified as SPED
Dr. Wilson remarked how hard everyone worked to recover from covid
C.
Federal District and Campus Report Cards 2021-2022
This report offers another way to look at data comparing with national results
State graduation rate rising to toward 94 whereas Life School is at 99
Board member, Sharon Williams, expressed thanks to the administrative staff for their continued efforts but also emphasized the important role teachers play working with their students to achieve the outcomes recorded on the TAPR report
She stated that, to our teachers, this is not a job, but Life.
D.
Annual Financial Report
Don Tonn reported the audit went very well
The information was organized
Financially, this was a good year
The presented report is unmodified - the highest rating
Assets increased
Cash on Hand improved significantly
No significant change in liability
Federal Revenue increased
ESSER Funds up 3 million
No compliance issues reported
No correction action required
E.
Call for a Motion to Close the Public Hearing
The Public Hearing closed at 10:12 AM
IV. Consent Items
A.
Acceptance of New Hires and Terminations
B.
Acceptance of 2021-2022 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR), as presented in the Public Hearing
C.
Acceptance 2021-2022 Federal District and Campus Report Cards as presented in the Public Hearing
D.
Acceptance of the 2022 Results Driven Accountability District Report (RDA) as presented in the November 16, 2022 meeting
E.
Acceptance of the Annual Financial Report as presented in the Public Hearing
F.
Ratification of Pitney Bowes Postage Meter Lease Agreement
G.
Approval of Student Services 2022-2023 Agreement with Women in School Psychology (WISP)
H.
Approval of Student Services 2022-2023 Agreement with Low Vision Clinic
I.
Approval of Student Services 2022-2023 Agreement with Ever Driven per attorney review
J.
Approval of Annual Review of the Following Policies in the Life School Board Policy Manual: PG-1.6 – Ethics, Conflict of Interest, and Nepotism; and PG-4.12 – Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect
K.
Motion to Approve Consent Items as Presented
V. Action Items
A.
Possible Approval of Board Meeting Minutes, November 16, 2022
B.
Posible Approval of Board Meeting Minutes, December 16, 2022
Sharon Lee and Chris Ransbottom did not attend this meeting and abstained.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Cavazos |
Aye
|
| S. Williams |
Aye
|
| C. Ransbottom |
Absent
|
| C. Clemmons |
Aye
|
| R. Mays |
Aye
|
| R. Martinez |
Aye
|
| B. Wilson Ed.D. |
Aye
|
| S. Lee Ph.D. |
Absent
|
C.
Consideration and Possible Acceptance of the Financial Report
Diana Maturino remarked this is the first time the cash on hand total has been above 200 days. The cash on hand on this report was 225 days.
D.
Consideration and Possible Approval of Food Service Management Company Bid
E.
Consideration and Possible Acceptance of the 2023-2024 Enrollment Caps
F.
Consideration and Possible Approval of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), with Texas State Technical College (TSTC)
G.
Consideration and Possible Ratification of the Master Affiliation Agreement of Baylor Scott and White
H.
Consideration and Possible Approval of the 2023-2024 Life School Course Selection Guide Revisions
I.
Consideration and Possible Acceptance of Board Progress Report of House Bill 3 Goals. (HB3, Goal 3)
J.
Consideration and Possible Ratification of Interlocal Agreement with Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD for Commercial Drivers License (CDL), Skills Testing
VI. Executive Closed Session
A.
Call for Motion to Enter Executive Closed Session
The board entered executive session at 10:57 AM
B.
Possible Discussion of Security Audit Information
C.
Possible Discussion - Personnel
D.
Possible Discussion of Real Estate for Campus Improvements
E.
Motion to Reconvene in Open Session
The board reconvened in open session at 11:45 AM
January is Board Member Recognition Month. Eddie Davis introduced each member and remarked on their years of service.
Campuses prepared cards and letters of thanks for each member.
Randall Mays and Moses Cavazos beginning their second year
Chris Ransbottom, 5 years
Dr. Lee, 5 years
Christopher Clemmons, 14 years
Brent Wilson, 14 years
Ruben Martinez, 19 years
Sharon Williams, 22 years