Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School
Minutes
AAHS Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday April 18, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Location
1414 2nd Ave N
Directors Present
C. French, C. Knight, G. Kim (remote), J. Smith (remote), T. Mills (remote), T. Russell, T. Wright (remote)
Directors Absent
L. Pineda, M. Sims, P. Wilson, R. Smith, S. Underwood
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
G. Kim, J. Smith, T. Russell
Guests Present
M. Robinson, M. Robinson, P. Allen, R. Morris
I. Opening Items
A.
Roll Call & Establishment of Quorum
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Adoption of the Agenda
D.
Approve Minutes from March 21 Meeting
II. Financials
A.
March 2024 Financials
III. Chief Executive Officer's Report
A.
School Updates
We have completed the accreditation process with Cognia which will go into effect in June. They were so impressed that Mr. Morris was asked to present our school model to the State Accreditation Board.
B.
Grant Updates
New Schools for Alabama grant for $30k was received.
C.
Upcoming Events
- 4.26 - Careers in Aviation - Bessemer Airport
- 5.2 - Soar in Stem - Day for 8th graders to join us and current champions at
- 4.22-5.2- participating in national panel in Denver (invite from Bloomberg)
- 5.2 - Special celebration for Monumental Roofing because of all the work they have done for us and the building ~ 11 AM
- 6.28 - hold for potential groundbreaking ceremony (combine with end of Summer Solo Flight Academy)
IV. School Director Report
A.
School Director's Report
Received our "report card" for compliance. Scores ranged from 11-28 (out of 36) with a median of 15.
V. Old Business
A.
Annual Forms & Tasks for Board Members
- Conflict of Interest/Disclosure Forms: Missing form from M. Sims
- Code of Conduct: Missing all except R. Smith, S. Underwood, and L. Pineda.
- 2023 SEI: Missing all except R. Smith and C. Knight
VI. New Business
A.
Official Request for Financial Records
Request by parent for a copy of our financials especially concerning Drone Soccer. We have disclosed what is available on our website and is required by law.
No quorum - holding off on financial report until the end of the meeting.