Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School
Minutes
AAHS Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday June 13, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Location
1414 2nd Ave N
Directors Present
C. French (remote), J. Smith, M. Sims (remote), P. Wilson (remote), S. Underwood, T. Mills (remote), T. Wright (remote)
Directors Absent
G. Kim, L. Pineda, R. Smith, T. Russell
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
J. Smith
Guests Present
Corey Punzi, L. Brown, L. Dial-Ameyme, M. Robinson, P. Allen (remote), R. Morris, R. Raney (remote), mrobinson@alaahs.org
I. Opening Items
A.
Roll Call & Establishment of Quorum
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Adoption of the Agenda
D.
Approve Minutes from May 23 Meeting
amend the minutes to reflect that Phaye Wilson left May's meeting at 3:59 PM and not 2:59 PM.
II. Financials
A.
May 2024 Financials
Expenditures tracking at less than what we had budgeted.
III. Committee Reports
A.
Facilities Committee Report
30 year ground lease with +10yr option. A meeting is scheduled for next week.
B.
Nominating Committee
IV. Chief Executive Officer's Report
A.
School Updates
*Our student, Taylor Jackson, was recognized at The Birmingham Rotary Club.
*Recruitment - Graduated Students = Bringing 110 Total
*9th - 102 students
*10th - 38 students
*11th - 11 students
*No rising seniors
*We are now a 2A School and compete for the 2A Title next year
B.
Grant Updates
*EPA Clean Bus Grant Award of $400K
*Annual scholarship facilitated by America Airlines' pilot, Julian Hardin, is available.
C.
Upcoming Events
*Adding track and field cross-country
*Charging Station for school buses will be located at the airport
*EKY Solo Flight Academy begins June 14, 2024 and runs for 14 days
*Ground breaking news coverage will be covered by Sara Verser with WBRC Fox 6
*21st Century is going well and has spots available for more students
D.
Drone Soccer
*We are still on top and finished in 4th place across the world.
*Drone parents want to see a breakdown of the financials
V. School Director Report
A.
School Director's Report
100% Staffed
Correction: P. Wilson left meeting at 3:59 PM and not 2:59 PM.