International Academy of Flint
Minutes
IAF Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday May 21, 2018 at 5:30 PM
Location
International Academy of Flint, 2820 S. Saginaw St, Flint, Michigan 48503
Directors Present
D. Bourke, D. Thompson, F. Booker, J. Houck, J. Sopczynski, Y. Speights-Beaugard
Directors Absent
G. Wilkinson
Guests Present
B. Gesaman, C. Pinkelman, T. Cormier
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
D. Thompson called a meeting of the board of directors of International Academy of Flint to order on Monday May 21, 2018 at 5:35 PM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Approval of Agenda
J. Houck made a motion to approve the agenda.
Y. Speights-Beaugard seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
How well are our Students and Staff doing?
E.
EpiCenter Update
Courtney Pinkelman reported that IAF is at 100% for reporting.
F.
Board Meeting Procedures Overview-Greg Meihn
The presentation was postponed.
II. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
There was no public comment on Agenda items.
III. Consent Agenda
A.
Approval of April 16, 2018 meeting minutes
D. Bourke made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda which included approval of the Meeting Minutes from April 16, 2018, acceptance of reports, acceptance of correspondence. IAF Board Meeting on 04-16-18.
J. Houck seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Accept Reports
C.
Receive Correspondence
IV. New Business
A.
IAF Budget vs Actual
No action required.
B.
Ratify Prior Grant Expenditures
J. Sopczynski made a motion to approve and ratify the grant expenditures.
J. Houck seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Ratify Disbursements & Transfers
J. Sopczynski made a motion to approve and ratify the disbursements and
transfers.
D. Bourke seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
2019 Budget
The Board was informed that the Budget hearing took place as scheduled at 5:00 pm this evening.
The budget was presented and reviewed by the Board members.
The budget was presented and reviewed by the Board members.
J. Sopczynski made a motion to to approve the budget as presented for the 2018-2019 school year.
D. Bourke seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
2018-2019 Annual Calendar of Board Meetings
J. Sopczynski made a motion to approve the Annual Calendar of Regularly Scheduled Meetings.
F. Booker seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
2018-2019 School Calendar
J. Sopczynski made a motion to approve the calendar for the 2018-2019 academic year.
F. Booker seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
G.
Board Docs Contract
J. Sopczynski made a motion to terminate the BoardDocs contract.
J. Houck seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
H.
Legal Contract 2018-2019
J. Sopczynski made a motion to approve the contract.
J. Houck seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
I.
Special Education Contract-Discipline Yes! LLC
J. Houck made a motion to approve the contract.
Y. Speights-Beaugard seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
J.
Special Education Contract-Massenberg & Associates
J. Sopczynski made a motion to approve the contract.
J. Houck seconded the motion.
The motion did not carry.
K.
Special Education Contract-ATX Learning
J. Sopczynski made a motion to approve the contract.
J. Houck seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
L.
Request to photo IAF students
J. Houck made a motion to deny the request to photograph IAF students.
D. Bourke seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
M.
Legal Update
No update was given at this time.
N.
CMU-Bill Geseman
Mr. Geseman notified the Board members of the upcoming CMU Board Development Series on Academic Data to take place on June 28, 2018. In addition he spoke in regards to identifying measurable outcomes for summer programming, the turn around plan, and strategic planning.
V. Other Business
A.
Announcement of Next Meeting
President Thompson announced the next meeting for June 18, 2018, at 5:30p.m.
Local Time.
Local Time.
VI. Extended Public Comment
A.
Public comment on items not limited to agenda items
There was no extended comment.
VII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:23 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
D. Thompson
J. Sopczynski made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Y. Speights-Beaugard seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Ms. Cormier updated the Board regarding summer school programming and staffing for the upcoming school year.