June Board Meeting Minutes

June 12, 2023, 5:30-7:30 PM

International Academy of Flint

Minutes

June Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday June 12, 2023 at 5:30 PM

International Academy of Flint will prepare students for success in college or career, inspire students to respect learning, and lead purposeful lives.

Directors Present

D. Thompson, F. Booker, J. Houck, J. Kelley, J. Sopczynski, M. Childress, Y. Speights-Beaugard

Directors Absent

None

Guests Present

E. Yurk, G. Meihn, J. Donald, Kendra Giles, Michael Pettigrew, 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 Jun 12, 2023 at 5:33 PM.

B. Record Attendance and Guests

C. Conflict of Interest

None at this time.

D. Approval of Agenda

Motion to approve the agenda.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

E. Student Matter 2223-34

J. Houck made a motion to suspend the student for 180 days based on administrations recommendation.

J. Sopczynski seconded the motion.

The meeting was scheduled for 5:45 pm, the board waited until 6:00 pm to take action. Neither the child nor the parent appeared at the meeting. Management provided its report to the Board regarding the event that took place and their recommendation.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
F. Booker	Aye
J. Houck	Aye
D. Thompson	Aye
M. Childress	Aye
Y. Speights-Beaugard	Aye
J. Sopczynski	Aye
J. Kelley	Aye

F. Academic Update

Traci Cormier updated the board on grant opportunities, the end of the school year and academic progress.

G. EpiCenter Update

100% submitted

II. Public Comment

A. Public Comment

None at this time.

III. Consent Agenda

A. Approval of May 15, 2023 Meeting Minutes

J. Houck made a motion to approve the minutes from May Board Meeting on 05-15-23.

F. Booker seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B. Accept Reports

C. IAF Budget vs Actual

IV. New Business

A. Ratify Disbursements & Transfers

J. Sopczynski made a motion to ratify the disbursements and transfers.

F. Booker seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B. 2022-23 Budget Amendment

J. Sopczynski made a motion to approve the 2022-23 budget amendment.

Y. Speights-Beaugard seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C. 2023-24 Budget Approval

J. Sopczynski made a motion to to approve the 2023-24 budget.

M. Childress seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D. Vision Tours Contract 23/24

J. Sopczynski made a motion to move forward with Vision Tours during the 23/24 school year. Vision Tours will provide 2 busses for student transportation at $395 a day and all athletic transportation plus 4 in county field trips for the flat rate of $25,000.

J. Houck seconded the motion.

The board asked Greg Meihn to draw up the contract with Vision Tours.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
J. Sopczynski	Aye
J. Kelley	Aye
F. Booker	Aye
D. Thompson	Aye
Y. Speights-Beaugard	Aye
J. Houck	Aye
M. Childress	Aye

E. Contract Amendment 23/24 School Year

There will be one complete contract amendment turned in to CMU in July that IAF administration will ask the board to approve. Due to the changes needed CMU advised administration to proceed in this manner.

F. MHSAA 2023/2024 Membership

J. Sopczynski made a motion to approve and sign the MHSAA 23/24 membership.

F. Booker seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

G. 98B

F. Booker made a motion to accept and approve the 98B presentation.

M. Childress seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

H. Field Trip Request

J. Sopczynski made a motion to approve the field trip requests.

J. Houck seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

I. Board Engagement with Attendance

Jonique Donald presented to the board and requested that a parent meeting with a board member present be part of the attendance process before the petition is filed with the courts. The board is in full support of this.

J. Landbank Properties

Greg Miehn updated the board on Landbank properties around the school that are currently available. He will be applying for the properties and coming back to the board in July to decide which ones the board would like to purchase.

K. IAF-D.Smith Agreement

F. Booker made a motion to approve the contract with Dan Smith for the work done with property acquisition.

J. Kelley seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
F. Booker	Aye
D. Thompson	Aye
J. Houck	Abstain
J. Sopczynski	Aye
M. Childress	Aye
J. Kelley	Aye
Y. Speights-Beaugard	Aye

L. Attorney Contract Renewal 23/24

J. Sopczynski made a motion to approve the attorney contract for the 23/24 school year.

J. Houck seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
Y. Speights-Beaugard	Aye
J. Sopczynski	Aye
J. Kelley	Aye
M. Childress	Aye
J. Houck	Aye
F. Booker	Aye
D. Thompson	Aye

M. CMU

Cory Merante was unable to make the meeting.

He asked Diane to remind everyone that the CMU annual conference is August 15, 2023.

N. Legal Update

None

V. Other Business

A. Announcement of Next Meeting

The next board meeting is scheduled for Monday July 17 at 5:30 pm.

VI. Closing Items

A. Adjourn Meeting

J. Sopczynski made a motion to adjourn the meeting.

J. Houck seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:42 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

Y. Speights-Beaugard