Young Scholars Charter School
Regular Board Meeting
Published on January 24, 2022 at 2:00 PM EST
Date and Time
Tuesday December 14, 2021 at 4:00 PM EST
Location
Zoom Video Conference
This meeting is being held in compliance with Open Meeting requirements of the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act and is open to the public. Notices were duly posted and the meeting was advertised in The Philadelphia Daily News. Formal action will be taken.
Agenda
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| I. | Opening Items | 4:00 PM | |||
| A. | Record Attendance | ||||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | ||||
| II. | Board Discussion Topics | ||||
| A. | School Leader Update- Co-Principal Video | Discuss | |||
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Recording provided by Co-Principals, Beth Birnkrant and Shakira Smith
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| B. | Open Discussion of Q&A re: Executive Director Narrative Update | Discuss | |||
| C. | Financial Summary and Statements Capitalization Policy up for Review/Approval | Discuss | |||
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Facilitated by Kevin Corcoran, Tom Rebar and Wayne Weisman
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| D. | Policy Review, Bylaws Edits- Term limits, Board size | Discuss | |||
| E. | Student Athlete Vaccination Mandate | Discuss | |||
| F. | Committee Reports: High School Admission & Alumni Engagement, School Performance & Curriculum, Development, DEI, Governance | Discuss | |||
| III. | Approval of Minutes | ||||
| A. | Resolved that the Board approve the Regular session minutes from the October 26, 2021 meeting. | Approve Minutes | |||
| IV. | Motions for Approval- Policy / Governance / Operations / Miscellaneous | ||||
| A. | Initial Review of the Following Policies: Civility, Student Searches, Threat Assessments, and Youth Suicide Awareness, Prevention, and Response | Vote | |||
| B. | 21-22 School Goals | Vote | |||
| C. | Vaccination Mandate for Student Athletes | Vote | |||
| D. | Capitalization Policy | Vote | |||
| V. | New Business | ||||
| VI. | Old Business | ||||
| VII. | Public Comment | ||||
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Members of the public wishing to address the Board of Trustees must state their names and are requested to limit their comments to three minutes. Please be aware that all Charter School employees retain the right of privacy and shall retain all rights against defamation and slander per the laws of Pennsylvania. The Board shall not be held liable for comments made by members of the public. Each member of the public will be given one opportunity to address the Board.
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| VIII. | Executive Session | ||||
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It is expected that the Board will go into Executive Session to discuss personnel matters, legal matters and facility negotiation matters.
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| IX. | Important Dates | ||||
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| X. | Closing Items | ||||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | |||