Red River Charter Academy
Minutes
Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday March 23, 2023 at 5:30 PM
Location
RRCA Cafeteria
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Directors Present
D. Blanchard, S. Celestine
Directors Absent
G. Ford, K. Pickett
Guests Present
C. Jones, D. Loyd, G. Sonnier
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Agenda
D.
Approve Minutes
Did not have a quorum to approve the minutes for the board meeting on 2/23/2023.
II. Executive Director's Report
A.
RRCA School Board
Discussion lead by C. Jones reviewing the board meeting on 8/31/22 and the action that was suppose to be taken to on board new members(Sheila Blackman-Dupas, Tametria Guillory, & Kenneth Pickett) contingent on obtaining the required documentation needed to complete the process. RRCA to take steps to bring on new board members by the end of April 2023.
B.
LDOE's Schoolwide Programs and Self-Assessment
Discussion lead by C. Jones informing the board on the self assessment completed by RRCA exploring 8 categories and the result of being compliant or non-compliant,
C.
Yearly Board Quizzes and Boar Composition
C. Jones provided the board with the yearly board quizzes that should be taken by board members and provided best practices on board composition handouts provided by BOT.
D.
Account Balances
C. Jones provided current account balances of the 3 accounts and Simmesport State Bank and Cottonport Bank.
E.
Review of LAPCS 2021 Law Guide
C. Jones provide information on items covered at the LAPCS workshop on 3/9/23 and 3/10/23. Revealed what laws need to be reviewed during the summer to ensure RRCA stay compliant.
F.
Miscellaneous
- Discussed pathways that RRCA is looking to establish for JumpStart 2.0.
- Colonial Life-working on a new insurance proposal to present to RRCA at the board meeting in 5/2023.
- Medicare Supplement Insurance for those over 65 years of age.
- Gave update on school fair.- Spring fest 2023 on 4/29/23 from12p-6p.
III. New Business
A.
Discussion of Executive Director's Performance Review
S. Celestine discussed how the ED evaluation will be handled for 2022-2023.
B.
FY 22-23 Budget Review
C. Jones covered the financial report provided by EdOps through January 2023.
C.
2023-2024 Student Recruitment / Open Enrollment Updates
School admin gave update on recruitment for the 2023-2024SY.
D.
Approval of 2023-2024 School Calendar
D. Loyd discussed 3 options for RRCA's school calendar for 2023-2024SY.
Did not have a quorum to approve the agenda for 3/23/2023.