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Red River Charter Academy

Minutes

Regular Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday April 27, 2023 at 5:30 PM

Location

RRCA Cafeteria    

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Directors Present

D. Blanchard, G. Ford, K. Pickett, S. Celestine

Directors Absent

None

Guests Present

Bill Ours, Bruce Jackson, C. Jones, D. Loyd, G. Sonnier, John Stassi

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

S. Celestine called a meeting of the board of directors of Red River Charter Academy to order on Thursday Apr 27, 2023 at 5:42 PM.

B.

Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance

C.

Record Attendance

D.

Approve the Agenda

G. Ford made a motion to Approve the agenda for the board meeting on 4/27/23.
K. Pickett seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

E.

Approve Minutes

K. Pickett made a motion to approve the minutes from Regular Board Meeting on 2/23/23 & 3/23/23 Regular Board Meeting on 03-23-23.
G. Ford seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Executive

A.

Board Member Nominations

Discussion led by C. Jones introducing Bill Ours, John A. Stassi, & Bruce Jackson as candidates to be come RRCA board members. Candidates had their fingerprints done for the background checks and completed financial disclosures to be sent to the Louisiana Board of Ethics.  Charles Jones will handle background checks and Stanley Celestine will handle the financial disclosures.

B.

Approve New Board Members

K. Pickett made a motion to To vote in Bill Ours, John Stassi, and Bruce Jackson as new RRCA board members effective immediately.
G. Ford seconded the motion.

Board membership is now at 7 members.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

C.

Approval of 2023-2024 School Calendar

Motion to To approve the school calendar for 23-24 SY.

Principal Loyd reviewed the 3 calendar options for RRCA for the 23-24SY.

Voting member:  John Stassi

Seconded by:  Bruce Jackson

 

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

D.

Contract Renewal-Conterra

G. Ford made a motion to Renew the contract with Conterra to provide internet access service to RRCA for SY23-24.
K. Pickett seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

E.

LHSAA Membership for 2023-2024

Discussion led by C. Jones and D. Loyd on the LHSAA membership for RRCA for the 23-24SY. Details provided on potential impact on RRCA for the 23-24 SY.

III. Finance

A.

Review of Financials

Darius Munchak of EdOps and C. Jones provided a financial update on RRCA through March 2023.

B.

Approval of PO's

D. Blanchard made a motion to Approve PO# 22-210 for Flynn's Building Specialties to purchase and install 8 new metal doors for the gym, boys' restroom, and the cafeteria.
K. Pickett seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

C.

2023-2024SY Budget

C. Jones provided a tentative budget for RRCA for SY23-24.  More work needs to be done using resources provided by EdOps to streamline the budget for SY23-24 and have it ready for discussion at the May 2023 board meeting and ready to approve at the June 23 board meeting.

IV. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

G. Ford made a motion to Vote to adjourn the board meeting at 7:23p.
K. Pickett seconded the motion.
The board VOTED 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 7:23 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
C. Jones
Committee meetings:  3rd Thursday January--October, 2nd Thursday November--December; first meeting beginning promptly at 5 pm in the cafeteria, other meetings beginning at the conclusion of the preceding meeting.
Board meetings: 4th Thursday January--October, 3rd Thursday November--December; beginning promptly at 6 pm in the cafeteria.