Red River Charter Academy
Minutes
Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday June 22, 2023 at 5:30 PM
Location
RRCA Cafeteria
Directors Present
B. Ours, D. Blanchard, G. Ford, J. Stassi, S. Celestine
Directors Absent
B. Jackson, K. Pickett
Guests Present
C. Jones, D. Loyd, G. Sonnier
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance
C.
Record Attendance
D.
Approve the Agenda
Prior to the agenda being approved for the 6/22/23 board meeting at the request of the executive director, the board president added the Colonial Life Insurance discussion to the agenda. Danielle Blanchard made the motion to add Colonial Life to the agenda and it was seconded by Rev. Ford.
E.
Approve Minutes
II. Finance
A.
2023-2024SY Budget Draft
Note: Enrollment range is 150-177 students.
B.
Review of Financials
Discussion led by C. Jones. The board was informed that the bank reconciliation for May 2023 was not provided to EdOps in a timely manner to have the financials provided through May 2023. The next update will be provided once received from EdOps.
C.
Approval of PO's
Discussion led by C. Jones as to the need for POs:
- 22-226A or 22-226B; Business Math textbooks
- 22-227; Business English textbooks
- 22-228; Environmental Science textbooks
- 22-229; World Geography textbooks
- 22-230; CIW Site Development & Network Technology
- 22-231; 7 hydro bottle filling stations
- 22-232; Successmaker for RTI
- 22-233; Mealtime POS software renewal for the cafeteria
- 22-234; Guillot's' Plumbing for labor and materials for installing hydro bottle filling stations.
D.
Safer Smarter School-SSS Covid-19 Funds in eGMS
Discussion led by C. Jones informing the board on the additional funds provided to RRCA through the Safer Smarter Schools Covid-19 funds provide in eGMS through the Louisiana Department of Health. Stipends were disbursed to all staff participating in the Covid-19 monitoring program during the 22-23SY. Stipends were paid to staff through the off-cycle payroll period on 6/16/23.
III. Executive
A.
PTO Policy
C. Jones informed the board that the PTO policy would stay the same for the 23-24SY.
B.
New Student Enrollment Packet SY23-24
New student enrollment packets were provided so board would be aware of what RRCA's administration was evaluating prior to new students being accepted to RRCA. Board was provide with who parents need to contact and how acceptance would be determined.
C.
Educational Consulting Associates
The consulting agreement was provided and signed by board president Stanley Celestine.
IV. Facilities and Transportation
A.
June 2023-August 2023
C Jones provide the board with a facilities calendar of the worked scheduled to be completed prior to the start of the 23-24SY.
B.
Town of Mansura Summer Camps
Discussion led by C. Jones informing the board of the summer camp that will be sponsored by the Town of Mansura at RRCA on 7/1/23 & 7/8/23. On the counsel of John Caro, RRCA's insurance agent at Brown & Brown, executive director requested that RRCA ask the Town of Mansura to add RRCA to its liability insurance and provide proof prior to the start of the camp, Once received, the camp would be held on the dates requested.
V. Academic Excellence
A.
Leap 2025 Summer Testing Schedule
Test dates for Leap 2025 was provided to the board.
B.
High School Leap Results SY22-23
Discussion led by C. Jones providing the board with the percent increase in students scoring mastery on the Leap 2025 scores in the core subjects during the last two years.
VI. Other Business
A.
Team Fresh
C. Jones provide update on obtaining a new food vendor for the 23-24SY. Team Fresh is the potential new vendor. Site visit was made by the ED on 6/14/23 and details of how their operation was discussed. Meal items are brought into the Team Fresh site and our meals will be prepared and packaged. There will be one food delivery a week. Day was not been decided. RRCA will have to add an employee to its cafeteria staff to facilitate lunch and breakfast for the 23-24SY and absorbed the waste cost of the cardboard boxes if a solution cannot be determined.
Prayer was led by Rev. Gary Ford.
Pledge of Allegiance was led by Danielle Blanchard.