The Meliora School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday December 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Directors Present
D. Stinson (remote), L. Hollon (remote), L. Hooda (remote), L. Ramdhanie (remote), M. Powell (remote), P. Flinch (remote), Z. Mahmuda
Directors Absent
None
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
Z. Mahmuda
Guests Present
C. Keck (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Agenda
D.
Approve Minutes from Previous Meeting
II. Recurring Items
A.
Head of School Report
- Facilities - spoke with facility leaders today
- Enrollment - 90 applications; community task force grew by 2. Meliora Monday held info sessions this week - largest gathering to date. Meliora Mondays will be held every Monday in January - board members welcome!
- Finance - budget updated to reflect actuals for salaries and added.
- Personnel - Director of Academics interview process has started, goal to bring on part-time in February/March. Operations manager and teachers will start in January .
III. New Items
A.
Procedural Vote to Accept Resignation of Patty Jackson and Rodney Goodwin from the Board
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| L. Hollon |
Aye
|
| P. Flinch |
Aye
|
| L. Ramdhanie |
Aye
|
| D. Stinson |
Aye
|
| Z. Mahmuda |
Aye
|
| L. Hooda |
Aye
|
| M. Powell |
Aye
|
B.
Review and Vote to Approve Lease for Submission to SCSC
Dr. Keck presented details on the proposed lease. Per pupil. Space is ADA compliant and secured. Questions around access to the outdoor space, fire code and ADA compliance, and after school activities.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| D. Stinson |
Aye
|
| M. Powell |
Aye
|
| L. Hollon |
Aye
|
| P. Flinch |
Aye
|
| Z. Mahmuda |
Aye
|
| L. Hooda |
Aye
|
| L. Ramdhanie |
Aye
|
C.
Review and Vote to Approve ALIGN Contract
Lisa McDonald joined to discuss the ALIGN program. Covers 1st and 2nd year of operating to help navigate the systems, procedures, and challenges to get through opening day through first federal monitoring day in year 2. Governance support, policy manual (including regulations and forms), transition support (founding to governing board, founder to executive, etc.), HR, special education compliance, federal compliance.