The Exploris School

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday August 27, 2019 at 4:30 PM EDT

Location

Middle Campus - 401 Hillsborough St. Rm 7N (upstairs)

Agenda

     
I. Opening Items
 
Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance and Guests
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
  C. Approve Minutes
    Minutes for Annual Orientation on July 30, 2019
  D. Public Comment
   
PUBLIC COMMENT

Fifteen minutes will be allocated on the agenda for public input at each meeting. Additional time may be added at the discretion of the Chair.

Public comment may be oral, in person, or in written form to be read by the Chair.
Public comment is limited to no more than 3 minutes per person.
It is recommended that public comment be written out and provided to the board following the three minutes to ensure the entire message is heard by the board. 

Each speaker will clearly state their full name and county of residence.

All public comment should be factual and should not include personally identifiable 
information of students or personnel in order to maintain confidentiality. Speakers 
should avoid using names of students or staff and maintain confidentiality and 
privacy standards.

All public comments will be taken under advisement by the Board, but will not elicit 
an immediate written or spoken response. The names of persons providing public comment and
a brief summary of topics or input will be included in the meeting minutes published.

A response will be provided to the stakeholder within seven (7) days.

Specific issues about a particular student or teacher should be addressed to the school’s executive director, rather than the Board of Directors.
 
II. Executive Director Report
 
CEO Support and Eval
  A. Academics/ Personnel/ Operations
   
Personnel and Staffing Update:

Board Approval is requested for the following positions:
Leslie Payne – MS Wellness Teacher
Harry Huntley – MS Teaching Partner Global Cultures
Accept the resignation of Oliver Smith Wellness teacher
 
Operations:
Board Approval is requested for the 2019-2020 Emergency Procedures Manual

The 2019-2020 Emergency Procedures Manual are attached for review and approval.  

Board approval is requested for the ED Goals and the School Improvement Goals for 2019-2020 school year. 
   
   
   
  B. Finance
   

2018-2019
The Finance committee has worked with Charter Success to analyze our monthly budget variance reports and project the latest for end of year activity.  The 13th month financials were run after the completion of accounting for all June bills that have come in during July.  The unaudited 2018-2019 end of year surplus is $ 107,962.34.

2019-2020 Budget Update
The projection for the end of year is shown as a deficit of (605.19) at this time for the month of July.  This is due to purchasing tickets for our Japan flights $10,100 prior to collecting payment to take advantage of discounted flights as well as the purchase of instructional supplies of $5,982 that will be reimbursed by the NC ACCESS grant.  Amendments to the budget will be presented once the updated per pupil allocation is available.

   
   
   
   
III. Facilities
  A. Discussion on Facilities
   
IV. Standing Committee Updates
 
Development
  A. Finance Committee
  B. Development Committee
  C. Governance Committee
   
Governance strengthening exercises.
Review the bylaws to have a better understanding of the board's structure. 
 
   
  D. Excellence in Education
   

Update on Equity and Diversity Subcommittee feedback from Open House

  E. Facilities
  F. Grievance
   

Committee Chair Needed

V. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting
   
Action Items and Topics for next agenda

The next Board meeting will be held on September 24, 2019 at 4:30 pm at the Middle School.
VI. Other Business