The Exploris School
Minutes
The Exploris School Board Meeting for Aug. 25th, 2020
Date and Time
Tuesday August 25, 2020 at 4:30 PM
Location
Online
Directors Present
A. Rodriguez, D. Kain, G. Burnette, J. Hwang, J. Korreck, S. Darroch, T. Kingsberry, T. Miller
Directors Absent
D. Deaton, K. Byars-Nichols, K. Hogan, K. Johnson
Guests Present
Angelean Hendrix, C. Greer-Banks, Callie Kirsch, D. Brown, K. Morgan, Karen Mollins, Leah Perry, M. Parkerson, Shannon Hardy
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
T. Kingsberry called a meeting of the board of directors of The Exploris School to order on Tuesday Aug 25, 2020 at 4:37 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
J. Hwang made a motion to approve the minutes from prior meeting Board Meeting 7/28 on 07-28-20.
T. Miller seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Interim Leadership Report
A.
Personnel and Operations
- Board approval was requested to move Matt Moreland to a 50% counselor position and Michelle Parkerson to a 75% instructional coach position
- J.Hwang made a motion to accept these personnel changes
- A. Rodriguez seconded the motion
- The board VOTED to approve the motion
- Board approval was requested to approve a landscaping contract with DiPasquale and a culture and climate task force contract with CTQ (using funds already approved for this work). Additionally, Board approval was requested to formally approve the Citywide janitorial services contract after the prior month's provisional Board approval
- T. Miller made a motion to approve these contracts
- G. Burnette seconded the motion
- The board VOTED to approve the motion
- D. Brown provided an update on the school's purchase of an annual membership with CAI to provide on-demand HR solutions ranging from compliance to training, etc.
B.
School Opening
- D. Brown provided an update on school opening events and initiatives. This discussion included an overview of student events, teacher workweek updates, and student counseling updates
C.
Finance
- K. Morgan provided a financial update to the Board of Directors
III. Committee Reports
A.
Facilities Committee
L. Perry provided an update on the school's property and land search
B.
Equity and Diversity Committee
J. Korreck provided an update on Equity and Diversity initiatives
C.
Finance Committee
S. Darroch provided an update on funds delineation between the School and Foundation
IV. Other Business
A.
Board Development
T. Kingsberry provided an update on Board development initiatives
B.
Closed Session
The Board entered into closed session to discuss personnel matters
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:17 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
T. Kingsberry