The Exploris School
Minutes
The Exploris School Board Meeting for July 27th, 2021
Date and Time
Tuesday July 27, 2021 at 4:30 PM
Topic: Exploris School Board Mtg
Time: Wed. June 30th, 2021 04:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Every month on the Fourth Tue, until Aug 24, 2021, 5 occurrence(s)
Apr 27, 2021 04:30 PM
May 25, 2021 04:30 PM
Jun 22, 2021 04:30 PM changed to June 30th per Board Chair request
Jul 27, 2021 04:30 PM
Aug 24, 2021 04:30 PM
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LOCATION: Exploris Elementary School 17 S. Swain St. Raleigh, NV
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Time: Wed. June 30th, 2021 04:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Every month on the Fourth Tue, until Aug 24, 2021, 5 occurrence(s)
Apr 27, 2021 04:30 PM
May 25, 2021 04:30 PM
Jul 27, 2021 04:30 PM
Aug 24, 2021 04:30 PM
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LOCATION: Exploris Elementary School 17 S. Swain St. Raleigh, NV
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Directors Present
A. Cioffi, A. Rodriguez, C. Napier, D. Deaton, E. Buchan, J. Hwang, L. Friedman, M. West, S. Darroch, T. Kingsberry
Directors Absent
None
Ex Officio Members Present
E. Burton, J. Corbat
Non Voting Members Present
E. Burton, J. Corbat
Guests Present
D. Brown, K. Morgan
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
J. Hwang called a meeting of the board of directors of The Exploris School to order on Tuesday Jul 27, 2021 at 4:38 PM.
C.
Approve June Minutes
S. Darroch made a motion to approve the minutes from Regular on 06-30-21.
A. Cioffi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
Public Comment
There was no public comment during this Board meeting.
II. Leadership Report
A.
Personnel and Operations
J. Hwang made a motion to add the Return to Learn Plan (including adoption of face masks for all students) to the agenda.
S. Darroch seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
- D. Brown provided an update on new hires and asked the Board for its approval
- D. Brown provided a recommendation on the Return to Learn / face mask plan and asked the Board for its approval
- D. Brown also provide an update on the operations items in the monthly packet
L. Friedman made a motion to motion to approve new staff hires.
A. Rodriguez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
S. Darroch made a motion to adopt the Return to Learn / face mask plan.
J. Hwang seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Finance
K. Morgan provided an update on the School's fiscal year end and month of June financials. Please refer to the packet for additional details.
C.
Board Business
- J. Hwang nominated M. West as the new Board Secretary for the new fiscal school year.
- J. Hwang provided an update on Board Committees and recommended that the Board create a new Strategy/Goal-setting/Director Evaluation Committee led by M. West and L. Friedman
- D. Brown provided an update on new staff and Board orientations to be led by Board on Track and IES. It was agreed that these sessions would assist the Board in developing its new committee structures moving forward
S. Darroch made a motion to vote on M. West's nomination as Board Secretary.
A. Rodriguez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
III. Committee Reports
A.
Governance Committee
The Board tasked the Governance Committee with providing a recommendation relative to i) the ideal number of Board members for the new fiscal year and ii) desired skill profiles for new Board members
IV. Closed Session
A.
Closed Session
S. Darroch made a motion to move into closed session.
A. Rodriguez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
L. Friedman made a motion to exit closed session.
E. Buchan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
During closed session, the Board discussed and reviewed its facilities options and agreed to empower the facilities committee to finalize and address pending legal issues.
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 7:08 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Hwang