The Exploris School
Minutes
The Exploris School Board Regular Monthly Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday November 16, 2023 at 4:00 PM
Location
The Exploris School: Elementary Campus
17 S Swain St, Raleigh, NC 27601, USA
5th Grade Classroom
Directors Present
A. Rodriguez, D. Deaton, D. Hencher, E. Grunden (remote), R. Boyce (remote), S. Darroch, T. Void
Directors Absent
E. Buchan, M. Townley, S. Carothers
Ex Officio Members Present
C. Greer-Banks (remote), D. Brown, E. Burton, J. Corbat
Non Voting Members Present
C. Greer-Banks (remote), D. Brown, E. Burton, J. Corbat
Guests Present
K. Morgan
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
S. Darroch called a meeting of the board of directors of The Exploris School to order on Thursday Nov 16, 2023 at 4:18 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
A. Rodriguez made a motion to approve the minutes from The Exploris School Board Regular Monthly Meeting on 10-26-23.
D. Deaton seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Public Comment
- No public comment.
E.
Board Development: Updates from Rosewood Strategies
- Rosewood gave a Development update to the Board.
II. Committee Reports
A.
Governance
E. Grunden made a motion to add the McKinney-Vento policy to the agenda.
A. Rodriguez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
- There is an update to the McKinney-Vento policy to help students stay at the school they are attending to limit instability.
A. Rodriguez made a motion to adopt the new McKinney-Vento policy after typographical errors are corrected.
T. Void seconded the motion.
- Thanks to Michelle Duncan for her leadership in this.
E. Grunden made a motion to accept the nominations of Geoffrey Bayo and William McLamb and appoint them to The Exploris School Board.
A. Rodriguez seconded the motion.
- Ryan presented the candidates to the Board. High praise was given for both.
B.
Finance
- Reports are in the packet.
- Our State Allotment was not as high as we were expecting.
- It was higher than our budget, but we were hoping our Budget prediction was conservative.
- Out Title money was higher than we expected.
- Our highest priority is providing Teacher/Staff raises for all those on the State salary schedule, so we have begun the Budget Revision process.
D. Deaton made a motion to accept the Finance report.
A. Rodriguez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Educational Excellence
- Kaizen has been working with members of Educational Excellence on the School Improvement Plan.
D.
Director Evaluation & Support
- The Committee has met with the Directors and will further consider compensation plans moving forward.
E.
Facilities
- Josh yielded his time to the Rosewood Update.
F.
Kaizen
- Kaizen has been digging into educational data in service to the School Improvement Plan.
III. Meeting Items
A.
Directors Report
R. Boyce made a motion to approve the Teacher Evaluation Tool Letter of Intent.
A. Rodriguez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Board Business
IV. 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 5:27 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Corbat