The Exploris School
Minutes
The Exploris School Board Regular Monthly Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday July 25, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Location
The Exploris School: Elementary Campus
17 S Swain St, Raleigh, NC 27601, USA
5th Grade Classroom
Directors Present
E. Buchan, E. Grunden (remote), G. Bayo, R. Boyce (remote), W. McLamb (remote)
Directors Absent
D. Hencher, S. Carothers, S. Darroch, T. Void
Ex Officio Members Present
D. Brown
Non Voting Members Present
D. Brown
Guests Present
K. Morgan
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
Mr. Buchan will work to amend the minutes from the May meeting as previously discussed in the June meeting.
D.
Public Comment
E.
Board Development: Educational Excellence Report
Eric provided an update on the report, which is a detailed report that merits further review by board members and school leadership.
The report includes test results, disciplinary trends, social & emotional data, etc...
Deborah indicated positive trends in teacher stability, initial proficiency and overall growth.
The board will vote to accept the report in the August meeting.
Eric provided an update on the report, which is a detailed report that merits further review by board members and school leadership.
The report includes test results, disciplinary trends, social & emotional data, etc...
Deborah indicated positive trends in teacher stability, initial proficiency and overall growth.
The board will vote to accept the report in the August meeting.
II. Committee Reports
A.
Governance
Ryan provided the update and indicated the school handbook has largely been finalized. Deborah mentioned that a few elements of the handbook need to be formally codified and checked for consistency before it is formally accepted by the board. The handbook will be reviewed and voted on next month. A vote was taken to table the report to the August meeting.
B.
Finance
Koren provided the update and indicated the Finance Board did not meet in July. She also indicated that based on NC legislative updates that budgets will likely be fairly tight this upcoming FY. William asked about the positive fund balance and Koren indicated that was from the previous FY that rolled into the new budget.
C.
Educational Excellence
Update provided earlier in the agenda.
D.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
No report for DEI at this time. There continues to be work in re-envisioning how to establish this committee.
E.
Director Evaluation & Support
Director reviews continue and no formal report was provided.
F.
Facilities
Josh provided the updated and indicated the due diligence process continues with the Kindly St property. Josh described the traffic analysis process and mentioned the MOU with the City of Raleigh was approved. Next step will be to select a traffic analysis consultant to perform the study. This decision will likely be made within the next few days.
Capital Campaign is preparing to start up.
Facilities are now undergoing a deep cleaning process.
G.
Kaizen
No formal report was provided. Deborah indicated Daniel has completed his term and Tasha Void will be taking over.
III. Meeting Items
A.
Directors Report
Deborah discussed the summer activities taking place on the campuses. School staff have been working on the Excellence Education Report, staff training, hiring (200 cold contact phone calls), etc... Work was also completed on universal expectations and emotional support programs
Josh mentioned the the new HR system (ADP) has been implemented which will make many HR functions much more efficient and easy to use.
New Teachers:
Victory Hilliard
Skylar Edgerton
B.
Board Business
No new business offered.
No public comment