Invictus Nashville Charter School

Minutes

Invictus Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday July 11, 2024 at 6:15 PM

Location

1033 Demonbreun Street

Directors Present

A. McGuire (remote), C. Webb (remote), D. Donette (remote), D. Wade (remote), J. Little (remote), N. Taylor (remote)

Directors Absent

None

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

D. Donette called a meeting of the board of directors of Invictus Nashville Charter School to order on Thursday Jul 11, 2024 at 6:20 PM.

C.

Approve Agenda

D. Wade made a motion to Approve the agenda.
J. Little seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
A. McGuire made a motion to approve the minutes from.
C. Webb seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Finance and Operations

A.

Treasurer's Report

168K on hand in checking account and will receive 50K from City Fund before the end of July and another 125K from Tennessee Score by August 1st.

B.

Strategic Plan Report

Progress has been made to be more active and present in the surrounding community and will ramp up in August and September as back to school programming occurs. 

 

Staff completed Montessori summer training and will visit Montessori schools for continued learning. 

 

School facilities are progressing.

 

Fund development is in progress. 

 

Board training has been completed at 100%.

 

 

III. Ad Hoc Facilities Task Force

A.

Task Force Discussion

Allison has joined the Ad Hoc Facilities Task Force as a board representative. Charles Webb will join in August 2024 as an additional board representative. 

IV. Governance

A.

Search for New Board Members

It is imperative that the board grow in order to move the work forward. 

B.

Selection and Onboarding of New Members

C.

Board Committees

It is expected that board members will begin regularly meeting before Invictus School Board meetings. 

 

Recommendations:

-Charles, Finance Committee

-Allison, Development Committee

-Dawana, CEO Support Committee

-John, Development Committee

-Dominique, Governance Committee

-Neysa, Governance Committee

 

More people (non voting members) will be recruited to do the work of other committees, each board member is asked to be on at least one committee. 

 

Committee meeting dates have been set and board members are expected to meet before the August 2024 board meeting. 

V. Other Business

A.

Bylaws Review

As we move toward the expansion of the organization, it is important to establish Bylaws that outline accountability and ways of operating. The Governance committee will edit and restructure existing bylaws and bring them to the board for approval. 

VI. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

D. Wade made a motion to Adjourn the meeting.
C. Webb seconded the motion.

Meeting adjourned at 7:12PM CST

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
D. Wade
Aye
C. Webb
Aye
D. Donette
Aye
N. Taylor
Aye
A. McGuire
Aye
J. Little
Aye
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:45 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
D. Wade