Brighter Choice Charter Schools
Minutes
Board of Trustees Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday August 13, 2020 at 9:30 AM
Location
Remote due to covid-19 closure
Trustees Present
M. Snyder (remote), N. Maresca (remote), N. Velilla (remote), R. McLaughlin (remote), T. Hanmer (remote), Z. Nelson (remote)
Trustees Absent
S. Wallace
Guests Present
K. Ford (remote), K. Mclean (remote), L. Licygiewicz (remote), S. Jahn (remote), T. Stutsrim (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Snyder called a meeting of the board of trustees of Brighter Choice Charter Schools to order on Thursday Aug 13, 2020 at 9:17 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes
T. Hanmer made a motion to approve the minutes from Board of Trustees Meeting on 07-16-20.
N. Maresca seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Finance
A.
Budget
III. Governance
A.
Charter Renewal - item 1 - BCCSG Renewal application
N. Maresca made a motion to approve the Renewal Application for BCCSG.
T. Hanmer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Charter Renewal - item 2 - BCCSB Renewal application
T. Hanmer made a motion to approve the Renewal Application for BCCSB.
R. McLaughlin seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Charter Renewal - item 3 - Renewal application cover letter
R. McLaughlin made a motion to approve the proposed Renewal application cover letter with the adjusted wording of the final sentence and the corrected misspelling of Martha Snyder's last name.
Z. Nelson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Charter Renewal - item 4 - Complaint Policy
T. Hanmer made a motion to approve the proposed Informal and Formal Complaint policy.
R. McLaughlin seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Charter Renewal - item 5 - Mission
R. McLaughlin made a motion to approve the proposed new Mission statement.
T. Hanmer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
Charter Renewal - item 6 - Key Design Elements
Z. Nelson made a motion to approve the combining of the two schools' Key Design Elements into the proposed draft version.
T. Hanmer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. Closing Items
A.
Future Items
Finance:
- Budget
- PPP use?
- 403B
- Renewal
- Re-opening
- Enrollment
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:23 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Z. Nelson
M. Snyder also asked that they share considerations for the potential use of the Payroll Protection Program funds, if needed for staffing levels during the school year.