Brighter Choice Charter Schools
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday June 10, 2021 at 8:30 AM
Committee Members Present
M. Snyder (remote), N. Maresca (remote), R. McLaughlin (remote), T. Hanmer (remote), Z. Nelson (remote)
Committee Members Absent
N. Velilla
Guests Present
K. Ford (remote), K. Mclean (remote), L. Licygiewicz (remote), P. Romain, Paul Augello (remote), S. Jahn (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Snyder called a meeting of the Governance Committee of Brighter Choice Charter Schools to order on Thursday Jun 10, 2021 at 8:57 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes
Motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 05-13-21.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approve Minutes
Motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 04-08-21.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Governance
A.
Budget Update
Paul Augello joined to give a year to date update on the budget as well as projections for future years based on lower enrollment trends. The board discussed options for the leaders to consider including staffing and methods to grow enrollment.
B.
Bond Refinance
The board discussed the opportunity to refinance the outstanding bond at a lower interest rate and better terms. R. McLaughlin would recuse himself from the issue if his firm is contracted to handle the refinance.
C.
BCCS Salary Pay Scale Update
Shawn Jahn discussed updates to the proposed salary scale for teachers and staff given enrollment trends and cost of pay increases.
D.
2021-2022 Board Meeting Schedule
The board discussed the 21-22 meeting schedule, including time of day that the meetings will occur to accommodate varied work schedules, as well as potential changes to the state's remote participation rules.
E.
Annual Board Meeting Reminder
The board will hold the Annual Meeting on June 17th, 2021 at 8:30 AM.
F.
Executive Session
M. Snyder made a motion to enter executive session to discuss personnel issue.
R. McLaughlin seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
M. Snyder made a motion to Patrick Romain made a motion to exit executive session.
N. Maresca seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. 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 9:57 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Snyder