Durham Charter School
Minutes
Durham Charter School Monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday August 24, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Location
807 W. Chapel Hill St.
Durham, NC 27705
Library
Directors Present
C. Cain, E. Lembert, G. Wicker, J. DeBerry, L. Morey, M. Lesesky, P. Edwards, R. Ford
Directors Absent
G. McNair, M. Page
Guests Present
A. Hill, A. Quigley, Phil Adkins (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
Vote passed unnanimously.
D.
Approval of Agenda
II. Financial Report
A.
Presentation of Report
III. Executive Director Report
A.
Presentation of Report
Mr. Quigley discussed present enrollment, which is at 780. He discussed academics indicating that EOG's were 63.2 percent this past year, which is up about 2 1/2 poinsts from last year. The school is a strong "C". Hel also discussed testing demographics and the science of reading assessment. Mr. Quigley presented, discussed, and requested an adjustment to the employee leaave policy. Board on Track was discussed.
IV. Old Business
A.
OCS/SBE/CSAB Updates
Ms.Morrey discussed: Charter School Advisory Board being eliminated. Another board under the State of NC has been established. It's not advisory. It oversees governance and approval of charter schools, etc. It's not under the State Board of Education.
B.
Durham Collaborative Updates
No updates
V. New Business
A.
New State Laws
Mr. Adkins presented and discussed new state laws that affect Durham Charter School's operation. Mr.Atkins will be creating policies to comply with the new laws. Also, the school handbook will have to be revised.
B.
School's Contribution to Health Insurance
Ms. Morey and Mr. Quigley presented and discussed the Health Insurance contribution.
C.
Master Teacher Selection
Ms. Morey and Mr. Quigley presented and discussed the Master Teacher Selection.
D.
Board Committee Selections
Mr. Quigley discussed and presented the following boards for approval:
Academic Excellence GwendolynWicker(Chair), AlexQuigley(Member), LizMorey(Member), JohnDeBerry (Member)
Finance & Operations - PrestonEdwards(Chair), AlexQuigley(Member), LizMorey(Member), Matthew Lesesky(Member), RichardFord(Member)
Governance and CEOEval - CaryCain(Chair), AlexQuigley(Member), LizMorey(Member), ErnestoLembert (Member)
E.
Closed Session Personnell and Real Estate Matters
entered into: 5:55 pm.
F.
Adjourn Closed Session
Exited from: 6:31 pm.
Ms.Davies was sick and not present to present the financial report. Mr.Quigley presented and discussed the preliminary end of year financial report. The July financial report will be presented at the next meeting.