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Durham Charter School

Minutes

Durham Charter School Monthly Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday November 16, 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, P. Edwards (remote), R. Ford

Directors Absent

M. Lesesky

Guests Present

A. Hill, B. Brown, K. Davies, P. Adkins

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

L. Morey called a meeting of the board of directors of Durham Charter School to order on Thursday Nov 16, 2023 at 5:01 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Pledge of Allegiance

Pledge of Allegiance was rendered.

D.

Privilege of the Floor

No one was present for Privilege of the Floor.

E.

Approval of Agenda

R. Ford made a motion to to approve the agenda.
J. DeBerry seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

F.

Approve Minutes

J. DeBerry made a motion to approve the minutes from Durham Charter School Monthly Board Meeting on 10-26-23.
G. Wicker seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Executive Director Report

A.

Presentation of Report

B.

Budget

Ms. Davies presented the the final budget report from June 2023 and the October 2023 final budget report.

C. Cain made a motion to to approve the October 2023 budget.
R. Ford seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

III. Committee Reports

A.

Finance and Operations Committee

Mr. Quigley presented Finance and Operations Committee report.

B.

Governance and CEO Evaluation Committee

Cary Cain presented the Governance Committee report.

  • Scheduling visits for canditates to fill open board positions
P. Edwards made a motion to approve the minutes from November 8, 2023 Governance and CEO Eval Committee Meeting on 11-08-23.
G. Wicker seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Academic Excellence Committee

 Mr. Quigley presented Academic Excellence Committee report.

P. Edwards made a motion to approve the minutes from November 7, 2023 Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 11-07-23.
G. Wicker seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Charter School Review Board and State Board of Education Updates

A.

Board Updates

No updates regarding Charter Review Board and State Board of Education.

V. New Business

A.

Durham Charter School Parent Bills of Rights

Durham Charter Schoold Parent Bill of Rights presented by Mr. Atkins and discussed by the board.

VI. Closed Session

A.

Report Into Closed Session

R. Ford made a motion to enter into closed session.
G. Wicker seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Adjourn from Closed Session

G. Wicker made a motion to adjourn from closed session.
J. DeBerry seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VII. Board Votes

A.

Authorize Mr. Quigley to apply YASS Prize/Budget money in a manner at his discretion, ES Principal Hiring, DCS Parent Bill of Rights, Memo authorizing Ms. Morey to sign legal documents, Appreciation gift for Ms. Johnson, Approve Commitee Minutes

P. Edwards made a motion to approve slate of votes listed above.
G. Wicker seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VIII. Announcements

A.

Events

Actve sports calendar

Theatrical Presentation 

Orchestra Concert

IX. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

R. Ford made a motion to to adjourn board meeting.
J. DeBerry seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
C. Cain