Durham Charter School

Minutes

Durham Charter School Monthly Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday January 25, 2024 at 5:00 PM

Location

807 W. Chapel Hill St.

Durham, NC 27705

Library 

Directors Present

E. Lembert (remote), G. Wicker, J. DeBerry, L. Morey, P. Edwards, R. Ford (remote)

Directors Absent

C. Cain, M. Lesesky

Guests Present

A. Quigley, Kathy 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 Jan 25, 2024 at 5:00 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Pledge of Allegiance

Pledge of allegence was rendered.

D.

Privilege of the Floor

No one was present for Privilege of the Floor.

E.

Approval of Agenda

P. Edwards made a motion to approve agenda.
G. Wicker 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 11-16-23.
G. Wicker seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Executive Director Report

A.

Presentation of Report

Mr. Quigley presented the executive director's report. He discussed the following items:

 

  • the portrait of a graduate and Durham Charter's Program Model
  • Overall EOC Preformance
  • Recruitment and Enrollment
  • School Calendar
  • School start and end times

III. Committee Reports

A.

Finance and Operations Committee

  • Ms. Davies presented the December final budget and the January preliminary reports.  Overall the school budget is in good shape.
  • Mr. Edward and Mr. Quigley presented other financial information to the board.

B.

Governance and CEO Evaluation Committee

Ms. Morey discussed the dates for interviewing a new board member.  Also, the board retreat in March.

C.

Academic Excellence Committee

All relevant information was presented in Mr. Quigley's Executive Director's report.

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

A.

Board Updates

There were not any updates presented.

V. Board Votes

A.

Authorize: Sport bus purchase, July 25th board meeting move to June 20th, 2024-2025 School Calendar, and 2024-2025 School Start and End Times.

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

VI. Announcements

A.

Events

  • 5th & 6th grade orchestra performing at the School Choice Luncheoin of Friday, January 26.
  • Board Retreat scheduled for March 9th

VII. 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 6:55 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
L. Morey