BOT Academy
Minutes
Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday November 14, 2018 at 7:00 PM
Location
179 Wayland Avenue, Providnce RI 02906
Meetings are held in the main conference room on the 2nd floor of 179 Wayland Ave. For public comment, please give notice via email (board@croftschool.org) 4 hours before the meeting is to begin.
Directors Present
A. Bothner, J. Scott, K. Shabazz (remote), L. McPherson, M. Battastini, M. Dorrie, S. Greenspan, S. Pressley (remote), T. Bryan
Directors Absent
None
Ex Officio Members Present
E. Chen
Non Voting Members Present
E. Chen
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
S. Greenspan called a meeting of the board of directors of BOT Academy to order on Wednesday Nov 14, 2018 at 7:04 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
S. Greenspan made a motion to approve minutes.
T. Bryan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Fall Update
A.
State of the school
David Buffum delivered a positive state of the school summary. Enrollment looks steady, teacher morale remains strong. Facility work looks to be complete after years of planning and fundraising. Academic progress looks to be lagging a bit.
III. CEO Support And Eval
A.
Present plan for consideration
Susan Greenspan presented a plan to use BoardOnTrack's CEO evaluation tool to help and support David Buffum. Reaction seemed mainly positive.
IV. Facility
A.
Approval vote for athletic field upgrades
L. McPherson made a motion to approve a $100k proposal from Mellor Inc to upgrade the condition of the athletic field behind the school.
J. Scott seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Dorrie |
Aye
|
| S. Greenspan |
Aye
|
| T. Bryan |
Aye
|
| L. McPherson |
Aye
|
| A. Bothner |
Aye
|
| J. Scott |
Aye
|
| M. Battastini |
Aye
|
| K. Shabazz |
No
|
| S. Pressley |
Aye
|
V. Academic Excellence
A.
New Academic Committee Plan
Derrick Brooms presented a plan around improving the work of the Academic subcommittee.
VI. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
No public comment requested or presented.
VII. Finance
A.
Budget for FY 2019/20
Travis Metz presented the proposed budget for the FY 2019-20 school year.
B.
Rhode Island funding outlays
Travis Metz presented an update about how Rhode Island DoE outlays will likely become variable in timing over the next several fiscal years. Total amounts will likely not be affected.
VIII. Governance
A.
Call for Board recruitment
Matt Battastini presented an update on upcoming board recruitment needs.
IX. Other Business
A.
BoardOnTrack renewal
A. Bothner made a motion to approve a renewal of Croft's BoardOnTrack membership for the 2019-20 school year.
J. Scott seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
X. 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 8:42 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Shabazz