BOT Academy
Minutes
Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday December 17, 2018 at 4:30 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, L. McPherson, M. Battastini, M. Dorrie, S. Greenspan, S. Pressley (remote), T. Bryan
Directors Absent
None
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 Monday Dec 17, 2018 at 4:40 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
K. Shabazz made a motion to approve minutes from the Regular Board Meeting on 11-14-18 Regular Board Meeting on 11-14-18.
J. Scott seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Fall Update
A.
State of the school
David Buffum discussed the general state of the school, which was predominantly positive. Enrollment appears to be steady, and teacher morale is stabilizing after some questions about the school's long-term plans last spring.
III. CEO Support And Eval
A.
Present plan for consideration
Susan Greenspan presented her research on CEO support and evaluation options, after which she recommended using BoardOnTrack. Vote scheduled shortly.
IV. Facility
A.
Approval vote for athletic field upgrades
L. McPherson made a motion to Approve $25k for turf facility as per plan.
J. Scott seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Academic Excellence
A.
New Academic Committee Plan
Derrick presented and then lead a brief discussion around priorities for the newly re-formed academic committee. He will continue his work on this front.
VI. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
No public comment.
VII. Finance
A.
Budget for FY 2019/20
Travis walked through through initial thoughts on the FY 2019/20 budget, with David's assistance. The general plan is to continue to work towards financial stability.
B.
Rhode Island funding outlays
Travis summarized a recent meeting he had with the head of the RI DoE Charter office re: funding outlays and their effect on our cash flows.
VIII. Governance
A.
Call for Board recruitment
Matt reviewed this spring's likely board vacancies and will ask for networking help to identify candidates.
IX. Other Business
A.
BoardOnTrack renewal
A. Bothner made a motion to Renew BoardOnTrack membership.
K. Shabazz seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
X. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
A. Bothner made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
J. Scott 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 5:04 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
S. Greenspan