BOT Academy
Minutes
Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Saturday January 12, 2019 at 8:45 PM
Location
179 Wayland Avenue, Providence 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, K. Shabazz, L. McPherson, M. Battastini (remote), M. Dorrie, S. Greenspan, S. Pressley, T. Bryan
Directors Absent
None
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
K. Shabazz
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
K. Shabazz arrived.
M. Goldstein arrived at 7:34 pm.
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
S. Greenspan called a meeting of the board of directors of BOT Academy to order on Saturday Jan 12, 2019 at 8:23 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
A. Bothner made a motion to approve minutes from the Regular Board Meeting on 12-17-18 Regular Board Meeting on 12-17-18.
S. Pressley seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Fall Update
A.
State of the school
Justin presented an update on the state of the school. Emily commented that everything is going well.
III. CEO Support And Eval
A.
Present plan for consideration
Susan furthered the discussion of this year's CEO evaluation process. No changes anticipated from the previous year
Joe and Nikki discussed a new athletic field.
Joe and Nikki discussed a new athletic field.
IV. Facility
A.
Approval vote for athletic field upgrades
T. Bryan made a motion to approve an addendum to the previously approved budget for an extra $7,250 for various requested upgrades.
K. Shabazz seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
S. Pressley made a motion to Approve a budget of $10,000.
M. Battastini seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
M. Dorrie made a motion to Approve a budget for better snacks.
L. McPherson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
A. Bothner made a motion to eat more pizza.
S. Pressley seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
V. Academic Excellence
A.
New Academic Committee Plan
Derrick Brooms gave an update on the progress of the newly formed academic success committee
VI. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
Board went into closed session.
VII. Finance
A.
Budget for FY 2019/20
Budget for SY 2019-20 was further reviewed and debated. Clarity is expected during the February board meeting.
VIII. Governance
A.
Call for Board recruitment
Karen Mueller updated her earlier request for SY 2019-20 board recruitment, making note that the February meeting will be a good opportunity to bring potential new board members to observe a meeting, as has been done in the past.
IX. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
K. Shabazz made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
S. Pressley 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 8:29 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
S. Greenspan