The Leadership School
Minutes
TLS February 27, 2024 Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday February 27, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Location
The Leadership School
1785 Pennsylvania Ave
Pagedale, MO 63133
All board meetings will be fully in-person.
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Per Missouri Revised State Statute Section 610.021, the Board of Directors may close this meeting for an Executive Session to discuss permissible subjects.
This notice is published at our school site (1785 Pennsylvania Ave Pagedale, MO 63133) and on our website (https://theleadershipschoolstl.org).
Directors Present
A. Williams (remote), D. Henderson, G. McHam (remote), L. Hunter
Directors Absent
None
Directors who left before the meeting adjourned
A. Williams
Ex Officio Members Present
K. Townsend
Non Voting Members Present
K. Townsend
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Public Comment Section
II. Action Items
A.
Approve Board Meeting Minutes from December 29, 2023
B.
Approve Board Meeting Minutes from January 19, 2024
C.
Approve Board Meeting Minutes from January 31, 2024
D.
Approve Board Meeting Minutes from February 13, 2024
E.
Approve January 2024 Monthly Financials
Board discusssed steps to manage ADA and long-term sustainability of the school.
III. Board Business
A.
Board Chair Updates
L. Hunter notified the board that they would have a special meeting soon to approve the contracts.
B.
Board Acknowledgement of Closure Assurance
Board reviewed the Closure Assurance document and will respond via email with their acknowledgment.
C.
Recess Implementation
D. Henderson raised concerns regarding lack of dialy recess that was reported by her child. D. Henderson spoke with the teacher who confirmed that students used recess time for other purposes.
K. Townsend confirmed that all students have the daily required recess time.
G. McHam noted that the board must ensure that recess is stated in the school's policies as required by state statute.
The board asked Dr. Townsend to provide some kind of audit or report for recess implementation and the board would survey students and families about the amount of recess.
D.
Approve Executive Director Contract Amendments
Agenda item removed
E.
Approve Interim Contracts for Co-Executives
Agenda item removed
IV. Board Committee Reports
A.
Governance Committee
Chair gave a report on steps to recruit additional board members.
B.
Finance & Facilities Committee
Chair gave report on facilities expansion.
C.
Development Committee
No report. K. Townsend reminded board of upcoming fundraising events.
D.
School Performance Committee
No report. L. Hunter mentioned that new report templates are almost ready to share.
V. Executive Director Report
A.
Progress towards 2023-24 Goals
K. Townsend gave report on progress to contractual goals.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Next Steps
Board will meet March 6th at 5pm to discuss contracts and facilities.
Public Comment was given by TLS supporter/commitee member, Cynthia Chapple. She raised concerns about perceived conflict of interest between the board chair's role and his employment at an TLS funding organization.