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Rooted School - New Orleans

Rooted School Board of Directors Meeting: 02/28/2022

Note: This meeting occurs on a Tuesday evening due to Mardi Gras
Published on February 27, 2023 at 10:32 AM CST
Amended on February 28, 2023 at 5:52 PM CST

Date and Time

Tuesday February 28, 2023 at 5:00 PM CST

Location

SUNO College of Education and Human Development 

Room 177 

6701 Press Dr. 

New Orleans, LA 70122

IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTICE: Pursuant to emergency proclamation 30-JCE 2020, the Rooted School New Orleans Board hereby certifies that it will conduct the meeting scheduled for February 28, 2023 in person, at 6701 Press Dr. in the SUNO College of Education & Human Development Building. 

 

  • The Finance Committee meeting will start at 5 PM.
  • The Committee-of-the-Whole meeting beginning at 6 PM. 

Board meetings shall be held in this manner until further notice.

 

NOTE: 

 

  • This meeting was originally rescheduled from 12/14/2022 due to inclement weather.
  • The rescheduled meeting for 01/04/2023 was then canceled due to no established board quorum on that evening.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   GeDá Jones Herbert 2 m
   

Rooted School NOLA Board 2022 - 2023:

 

  • Brandin Campbell - Board Member
  • Travis Chase - Board Member
  • Kyle Finke - Board Member
  • GeDá Jones Herbert - Board Chairperson
  • Adrien Mendez - Board Member
  • Mark Quinn - Board Member
  • Sabrina Short - Board Member
  • Alyse Utley - Board Member
  • Nia Weeks - Board Member

Rooted School Foundation Personnel:

 

  • Board Sub-Committee Attendance Pending

Rooted School New Orleans Personnel:

 

  • Frank Ingargiola - Director of Finance Roosted School NOLA
  • Kaitlin Karpinski - Executive Director/School Leader Rooted School NOLA

Board Meeting Guests:

 

  • Joe Daschbach - EdOps Finance Specialist
  • Sherah LoBoeuf - Finance Team Manager
  
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   GeDá Jones Herbert 1 m
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes GeDá Jones Herbert 2 m
   

GeDá Jones Herbert to make a motion to approve the minutes of 10-26-2022

  
II. Board Voting Items: 5:05 PM
  A. The board will vote to amend the agenda for 2/28/2023 Vote GeDá Jones Herbert
  B. The board will vote to accept the resignation of Nia Weeks from the Rooted School NOLA board. Vote 5 m
  C. Vote on ACT 456 Policy - VIDEO SURVEILLANCE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SETTINGS Vote Kaitlin Karpinski 2 m
   
  • The board will vote to adopt our new policy as written for ACT 456 - Video Surveillance of Special Education Settings

 

ACT 456 Policy - VIDEO SURVEILLANCE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SETTINGS PROCEDURES

 

a) The current Rooted School draft policy was revised from the LAPCS blanket policy and has gone through review with Spera Law Group. 

 

b) Given this is our second and final reading, the board will be asked to vote on and adopt this new policy.  If approved, it will be added to the Parent/Student Handbook this year.

  
  D. Vote on New Banking Policies for Charter Schools - TABLED FOR A LATER MEETING Vote Kaitlin Karpinski 2 m
   
  • The Board will vote on the Chase collateralization agreement (Pending final version from Veronica Vizzera - Chase Private Client Advisor).

 

  
III. Board Discussion Items: 5:14 PM
  A. Budget Presentation on Actuals for the Finance Committee - Mark Quinn Discuss Mark Quinn 10 m
   
  • Mark Quinn will present on the actuals from the current 2022 - 2023 school-year budget.
  
  B. Updates to Banking Policies for Charter Schools - POSTPONED FOR A LATER MEETING Discuss Kaitlin Karpinski 2 m
   
  • Rooted School received approval from Chase for collateralization.
  
IV. Executive Session 5:26 PM
  A. Executive Session Discuss GeDá Jones Herbert 20 m
   

GeDá Jones Herbert, board chairperson, will make a motion to move into Executive Session to discuss confidential matters related to personnel.

 

No action will be taken in Executive Session.  

 

When the board reconvenes, if a vote is required, a second motion will be made and all members will be asked to vote individually during the public session.

  
V. Executive Director / School Leader Report: 5:46 PM
  A. Academic Update FYI Kaitlin Karpinski 10 m
   

Ms. Karpinski will present an update on academics and summary of the academic committee meeting. Linked here is the data dashboard that houses high level academic updates. 

  
  B. Facility Update: Rooted School at SUNO FYI Kaitlin Karpinski 5 m
   

Ms. Karpinski will share an update on the evolution of the short and long-term partnership at SUNO.  

  
  C. Enrollment Initiatives Update: 23-24 FYI Kaitlin Karpinski 2 m
   

Ms. Karpinski will share an update on key enrollment initiatives for school year 2023-24. 

  
  D. Rooted School Foundation Supports Discuss Kaitlin Karpinski 5 m
   

Ms. Karpinski will share an update on RSF supports, as well as to create space for board questions and discussion as needed. 

  
VI. Closing Items 6:08 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting FYI GeDá Jones Herbert 1 m