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Rooted School - New Orleans

Rooted School Board of Directors Meeting

Published on April 23, 2024 at 7:39 AM CDT
Amended on April 24, 2024 at 12:14 PM CDT

Date and Time

Wednesday April 24, 2024 at 5:30 PM CDT

Location

The board meeting will be located in Southern University of New Orleans' College of Education and Human Development, located at 6701 Press Dr., New Orleans LA 70126. 

 

The meeting will take place in room 236 on the second floor.  

 

This is a regular meeting of the Rooted School Board of Directors.

 

You may also join virtually using the link below with 24 hours prior notification to the school.

 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2559449115?pwd=Zy9veWdGS3Q3Q3Z5UjBsa2JVUzNYUT09&omn=85811522625

 

IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTICE: Pursuant to emergency proclamation 30-JCE 2020, the Rooted School New

Orleans Board hereby certifies that it will conduct all meetings scheduled for 2023-24, in person (unless

otherwise designated), at 6701 Press Dr. in the College of Education Building & Human Development on

SUNO's campus.

 

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

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance Vote Frank Ingargiola 1 m
   

Attendance of all board members and guests will be in-person for this special meeting.

  
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   GeDá Jones Herbert 1 m
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes GeDá Jones Herbert 2 m
   

GeDá Jones Herbert, Board Chairperson, called for an approval of the previous meetings minutes from the meeting of the Board of Directors on:

 

  • 04-10-2024
  • 03-12-2024
  
    Approve minutes for Board of Directors Meeting: March 12, 2024 on March 12, 2024  
II. FINANCE COMMITTEE UPDATE: 5:34 PM
  A. Finance Committee Agenda Items: Discuss Mark Quinn 10 m
   

• Mark Quinn will present a brief update of the Finance Committee report.

• There will also be a brief discussion of anticipated legal expenses 2024 - 2025.

  
  B. Public Budget Hearing #1 Discuss Beth Sprague 5 m
   
  • First reading of the 2024 - 2025 Rooted School Budget open to the public.
  • The second public budget hearing will be held on June 14, 2024
  
III. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT: 5:49 PM
  A. Executive Director's Report: Kaitlin Karpinski 15 m
   

Ms. Karpinski will provide an updated State-of-the-School Report:

 

  • 2024 Enrollment Trends & Current Enrollment
  • Overall Attendance Trends
  • Increasing SPS Plan: C.E.R. Response Strategy (Claim, Evidence & Response) & ACT Workkeys
  
IV. Executive Session 6:04 PM
 

The board will vote to consider going into executive session for a board update on collective bargaining.

  
  A. Executive Session Item(s): Vote GeDá Jones Herbert 30 m
   
  • Update on collective bargaining
  • Update on NOPS - NOPS Level II Non-Compliance Notification

 

NOTE: If a vote is taken in the Executive Session, the result of the vote will be made public and entered into the minutes upon the board reconvening in public session.

  
V. Public Forum: Our Public Comment period is for members of the public to address the board.
 

Guidelines for Public Comment:

 

• Each member of the public may sign up to comment at the meeting and will be allotted three - five minutes.

• The board will listen, but may not directly respond to any comments.

• Please do not use specific student, teacher or administrator names in your comments as our meetings are open to the public and public record, and we must adhere to FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. 

 

As such, if your comment is about a private matter, please contact the board chairperson directly.

  
VI. BOARD ACTION ITEMS: 6:34 PM
 
  • Vote on Updated Attendance Policy
  • Vote on Updated Board Bylaws
  • Vote on Board Chairperson Succession
  
  A. Vote on Updated Attendance Policy Vote Kaitlin Karpinski 5 m
   

Ms. Karpinski will provide a brief update on any substantive changes to the policy.

  
  B. Vote on Updated Board Bylaws Vote GeDá Jones Herbert 5 m
   
  • Ms. Jones Herbert will provide a brief update on any substantive changes to the bylaws.
  
  C. Vote on Board Chairperson Succession Vote GeDá Jones Herbert 5 m
   

 

  • Vote on Board Chairperson Succession
  
VII. BOARD DISCUSSION ITEMS: 6:49 PM
  A. Board Discussion Items: GeDá Jones Herbert 20 m
   
  • Update on RSF Payment
  • Update on meeting with the Rooted School Board Representatives and the SUNO Chancellor and COO - Ongoing Building Concerns
  • Board Retreat Planning & Pre-Work - June 2024 - Date TBD - Gina Fahad - Board on Track Facilitator
  • Board of Directors - Member Analysis & Self-Reflection
  
VIII. PUBLIC FORUM #2:
 
  • Our Public Comment period is for members of the public to address the board.
  • Each member of the public may sign up to comment at the meeting and will be allotted three - five minutes.
  • The board will listen, but may not directly respond to any comments.
  • Please do not use specific student, teacher or administrator names in your comments as our meetings are open to the public and public record, and we must adhere to FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. 

 

As such, if your comment is about a private matter, please contact the board via email, or speak to the board chair privately.

  
IX. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote

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