Rooted School - New Orleans
Minutes
Rooted School Board of Directors Meeting: 02/28/2022
Date and Time
Tuesday February 28, 2023 at 5:00 PM
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.
Directors Present
A. Utley, G. Jones Herbert, K. Finke, T. Chase
Directors Absent
A. Mendez, B. Campbell, M. Quinn, N. Weeks, S. Short
Guests Present
F. Ingargiola, K. Karpinski, Michelle Craig
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
Roll Call | |
---|---|
T. Chase |
Aye
|
A. Mendez |
Absent
|
M. Quinn |
Absent
|
N. Weeks |
Absent
|
B. Campbell |
Absent
|
S. Short |
Absent
|
G. Jones Herbert |
Aye
|
A. Utley |
Aye
|
K. Finke |
Aye
|
II. Board Resignation - Nia Weeks
A.
Board Member Resignation
III. Board Discussion Items:
A.
Budget Presentation on Actuals for the Finance Committee - Mark Quinn
Mr. Kyle Finke presented the budget-to-actuals report from the Finance Committee and developed by Sherah LoBoeuf of Ed Ops
B.
Updates to Banking Policies for Charter Schools
The board discussed the state mandate for financial collateralization and the recent approval of the agreement from Chase.
IV. Board Voting Items:
A.
Vote on ACT 456 Policy - VIDEO SURVEILLANCE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SETTINGS
The board discussed the new policy dictating cameras in the classroom (general education) and, more specifically, the camera surveillance of special education students and students with IEPs.
Roll Call | |
---|---|
M. Quinn |
Absent
|
B. Campbell |
Absent
|
N. Weeks |
Absent
|
T. Chase |
Aye
|
A. Utley |
Aye
|
S. Short |
Absent
|
K. Finke |
Aye
|
A. Mendez |
Absent
|
G. Jones Herbert |
Aye
|
B.
Vote on New Banking Policies for Charter Schools
Roll Call | |
---|---|
T. Chase |
Aye
|
M. Quinn |
Absent
|
G. Jones Herbert |
Aye
|
A. Mendez |
Absent
|
K. Finke |
Aye
|
B. Campbell |
Absent
|
S. Short |
Absent
|
A. Utley |
Aye
|
N. Weeks |
Absent
|
C.
Board will vote to amend the agenda for 2/28/2023
V. Executive Session
A.
Executive Session
The Board entered into Executive Session to discuss matters related to personnel. As no action was taken there was no vote required upon re-entry into the general session.
VI. Executive Director / School Leader Report:
A.
Academic Update
K. Karpinski reported on some celebrations and academic accomplishments of Rooted NOLA in the past quarter. A more extensive discussion of academic progress will take place at a later board meeting.
March 13th @ 4PM is the proposed time for the special academic meeting.
B.
Facility Update: Rooted School at SUNO
There was an update on the agreement between SUNO and Rooted NOLA. Looking to the future, the hope is that our partnership will develop and flourish.
C.
Enrollment Initiatives Update: 23-24
There was a discussion regarding the projected growth of Rooted NOLA in 2023 - 2024. Results from OneApp indicate an increased interest from students throughout the city.
- Student interest shows approximately 135% growth from 2022 - 2023.
D.
Rooted School Foundation Supports
There was a discussion of the proposed RSF agreement moving forward in school year 2023 - 2024.
VII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
- 2022_10_26_board_meeting_minutes.pdf
- ACT_456_Policy_Rooted_School_2022-23.docx
- ROOT_-_Monthly_Presentation_-_October_2022.pptx
- ROOT - Monthly Presentation - January 2023.pptx
- BESE_Bulletin_126_Revision_-_Cash_Management_and_Investments_-_Resource_Links.docx
- Cash_Management_and_Investment_SAMPLE_POLICY.doc
- ACT_456_Policy_Rooted_School_2022-23.docx
- Cash_Management_and_Investment_SAMPLE_POLICY.doc
- BESE_Bulletin_126_Revision_-_Cash_Management_and_Investments_-_Resource_Links.docx
- ROOT_-_Monthly_Presentation_-_October_2022.pptx
- 2022_10_26_board_meeting_minutes (1).pdf
- ROOT - Monthly Presentation - January 2023.pptx
G. Jones Herbert made a motion to amend the agenda to include that the board accepted Nia Weeks' resignation.
T. Chase seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.