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Butler Academy

Board Meeting

Published on May 19, 2025 at 9:24 AM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday May 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM EDT

Location

701 S 5th St,

Hartsville, SC

29550

Agenda

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


Reading of the Mission Statement:
Our mission at Butler Academy is to create an enthusiastic culture of learning in which every scholar is expected and positioned to succeed academically. We realize this mission by emphasizing the social, and emotional,  well-being of our scholars, families and staff

  
  B. Call the Meeting to Order  
  C. Approve April Minutes Approve Minutes 3 m
     
  D. Approve March Minutes Approve Minutes 5 m
     
II. VP of Operations updates 5:39 PM
  A. Enrollment updates Discuss Venesa Reyes 10 m
III. Development 5:49 PM
 

Updates from VP of Development

  
  A. Fundraising updates FYI Lenora Lefew 10 m
   

Any updates on grants or long term development plans.

  
IV. President Updates 5:59 PM
  A. Action plan that 75% of teachers should be certified by 2025 Discuss Jerome Reyes 10 m
   

District requires that 75% of teachers are certified. Butler Academy is currently at 50%. 

The district is asking for an action plan to meet compliance by Dec 2025.

 

  
  B. Review Spring I-Ready data FYI Nateisha Taylor 12 m
   

Review Spring I-Ready data

MAP and SC Ready testing ongoing this week

  
V. Governance Committee 6:21 PM
  A. Board Elections Discuss Kathryn Flaherty 15 m
   

Committee Recommendations for appointed seats:

Hannah Hoilett-Frierson

Amy Morris

Dr Julia Klimek

Dr Geraldine Woods

James Hudson

 

9 nominees

  •  review the list of current and prospective Board members who currently have enrolled scholars to make sure we are in alignment with our Bylaws. 
  • determine the number of elected and appointed seats (since the bylaws allow for 9-11 members)

Meghan Smith - parent
Jeremy Adaiah Toothaker - unknown
David Carlton
Julia Klimek
James Hudson
Geraldine Woods
Adrian Rhodes - parent
Steph Sneed
Darlene Small

  
  B. Amend By laws Vote Kathryn Flaherty 10 m
   

Article IV Section 1. Number of Trustees. The Board of Trustees shall consist of 9-11 Trustees, with the majority elected and the minority appointed. A choice of membership of the Board will take place every two years. No more than 25% of Trustees shall be (parents primary caregivers of scholars of the school as determined at the time of election.

  
VI. Scholar Experience 6:46 PM
  A. Power made Practical Immersion program FYI Samantha Wilson 5 m
VII. CEO Evaluation Committee 6:51 PM
 

Starting CEO and VP of Operations evaluation. 

  
  A. 2024-2025 Evaluation cycle FYI Kathryn Flaherty 5 m
   

Self-evaluation complete. 

Review draft of memo

 

VP of Ops evaluation open. Self evaluation complete, remind board members to complete survey

  
VIII. Facility 6:56 PM
  A. High School plans Discuss Jerome Reyes 15 m
   

Short term plans- working closely with Coker on finalizing space. 

Long term plans- working closely with finance committee on what a budget at full enrollment could look like.

  
IX. Finance 7:11 PM
  A. Review Financials Discuss Dan Buryj 10 m
  B. 1st read of budget 2025-2026 Discuss Dan Buryj 10 m
X. Executive Session
XI. Other Business
XII. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote