Butler Academy

Board Meeting

Published on February 27, 2023 at 1:07 PM EST

Date and Time

Wednesday September 15, 2021 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
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Marian Bunnell 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
 
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Kathryn Flaherty 5 m
    Approve minutes for Board Meeting on July 28, 2021  
II. Public Comment
 
The official meting of the board is by law a public meeting and the Butler Academy Board values citizen input. However, in order to protect the integrity of the meeting agenda, public dialogue will be restricted to the 'Public Comments' section of the agenda or as directed by the Board Chairman. Each speaker as two minutes.
 
III. Academic Excellence 5:37 PM
  A. Student support and School Culture update FYI Jasmine Brown 15 m
   
Updates from the Dean of Culture and Director of Student Support on Second Step curriculum, counseling, and the DESSA tool.
 
  B. Academic updates FYI Jerome Reyes 15 m
   
MAP testing and SC State Report Card
 
IV. Development 6:07 PM
  A. Enrollment updates 2021-2022 school year FYI Venesa Reyes 10 m
  B. COVID-19 health and wellness updates FYI Venesa Reyes 5 m
  C. Other Development updates FYI Jon Shannon 5 m
V. Governance 6:27 PM
  A. Frequency of board meetings Vote Kathryn Flaherty 10 m
   
During the first year of BA's operation, it was decided to meet on a monthly basis. Revisit whether the board should meet quarterly or every other month instead.
 
  B. Board Retreat Discuss Kathryn Flaherty 5 m
  C. Board Committees Kathryn Flaherty 5 m
   
Currently we have a President evaluation committee and a Finance committee. Discuss which committee(s) to form next in order to better serve BA better as we grow.
 
VI. Finance 6:47 PM
  A. Finance Summary Discuss 'Ilaisaane Tyree 10 m
VII. Facility
VIII. Executive Session
IX. Other Business
X. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote