Butler Academy
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Location
710 S 5th St
Hartsville SC
29550
Agenda
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| I. | Opening Items | 5:30 PM | |||
| A. | Record Attendance | 1 m | |||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | Marian Bunnell | 1 m | ||
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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 |
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| C. | Approve minutes | Approve Minutes | Kathryn Flaherty | 3 m | |
| Approve minutes for Board Meeting on May 17, 2023 | |||||
| D. | Approve minutes special meeting | Approve Minutes | Kathryn Flaherty | 5 m | |
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Formally voted on executive committee |
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| Approve minutes for BA Board meeting on June 28, 2023 | |||||
| II. | Public Comment | ||||
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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.
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| III. | President update | 5:40 PM | |||
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Expansion of facility/construction |
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| A. | BA Overview | FYI | Jerome Reyes | 10 m | |
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Brief overview of BA's journey to get to where we are tailored to the new trustees |
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| B. | Leadership Team Introductions | FYI | Jerome Reyes | 5 m | |
| C. | Middle School Development | FYI | Jerome Reyes | 5 m | |
| D. | Facility update | FYI | Jerome Reyes | 5 m | |
| IV. | Updates from President/Vice President of Operations | 6:05 PM | |||
| A. | Enrollment updates | FYI | Jerome Reyes/ Venesa Reyes | 5 m | |
| V. | Academic Updates | 6:10 PM | |||
| A. | Academic update | Discuss | Stella Rousenfell | 10 m | |
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Discuss Summer Reading program results |
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| VI. | Development Committee | 6:20 PM | |||
| A. | Development committee updates | FYI | Barbara Chappell | 10 m | |
| VII. | Finance | 6:30 PM | |||
| A. | Finance Summary | Discuss | Dan Buryj | 10 m | |
| VIII. | President Support Committee updates | 6:40 PM | |||
| A. | President and VP of Operations Evaluation | FYI | Kathryn Flaherty | 12 m | |
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Using same tool from BOT Awaiting President self-evaluation then trustees should expect an email to evaluate based on 2022-2023 school year. Will invite last year's trustees to participate then will summarize.
Similarly, finalizing tool to evaluate the VP of Operations, will invite those present last year to participate in the evaluation then summarize and present to the board.
Is a goal for next year to start the evaluation May 2024. |
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| IX. | Governance | 6:52 PM | |||
| A. | Board Expectations | FYI | Kathryn Flaherty | 15 m | |
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Introduction of new trustees. Board Expectations Required board training Creating profile on Board on Track Board planning session |
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| B. | Revision of Bylaws | Vote | Kathryn Flaherty | 5 m | |
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Article IV, Section 8
Change statement that officers can serve 1 year consecutive terms to 2y terms |
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| X. | Scholar experience committee | 7:12 PM | |||
| A. | Scholar experience updates | FYI | Samantha Wilson | 10 m | |
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Updated Scholar Handbook
https://www.butleracademy.us/admin/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BA-Scholar-and-Family-Handbook-7.pdf |
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| XI. | Executive Session | 7:22 PM | |||
| A. | Executive session | Discuss | Jerome Reyes | ||
| XII. | Other Business | ||||
| XIII. | Closing Items | ||||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | |||