Butler Academy
Minutes
Executive Session
Date and Time
Tuesday April 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Location
BA Executive session
Thursday, April 24 · 5:30 – 6:30pm
Time zone: America/New_York
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Trustees Present
A. Morris (remote), C. Robinson, D. Buryj (remote), E. Mobley (remote), K. Flaherty (remote), M. Bunnell (remote), M. Stellingworth (remote), S. Hill (remote), S. Wilson (remote)
Trustees Absent
E. Waters, H. Hoilett-Frierson
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Financials
A.
Discuss previous 2 months financials
III. Board Elections
A.
Review candidates for appointed seats
Board members continue to make concerted efforts to find individuals who align with the school mission, vision and model, who have capacity for board work. The election cycle calendar has been made public and open call for nominees begins May 1st. Appointed members will be invited to fill out the board seat application forms.
There was one abstention by S. Wilson.
IV. Executive session
A.
CEO contract
Motion to move into executive session was made at 1757H by C. Robinson. Seconded by M Bunnell.
Motion to move out of executive session was made at 1815H by M Bunnell, seconded by M. Stellingworth.
No motion was made in executive session.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| E. Mobley |
Aye
|
| D. Buryj |
Aye
|
| E. Waters |
Absent
|
| C. Robinson |
No
|
| M. Stellingworth |
Aye
|
| A. Morris |
Aye
|
| S. Hill |
No
|
| H. Hoilett-Frierson |
Absent
|
| K. Flaherty |
Aye
|
| S. Wilson |
Aye
|
| M. Bunnell |
Aye
|
D. Buryj went over a high level summary of the past two months' financials. One of the biggest concerns is that local funding is only at 42% of the FY-25 budget. Total revenue this year is at 70% of expected budget.
The finance committee has a meeting May 6th with the school president and VP of Development to discuss any plans to narrow the gap and look towards creating a 5 year budget. The board recognizes the importance of reliable fundraising sources in the next 7 years.