Paul Robeson Charter School
Minutes
Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday August 20, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Location
This meeting is being held in compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act and is open to the public. Notices were duly posted and the meeting was advertised in The Trentonian and The Times of Trenton. Formal action will be taken.
Trustees Present
B. Englezos (remote), E. Deprez (remote), K. Somberg (remote), T. Rebar, V. Aggarwal
Trustees Absent
B. Blount
Guests Present
B. Falkowski (remote), F. Lund, J. Amenda, K. Lamilla (remote), K. Tini (remote), S. Spuhler
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
K. Somberg called a meeting of the board of trustees of Paul Robeson Charter School to order on Tuesday Aug 20, 2024 at 4:12 PM.
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Oath of Office - Elona Deprez
II. Discussion
A.
24-25 Priority and Goal Setting
B.
3 Year LIEP Plan
Freya provides update to the Board
C.
Development Committee/Fundraising Update
Ken provided fundraising updates to the Board
D.
Level Field / Aegis Update
Shelby and Tyler joined the meeting to update the board on the building project.
Discussed setbacks.
Brian commented on setbacks.
III. Updates
A.
Enrollment
School is fully enrolled for this upcoming school year.
B.
Emergency Drill Log
C.
Talent and Certification
Aniyah provides an update to the Board - 16 new staff hires; certified staff is at 70%.
D.
Special Education Files Audit Update
E.
Buildings and Grounds Update
IV. Acceptance of Meeting Minutes
A.
Motion for Paul Robeson Charter School, Board of Trustees to accept the minutes from the May 21, 2024 board meeting.
V. Aggarwal made a motion to approve the minutes from the May 21, 2024 board meeting Regular Board Meeting on 05-21-24.
T. Rebar seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
V. Motions for Approval
A.
Finance
B. Englezos made a motion to approve Finance motions 1 to 7.
V. Aggarwal seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Student Field Trips
T. Rebar made a motion to approve the student field trips to DC and Yardley.
V. Aggarwal seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
Personnel
V. Aggarwal made a motion to approve the Personnel motions 1 to 5.
T. Rebar seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| V. Aggarwal |
Aye
|
| T. Rebar |
Aye
|
| B. Englezos |
Aye
|
| B. Blount |
Absent
|
| K. Somberg |
Aye
|
| E. Deprez |
Aye
|
D.
Curriculum & Special Education
T. Rebar made a motion to approve the Curriculum purchases listed.
B. Englezos seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
E.
Buildings & Grounds- None
F.
Policy/Miscellaneous
T. Rebar made a motion to approve the Policy motions 1 to 8.
V. Aggarwal seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
VI. Executive Session
A.
It is expected that the Board will go into Executive Session.
NONE
VII. Closing Items
A.
New Business
B.
Public Comment
NONE
Vijay commented on building setbacks and future meeting with Level Field.
C.
Important Dates
Next Board Meeting - Tuesday October 1, 2024
D.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 5:16 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
S. Spuhler
Documents used during the meeting
None
John provides the goal framework to the Board of Trustees