Learn4Life South Carolina
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday May 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Location
In Person: 6209 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29406
Directors Present
C. Zaloumis, D. Luginbill, R. Thaler (remote), S. Cooper (remote), T. Senf (remote)
Directors Absent
M. Roberts
Guests Present
A. Gibson (remote), A. Magdaleno (remote), A. Miller (remote), A. Peterson (remote), D. Petropulos (remote), H. Ruiz (remote), Kim Lane (remote), M. VanKirk (remote), Robert Berry (remote), T. Brown, V. Chase (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Board Member Attendance
C.
Introduction of In Person and Virtual Guests
D.
Pledge of Allegiance
II. Approval of Agenda
A.
Approval of Agenda
III. Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes
A.
Prior Meeting Minutes
After a brief discussion, action was taken to approve the minutes for April 23, 2024, for the Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of Learn4Life High School-Charleston.
IV. Reports
A.
Finance
Ms. Kim Lane shared on the financial information as of April 30, 2025, including the balance sheet, budget to actuals, and statements of revenue and expenditures.
B.
School Leader
Dr. Brown reminded the board members about the Spring graduation scheduled for this Friday at 4:00 PM with doors opening at 3:30 PM. She also mentioned Superintendent Neely from the South Carolina Public Charter School will be the keynote speaker.
Dr. Brown shared on a counselor’s luncheon and invited counselors from 54 schools; 4 attended and they left with the names of potential student referrals. Also, re-enrollment numbers: 113 current students re-enrolled and 29 new student applications received.
Dr. Brown also shared on Summer School Mini-mester and staffing needs.
C.
Management Organization
Mr. Berry gave a recap of the three marketing tiers for the upcoming school year, ranging from fully digital to comprehensive advertising strategies and the costs associated with each strategy. It will be voted on during New Business.
Ms. Chase gave a legislative update shared on her visit to D.C. with Mr. Bob Morales with 15 different meetings scheduled with different legislators. The focus was on monitoring workforce development funds, education choice legislation, and connecting with field representatives.
Ms. Chase also spoke on the Proficiency Waiver that is being considered by the S.C. Department of Education. The board will monitor future policy changes and complete the proficiency waiver proposal to enable increased enrollment.
Ms. Ruiz shard on the PADEPP training dates and asked the board members to sign up at their earliest convenience.
Ms. Ruiz thanked the board members for attending the National Board Summit and reminded the board members to fill out the survey.
Ms. Chase shared on the 25th anniversary celebration. She also shared that graduation bells were distributed at the recent board meeting and will also be presented at the graduation dinner.
D.
Legislative Update
Ms. Peterson shared a legislative update mentioning the state budget funding will remain the same and a full study on school funding is planned between now and January, when the new session begins
V. New Business
A.
2025-2026 School Year Budget
After a brief discussion, action was taken to move the proposed 2025-26 School Year Budget for approval to the June board meeting.
B.
Commercial Package and Umbrella Renewals
C.
Directors and Officers including Employment Practices Liability
D.
Cyber Insurance
E.
Review & Approval of a Partnership MOU with Al Cannon Detention Center
F.
2025-26 LBA Courses Approval
G.
2025-26 Course Catalog
H.
Marketing & Recruitment Tier Approval
I.
2025-26 Board Meeting Schedule
VI. Closing Items
A.
Next Board Meeting
June 17, 2025, at 5:00p ET
After Mr. Luginbill called to order the May 28, 2025, Regular Board Meeting of Learn4Life-Charleston, he introduced the guest, Ms. Farmer.