Learn4Life South Carolina
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday June 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Location
In Person: 6209 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29406
Virtual via Microsoft Teams: https://llac.io/CHSBoard
Meeting ID: 269 220 213 966
Passcode: o5sAEk
Directors Present
C. Zaloumis, D. Luginbill, M. Roberts (remote), R. Thaler (remote), S. Cooper (remote), T. Senf (remote)
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
A. Holmes (remote), A. Peterson, Bill Thompson (remote), G. Sharifi, H. Ruiz (remote), K. Welsh (remote), Lori Witt (remote), M. VanKirk (remote), Nadar Ali II (remote), R. Reyes (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 May 28, 2024, for the Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of Learn4Life High School-Charleston.
IV. Reports
A.
Finance
Mr. Reyes shared on the financial information as of May 31, 2025, including the balance sheet, budget to actuals, and statements of revenue and expenditures. It was also noted that the board would like to pay down the loan to LLAC in the amount of $200,000.
B.
School Leader
C.
Management Organization
Mr. Holmes shard on the PADEPP training dates and asked the board members to sign up at their earliest convenience. He also mentioned an email was sent asking the board members to sign up for the new board member training if they wanted a refresher course.
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
B.
Auditor Engagement Letter
C.
Amended Bylaws
After a brief discussion, including that approved Amended Bylaws would need to be sent to the authorizer for approval and then they could be adopted, action was taken to approve the Amended Bylaws with revisions to section 5.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Next Board Meeting
July 15, 2025, at 5:00p ET
Dr. Brown shared on the graduation, which was a success, with students feeling very proud of themselves and their families excited. She also shared that it was the largest class so far with 23 students.
Dr. Brown shared on marketing and enrollment efforts are actively underway, focusing on retaining current students and attracting new ones through existing students, showing positive early results. She also shared on the summer school program with high student engagement and positive outcomes. It is the second week of a three-week program with 45 students signed up, and 41 showed up on day one.
Dr. Brown shared on the increasing trend in ADM and enrollment numbers with 159 students on the 180th count day. She also shared on the current enrollment and re-enrollment numbers with 113 students returning and 51 new students for the 25-26 SY.
Lastly, Dr. Brown gave a staffing update with new Science and ESOL teachers being hired. Still searching for a math teacher and a special education teacher.