Learn4Life South Carolina
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday August 19, 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: 220 806 214 370 9
Passcode: Hk7XP2F5
Directors Present
C. Zaloumis (remote), D. Luginbill (remote), R. Thaler (remote), T. Senf
Directors Absent
M. Roberts, S. Cooper
Guests Present
A. Holmes (remote), A. Miller (remote), A. Peterson (remote), D. Petropulos, G. Sharifi (remote), H. Ruiz (remote), K. Welsh (remote), M. VanKirk (remote), T. Brown
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 July 15, 2025, for the Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of Learn4Life High School-Charleston.
IV. Reports
A.
Finance
B.
School Leader
Dr. Brown shared the school year that began on Monday with an enrollment of 167 students. Enrollment continues to grow with a steady influx of new applications.
Dr. Brown shared on the school provided seven days of training, totaling over 36.5 hours, for teachers. Additionally, teacher supply checks from the state were distributed.
Dr. Brown also shared the school is nearly fully staffed, with 13 returning and 3 new members. Key roles in Math, Science, and Special Education have been filled. The only remaining vacancy is the online course facilitator position.
C.
Management Organization
Mr. Holmes shard on the management report including Personalized Learning Month and South Carolina Policies Project. He also shared on creating a policies manual for each board.
Mr. VanKirk shared on the ALEC Conference Valerie Chase, Anne Peterson, Bob Morales, and himself attended which was held in Indianapolis.
D.
Legislative Update
Ms. Peterson shared there’s little legislative update due to summer recess and will have an update when session starts in September. She also shared on the ALEC and NCSL conferences she attended.
V. New Business
A.
Board Elections Update
Mr. Holmes reminded those that are up for re-election to fill out the form sent from the S.C. Alliance by August 25. The election process should be completed by September 16.
B.
Amended Bylaws
Mr. Miller shared on the minor changes in the Bylaws requested by the Charter School District.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Next Board Meeting
September 16, 2025, at 5:00p ET
Mr. Welsh shared on the financial information as of July 31, 2025, including the balance sheet, budget to actuals, and statements of revenue and expenditures.
Mr. Thaler mentioned investing in an ultra-short-term bond. Mr. Welsh will look into it and report back to Mr. Thaler at the next Finance committee meeting.