Learn4Life South Carolina
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday August 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Location
In Person: 6209 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29406
Virtual via Microsoft Teams: https://llac.io/CHSBoard
Meeting ID: 218 739 505 401 959
Passcode: pt7bC2gn
This meeting will be recorded and posted on the school's website pursuant to state law (S.C. Code ยง59-19-85).
Directors Present
C. Zaloumis, D. Luginbill, M. Roberts (remote), R. Thaler (remote), S. Cooper (remote)
Directors Absent
T. Senf
Guests Present
A. Miller (remote), A. Peterson (remote), David Petropulos (remote), Grace Bautista, Guita Sharifi (remote), H. Ruiz, K. Welsh (remote), M. VanKirk, Soliman Villapando (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 July 21, 2026, for the Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of Learn4Life High School-Charleston.
IV. Reports
A.
Finance
B.
School Leader
Dr. Brown shared her report, including the PADEPP standards, and the Comprehensive School Improvement update.
Dr. Brown shared on current enrollment of 162 students and 72 new student applicants, 14 still pending and 16 applications were rejected. She also went over enrollment data & trends (slide 7 & 8). First count day is August 21.
Lastly, Dr. Brown gave a staffing update with four new staff members and almost fully staffed, but still in need of an Online Course Facilitator, ESOL Teacher, and Student Retention Liaison. Photos of staff members are shared on slides 10 & 11.
C.
Management Organization
Ms. Chase shared the timeline for elections as well as the board members up for re-election.
D.
Legislative Update
Ms. Peterson shared on her update and shared a State budget was passed.
V. Closed Session
A.
Adjourn open public Board meeting to go into closed session
B.
Adjourn closed session and reconvene to open public Board meeting
C.
Action on items discussed in closed session, if any
VI. New Business
A.
Lease Amendment No. 1: Lease Renewal
VII. Closing Items
A.
Next Board Meeting Date/Time and Location
September 15, 2026, at 5:00p (ET) Learn4Life High School - Charleston 6209 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29406.
Mr. Welsh shared on the financial information as of July 31, 2026, including the balance sheet, budget to actuals, and statements of revenue and expenditures. Waiting to get the numbers from the upcoming count days to see if any changes will need to be made to the budget.