Learn4Life South Carolina
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday September 19, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Location
In Person: 6209 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29406
Virtual via Microsoft Teams: https://llac.io/QH3C7
Dial in: 657-207-0015
Conference ID: 720054591#
Directors Present
D. Luginbill (remote), L. Zaccone (remote), M. Davis (remote), M. Roberts (remote), R. Thaler (remote), S. Cooper, T. Senf
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
A. Giannoulis, A. Holmes, A. Miller (remote), A. Peterson (remote), B. West (remote), Bill Thompson (remote), Bob Morales (remote), D. Petropulos, G. Sharifi (remote), H. Ruiz (remote), K. Welsh (remote), M. VanKirk, Nicole Perkins (remote), P. Hill, T. Brown
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Pledge of Allegiance
II. Approval of Agenda
A.
Approval of Agenda
After a brief discussion, action was taken to approve the agenda for September 19, 2023 for the Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of Learn4Life High School-Charleston.
III. Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes
A.
Prior Meeting Minutes
After a brief discussion, action was taken to approve the agenda for August 15, 2023 for the Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of Learn4Life High School-Charleston.
IV. Reports
A.
Finance
B.
School Leader
Dr. Brown shared on the principal report including PADEPP Standards Tools, a school visit from Melissa DeWalk – Director of Operations, and daily operations with a new security guard at the school.
Dr. Brown also shared an All-School-Read program that was launched with students reading “Long Way Down” as a group.
Current enrollment is at 113 students with 104 overall applications in the month of September.
C.
Management Organization
Mr. Morales shared on the Capitol visit in Columbia, S.C. and meetings with legislators. He also shared the documentary, “La Lucha” won Best Film and Best Documentary at the Columbia Film Festival.
D.
Legal Update
Ms. Peterson shared on the election update and has a new election schedule with 2 returning and one new board member.
Dan Luginbill motioned to go into executive session at 5:43p.
V. Executive Session
A.
Legal Briefing
Discussed in Executive Session.
VI. Reconvene Into Open Session
A.
Action, as needed, on items discussed in the executive session.
VII. Approval Items and New Business
A.
Board Election Updates
See item 5d
B.
2023-24 Student Handbook Amendments
Dr. Brown spoke on the E-Learning and Records & Transcript policy amendments, both to be added to the handbook.
Mr. West shared on the income statement as of August 31, 2023 and is still waiting on the final draft from the auditor. He also shared the breakdown of student classifications for funding.