Learn4Life South Carolina
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday November 15, 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), M. Davis (remote), M. Roberts (remote), R. Thaler (remote), S. Cooper
Directors Absent
T. Senf
Guests Present
A. Gibson (remote), A. Holmes (remote), A. Magdaleno (remote), A. Miller (remote), A. Peterson (remote), B. West (remote), D. Petropulos (remote), H. Ruiz (remote), K. Welsh (remote), P. Hill (remote), Richard Cano, T. Brown, V. Chase
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
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 agenda for October 17, 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, 14 students graduating at the December 15th graduation ceremony which will be held at Trident Technical College at 4:00p ET. She also touched on enrollment of 153 students with all paperwork and enrollments completed and also shared on the demographics of the school. She also mentioned 111.8 ADA was reported on the 45-day count.
Dr. Brown shared on Academics data, including LEP’s completed, Tools of Measurement with regards to the state school report card and system of oversight & how each entity measures the school. Dr. Brown also went into detail on how the state determines the schools rating and grading for the state school report card.
Ms. Chase mentioned the district has explained why the charter schools are being graded the way they are, which is based on students attending all 4 years.
Mr. Cooper would like the district to grade charters on a different scale since most students do not attend all 4 years.
Ms. Peterson mentioned she is working with the legislature to work on changing the grading structure for charter schools versus public schools.
Dr. Brown also shared all subjects students are taking and used on the overall student performance, graduation rates, and college & career readiness used for the state school report card.
Student safety was also mentioned with parents taking a survey given by the district. Parents and students are very pleased with the security & safety of the school.
Dr. Brown also covered the hiring efforts and open positions for the school as well as facility updates.
C.
Management Organization
Ms. Chase shared on the National Board Summit that took place in October and thanked Mr. Senf for joining us.
D.
Legal Update
Ms. Peterson shared that CAA is officially done and that there was no legal update.
V. Approval Items and New Business
A.
Swearing in of Board Member-Sam Cooper
Ms. Peterson shared that Mr. Cooper will be sworn in at a later date.
B.
Workers Compensation Renewal
Ms. Magdaleno briefly explained rates went down and will be automatically renewed on November 17, 2023.
VI. Open Discussion
A.
Open Discussion
Dr. Brown thanked Mr. Cooper for forming a new partnership with his law firm and starting an internship for 4 interested students.
VII. Closing Items
A.
Next Board Meeting
November 15, 2023 at 5:00p ET
Mr. West shared on the income statement as of October 31, 2023 including budget to actuals and statements of revenue and expenditures. He also mentioned with the 45-day count, the state funding will shift by December 2023.