Learn4Life South Carolina
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday February 20, 2024 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
C. Zaloumis (remote), D. Luginbill (remote), M. Davis (remote), M. Roberts (remote), R. Thaler (remote), S. Cooper (remote), T. Senf
Directors Absent
None
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
M. Roberts
Directors who left before the meeting adjourned
S. Cooper
Guests Present
A. Gibson (remote), A. Holmes, A. Peterson, Annie, Dustin Garbaciak (remote), H. Ruiz (remote), K. Welsh (remote), Kim Lane (remote), M. VanKirk, P. Hill (remote), T. Brown, V. Chase (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Pledge of Allegiance
II. Approval of Agenda
A.
Approval of Agenda
Action was taken to approve the agenda for February 20, 2024, 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 January 16, 2024, 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 New & Goods with events held during National Schools Choice Week, a staffing holiday outing, and CTE certificates earned by 10 students in the Culinary Arts class. She also shared on the International Consulate Day event being held on March 23 & 24, 2024.
Dr. Brown shared on partnership activities with 5 partners supporting students.
Dr. Brown sent out a parent survey with 23 families participating and she gave the results. She will also send the board members a copy of the findings via email.
Mark Roberts arrived virtually at 5:21p.
Dr. Brown shared on current enrollment of 168 students as of February 14 with ADA of 86.42 (66.43%). Her goal is to maintain a 60% ADA. She also expressed concern with students transportation. She is going to contact CAA regarding vans for purchase.
Count Day 135 is March 27, 2024. She also mentioned she has 98 students reenrolling for the 2024-25 school year.
Dr. Brown shared on LEP’s with 2415 completed for the year so far.
Dr. Brown mentioned that Ms. Denise Bounds is the new student data clerk and thanked Ms. Grace Bautista for her help in training her. Dr. Brown also mentioned she is in need of 5 staffing positions.
C.
Management Organization
Ms. Chase shared on the Black History Month event put on by the external affairs dept. She also shared on the National Schools Choice Week with a short video and graphs showing parents’ choice of different school options.
Mr. Garbaciak shared on the marketing campaign and the use of all social media platforms.
Mr. Holmes gave a reminder that all new board members need to have completed the online training and offered any assistance.
D.
Legal Update
Ms. Peterson gave a legislative update with Bill 3295 passing the sub committee hearing and moving on to the floor of the Senate next week as well as a committee meeting on the budget.
V. Open Discussion
A.
Open Discussion
Dr. Brown shared that there will be an LLAC recruiter at Trident College to participate in a teacher recruiting event.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Next Board Meeting
Next board meeting is Tuesday, March 19 at 5:00p.
Ms. Lane shared on the income statement as of January 31, 2024, including the balance sheet, budget to actuals, and statements of revenue and expenditures.
Mr. Welsh will be running a report to discuss the differentials in Contract Services and Supplies.