Learn4Life South Carolina
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday March 19, 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
D. Luginbill, M. Roberts, S. Cooper
Directors Absent
C. Zaloumis, M. Davis, R. Thaler, T. Senf
Guests Present
A. Gibson (remote), A. Holmes (remote), A. Miller (remote), A. Peterson (remote), D. Petropulos (remote), G. Sharifi (remote), H. Ruiz (remote), K. Welsh (remote), Kim Lane (remote), M. VanKirk (remote), R. Reyes (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 March 19, 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 February 20, 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 her principal report that included the PADEPP standards, 10 students passing the food handling certification, and 6 students passing the OSHA Safety certification. She also shared on a new partnership with Resourceful Solutions as well as other partners.
Dr. Brown shared on parent/teacher conferences being held on March 21 & 22 and also shared on a school climate survey with 81% of parents and students completing the survey. She also shared on 123 students committed to reenrolling for the fall, 17-20 students expected to graduate in June and a total of 161 students currently enrolled. Lastly, she spoke on LEP’s, with 2415 being completed so far this school year.
Dr. Brown spoke on NWEA, which is taken 3 times a year, Fall, Winter, and Spring. She also mentioned the achievement of the students with their math and reading test scores and shared the data. Highlights were shown on slides 12-15 of her presentation.
Dr. Brown gave a staffing update with a pending offer for a long-term SPED sub and an educational aide. She also listed staffing needs and Ms. Grace Bautista from LLAC is still currently onsite helping with school support.
C.
Management Organization
Ms. Jasmin Schonherr shared on the College Access Program (CAP). She also mentioned fee waivers for students that would like to apply to colleges through the Common Black App. She spoke on a scholarship being offered to graduates to use for post-secondary education.
D.
Legal Update
Ms. Peterson gave a legislative update with HB 3295. She also mentioned waivers are being put into law, and the bill has not been amended, but hoping to be moved to the Governor’s office soon. She also mentioned the House passed their budget.
V. Approval Items and New Business
A.
2024-25 Academic School Calendar
Dr. Brown mentioned the teacher days have been changed on the school calendar and would like to recommend the board approves the change.
VI. Open Discussion
A.
Open Discussion
Mr. Luginbill mentioned he is helping with the search of finding a math teacher for Dr. Brown by working with local colleges to find suitable teachers.
VII. Closing Items
A.
Next Board Meeting
Next Board Meeting: April 16, 2024 at 5:00p.
Ms. Lane shared on the income statement as of February 29, 2024, including the balance sheet, budget to actuals, and statements of revenue and expenditures.