Learn4Life South Carolina
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday October 15, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Location
In Person: 6209 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29406
Virtual via Microsoft Teams: https://llac.io/CHSBoard
Meeting ID: 269 220 213 966
Passcode: o5sAEk
Directors Present
C. Zaloumis, D. Luginbill, M. Roberts (remote), R. Thaler (remote), T. Senf (remote)
Directors Absent
S. Cooper
Guests Present
A. Gibson (remote), A. Holmes (remote), A. Miller (remote), A. Peterson (remote), D. Petropulos, G. Sharifi (remote), H. Ruiz (remote), K. Welsh, Lorena Galaviz (remote), M. VanKirk (remote), Nadar Ali II (remote), R. Reyes, T. Brown
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 September 17, 2024, for the Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of Learn4Life High School-Charleston.
IV. Reports
A.
Finance
B.
School Leader
Dr. Brown explained that the school is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with various activities including community speakers, cultural meals, and traditional dance presentations. She also shared a visit from Representative Jordan Pace and toured the school and made a new connection.
Dr. Brown also shared the school is providing mental health counseling, supporting teen parents, and offering extracurricular activities like open gyms and boxing.
Dr. Brown mentioned NWEA testing data including math and reading. Dr. Brown shared on enrollment is at 171, with ongoing processing of new applications and some students dropped after 10 days. She also shared on the demographics for the student population. There was a discussion on recent resignations and difficulties in hiring new staff.
C.
Management Organization
Ms. Lorena Galaviz shared an overview of the school counseling collective and its goals. The school counseling collective supports counselors in academic, career, and social-emotional development and has monthly meetings and professional learning opportunities which are provided.
D.
Legal Update
Ms. Peterson shared that there was no legal update at this time. She did mention legislation had a slow fall due to hurricane Helene but mentioned an upcoming charter school accountability bill and general election updates.
V. New Business
A.
23-24 Fiscal Audit Presentation
Mr. Welsh discussed the 2023-24 fiscal audit with no new changes or edits and the board accepted the audit report as presented.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Next Board Meeting
November 19, 2024, at 5:00p ET
Mr. Welsh shared on the financial dashboard as of September 30, 2024, including the balance sheet, budget to actuals, and statements of revenue and expenditures.