Learn4Life South Carolina
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday April 23, 2025 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), T. Senf
Directors Absent
R. Thaler, S. Cooper
Guests Present
A. Holmes (remote), A. Miller (remote), A. Peterson (remote), D. Petropulos, G. Sharifi (remote), H. Ruiz (remote), Henry Grace, Jasmin Schonherr (remote), K. Welsh, M. VanKirk, R. Reyes (remote), Robert Berry (remote), Rudean Farmer (remote), T. Brown, Will Thornhill (remote)
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 March 18, 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 March activities, including 107 parent-teacher conferences held over two days, participation in International Consulate Day, 135th day “Grill and Chill” celebration, and the National Board Summit tour and a student panel with 32 participants and six student ambassadors.
Dr. Brown shared on the enrollment update for 2025-26 with 111 current students committed to return (up from 93 last month); 11 new student applications. She also shared on enrollment for the current year is steady at 178.
Dr. Brown also shared on staffing and recruitment updates.
C.
Management Organization
Ms. Schonherr shared on a Cinco de Mayo event, hosted by LIGA and the External Affairs department which will take place on Thursday, May 1.
Mr. Berry presented three marketing tiers for the upcoming school year, ranging from fully digital to comprehensive advertising strategies and the costs associated with each strategy.
Mr. Thornhill shared on possible community events and data collection, using CRM tools for targeted outreach to help promote the school.
Mr. Holmes thanked the board members for attending the National Board Summit and mentioned there will be a summit survey sent out shortly.
D.
Legislative Update
Ms. Peterson shared a legislative update mentioning the state budget remains unchanged and no earmarks this year, affecting some small nonprofits and charter schools.
V. New Business
A.
2025-2026 Academic Calendar
VI. Closing Items
A.
Next Board Meeting
May 20, 2025, at 5:00p ET
Mr. Welsh shared on the financial information as of March 30, 2025, including the balance sheet, budget to actuals, and statements of revenue and expenditures.