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Crossroads Charter Schools

Minutes

Crossroads Monthly Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday March 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Location

Crossroads Academy Quality Hill

1080 Washington St

Kansas City, MO 64105

Trustees Present

C. Mitchell (remote), D. Charity (remote), J. Linn, J. Schwartz, L. Weekly, P. Hardwick, S. Bookhart

Trustees Absent

J. Williams, W. King

Guests Present

J. Leos, K. Parker, L. Yarbough, T. McDowell

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

S. Bookhart called a meeting of the board of trustees of Crossroads Charter Schools to order on Monday Mar 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Approve February Minutes

P. Hardwick made a motion to approve the minutes from Crossroads Monthly Board Meeting on 02-23-26.
J. Schwartz seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

D.

Approve March Agenda

P. Hardwick made a motion to Approve the March agenda with the edit of moving the Crossroads/Citizens MOU to Governance item C.
J. Linn seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

E.

Public Comment

No public comment

II. School Spotlight

A.

Kelsy Muenks- Quality Hill Academy Highlights

Kelsy Muenks shared QH academic data aligned to our CSIP/Strategic Plan goals

III. Educational Excellence

A.

RWL Student Ambassadors

Liam and Yaya shared their experience in the our RWL programs. 

B.

Crossroads Prep Award- The PRiME Center at Saint Louis University

Tysie shared that Crossroads Prep was in the top 1% of Missouri secondary schools for math growth on state assessments.

C.

District Staff and Student Awards Committees

Phyllis Hardwick and Latrina Weekly volunteered to serve on the District Awards Selection Committee.

IV. Finance

A.

February Check Register

P. Hardwick made a motion to Approve the February Check Register.
L. Weekly seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

February Financials

Latresse shared an overview of our FY26 financials.

C.

Draft Budget FY27

Latresse shared an overview of the draft FY27 budget.

V. Operations

A.

Transportation Update

Jose shared the transportation contracts and why First Student was our selected vendor.

VI. Governance

A.

Board Member Recruitment

Spark shared that we will select two candidates from the BlaqueKC Board Draft and will select other candidates that align to our board skills needs.

B.

Closed Session

P. Hardwick made a motion to Go into closed session pursuant to RSMo ยง610.021(1) to discuss legal actions, litigation, and privileged communications with counsel.
L. Weekly seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
D. Charity
Aye
C. Mitchell
Aye
L. Weekly
Aye
W. King
Absent
P. Hardwick
Aye
J. Williams
Absent
S. Bookhart
Aye
J. Linn
Aye
J. Schwartz
Aye
P. Hardwick made a motion to Return to the open meeting.
L. Weekly seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
P. Hardwick
Aye
J. Linn
Aye
J. Williams
Absent
W. King
Absent
D. Charity
Aye
L. Weekly
Aye
C. Mitchell
Aye
J. Schwartz
Aye
S. Bookhart
Aye

C.

Crossroads/Citizens MOU

J. Schwartz made a motion to Approve the Crossroads/Citizens MOU.
J. Linn seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

VII. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:16 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
T. McDowell