Crossroads Charter Schools
Minutes
February Town Hall Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday February 25, 2019 at 5:30 PM
Location
816 Broadway Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64105
Trustees Present
B. Sweetman, D. Charity, D. Yoder, G. Valdovino, J. Williams, P. Crawford, R. Moore
Trustees Absent
R. Cattelino
Guests Present
C. Hughley, D. Johnson, R. Uptergrove
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
B. Sweetman called a meeting of the board of trustees of Crossroads Charter Schools to order on Monday Feb 25, 2019 at 5:33 PM.
II. Educational Excellence
A.
Pre-K for KC Program
Scott Hall from the KC Chamber provided a presentation on the Mayor's Pre-K for KC Ballot question. More Details can be found on their website at pre-kc.org
B.
Amending Crossroads Charter Schools charter to include Pre-K
R. Moore made a motion to Approve Crossroads Charter School's charter to state grades Pre-K through 12th.
P. Crawford seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Dean Johnson discussed the desire for Crossroads Charter Schools to offer Pre-K for 20 students who qualify for free or reduced lunch starting in the 2019-2020 school year. These students will automatically be enrolled in Crossroads starting in Kindergarten. In order to offer this program, an amendment must be made and approved by UCM to the current charter.
C.
Draft Energy Services Companies RFQ
D. Charity made a motion to give Dean Johnson, along with assistance from Don Maxwell and Finance Committee, the authority to send RFQ.
R. Moore seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Ryan Evans with Entegrity provided a presentation and assessment on potential energy cost savings for all Crossroads Charter School buildings. An RFQ will be going out for bids. Attendees asked several questions, which were addressed by Ryan Evans and Dean Johnson.
D.
Funding Equity
Dean Johnson provided information on the current Charter School Funding Equity. He encouraged families to refer to MCPSA for more information as well as review Senate Bill 271. Dean addressed many questions from attendees.
E.
6th Grade Center Update
Karis Parker, Central Street's Assistant Principal, provided families details on the soon to be 6th Grade Center at Central Street for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year. Details will be provided and available to families in the near future. Karis addressed several questions from the attendees.
F.
CPA Updates
Kirsten Brown, CPA Principal, and Jamie Greason, Innovation Coach, discussed and shared many of the upcoming and current projects and educational opportunities happening at CPA. Crossroads Community Collaborative is a great program for CPA students to get involved in real life/community-based opportunities outside of the classroom which prepares them for a future career path.
G.
2019-2020 School Calendar
Courtney Hughley, Chief Operating Officer, discussed the draft 2019-2020 school calendar and all the aspects that go into planning bell times and calendar timelines. Many attendees had questions and expressed their concerns with the current draft calendar. A decision was made by the Board to postpone the vote for this agenda item to allow Administration more time to re-evaluate the 2019-2020 Calendar. A special Board Meeting will be held in late March to vote and finalize the 2019-2020 Calendar.
H.
FY 19-20 Staff Plan
This item does not require a vote, however, the Board will approve the salary increase in the budget. This agenda item was postponed for the February meeting.
I.
Draft Summer School MOU with Upper Room and Operation Breakthrough
R. Moore made a motion to Approve the draft MOU.
P. Crawford seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
J.
Q and A
There were few questions during the Q&A given many of them were addressed by staff during the meetings. All questions asked were addressed by the Board, Administration or other staff.
III. Operations
A.
Approve Minutes
D. Yoder made a motion to approve minutes from the January Board Meeting on 01-28-19 January Board Meeting on 01-28-19.
P. Crawford seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. January Financials
A.
January Financial Report
B.
January Check Register
P. Crawford made a motion to Approve.
R. Moore seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
R. Moore made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
P. Crawford seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:35 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
R. Uptergrove