Crossroads Charter Schools
Minutes
Crossroads Charter Schools Monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday October 26, 2020 at 5:00 PM
Location
816 Broadway Blvd. Kansas City, MO 65105
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This Agenda has been posted on Friday, October 23rd, 2020
Trustees Present
C. Benner (remote), G. Valdovino, J. Williams (remote), L. Weekly (remote), P. Hardwick (remote)
Trustees Absent
None
Guests Present
D. Johnson, D. Yoder (remote), M. Strohschein, T. McDowell
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
G. Valdovino called a meeting of the board of trustees of Crossroads Charter Schools to order on Monday Oct 26, 2020 at 5:07 PM.
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Approve Meeting Minutes
J. Williams made a motion to approve the minutes from Crossroads Charter Schools Monthly Board Meeting on 09-28-20.
L. Weekly seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approve Meeting Agenda
J. Williams made a motion to add amendment to agenda to review Schools mission statement.
P. Hardwick seconded the motion.
Amendment will be added to Board Governance section.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
J. Williams made a motion to approve meeting agenda with the amendment.
C. Benner seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Public Forum
A.
Public Comment
There were zero guests present to speak.
III. Educational Excellence
A.
School Reopening Plan - Review
Dean discussed the reasoning behind the COVID planning committees recommendations.
J. Williams made a motion to change gating criteria from KCPS boundaries to KC MO boundaries.
C. Benner seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
J. Williams made a motion to continue virtual learning through December 18th.
L. Weekly seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
J. Williams made a motion to call a Special Board Meeting on November 9th at 5:00pm.
L. Weekly seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Transgender Policy
Tysie explained the highlights of the Transgender Policy as well as the importance of said policy.
L. Weekly made a motion to approve the Transgender Policy.
J. Williams seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Virtual Attendance Policy
Tysie discussed the reasons why we needed to have a Virtual Attendance Policy
J. Williams made a motion to approve the Virtual Attendance Policy.
C. Benner seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. Finance
A.
September Financials
Dan presented the overview of our YTD Financials.
YTD Revenue: $3,423,6663
YTD Expenses: $4,325,041
YTD Net Income: $-901,378
YTD Revenue: $3,423,6663
YTD Expenses: $4,325,041
YTD Net Income: $-901,378
B.
September Check Register
Chris checked 11 different checks of all sizes and to different organizations, as well as, any check written to an individual.
C. Benner made a motion to approve September Check Register.
P. Hardwick seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Governance
A.
Board Meeting Calendar Changes
Greg asked to move the December 28th board meeting to December 14th due to Holiday break.
J. Williams made a motion to move the December 28th board meeting to December 14th at 5:00pm.
L. Weekly seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
School Mission Statement Review
Dean explained the importance of adding "pre-K" to our mission statement in replacement of "K".
P. Hardwick made a motion to add "PreK" to the Crossroads Charter School mission statement.
C. Benner seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
J. Williams made a motion to adjourn meeting.
C. Benner 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 6:17 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Strohschein