Frayser Community Schools
Minutes
FCS Board Meeting (Web Meeting)
Date and Time
Tuesday September 8, 2020 at 5:30 PM
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Directors Present
C. Houston (remote), E. Henneghan (remote), J. Thornton (remote), K. Adams (remote), M. Matthews (remote), M. Shepherd (remote), R. Dowell (remote), R. Floyd (remote), S. Lockwood (remote), T. Hartwell (remote)
Directors Absent
A. Cathey
Ex Officio Members Present
B. White (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
B. White (remote)
Guests Present
B. Lawson (remote), G. Thompson (remote), L. Warren (remote), T. Hervey (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
E. Henneghan called a meeting of the board of directors of Frayser Community Schools to order on Tuesday Sep 8, 2020 at 5:37 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
E. Henneghan made a motion to approve the minutes from FCS Board Meeting (Web Meeting) on 08-11-20.
K. Adams seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. CEO Updates
A.
Remembering the Vision
III. Academic Excellence
A.
Academic Excellence Committee Updates
Mr. Brett Lawson:
- Enrollment is going well
- MLK & Westside are at 100%, Humes is close to 100%
- Ordered 150 more computer and 200 more hotspots
- Last week we had our first walkthrough with our instructional partners. These individuals ensure that our curriculum is being implemented at a really high level.
- School improvement plans are still going on right now, those have to go to the state, we have beginning of the year documents that go to the ASD.
IV. Finance
A.
Finance Committee Updates
Greg Thompson:
- Monthly financial review
- 12-month Cash Flow Projections 2020-2021
- Fiscal Year Cash balance at end of July 2020: $3.1M
- Cash balance at 9/3/2020: $2.94M
- No BEP payments in July (though Frayser did receive about $600K in grant reimbursements for 2019-2020 revenue).
V. Development
A.
Development Committee Updates
Erik Henneghan:
- The implementation of the thousand dollar, Personal Board Member, Fundraising Goal
- Our board goal is $10,000 a year. If every board member can contribute to a $1000, to fundraising goal makes it easier to make our goal.
- Think of some fundraiser to help you raise your $1000
- The momentum will become contagious, when you think "I get to give, not I got to give"
VI. Governance
A.
Governance Committee Updates
No new updates at this time.
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 7:01 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
E. Henneghan
- Thoughts on Mr. Gerald Morrow (teacher at Westside Middle).
- Shared his thoughts on the video Mr. Morrow sent to everyone. Dr. White felt that video and the teachers thoughts aligned with the vision of the organization. Mr. Morrow touched on the things that are going on in the country today. Dr. White also loved that all the students were engaged and focused in class. Dr. White shared that "Mr. Morrow, embodies that spirit of what's going on right now and is really trying to teach that to our students to empower them, and it just touched me in a really special way".
Joia Thornton:Mr. Michael Shepherd, our newest board member introduced himself to the team.