Journey Community Schools
Minutes
April 2025 Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday April 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Location
Journey East Academy
6870 Winchester Road
Memphis, TN 38115
Directors Present
C. Hawkins (remote), C. Purnell, C. Wellington (remote), K. Hartridge (remote), K. Lareau (remote), K. Leslie (remote)
Directors Absent
A. Montgomery
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
K. Leslie called a meeting of the board of directors of Journey Community Schools to order on Monday Apr 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM.
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Approve Minutes
K. Lareau made a motion to approve the minutes from March 2025 Board Meeting on 03-31-25.
C. Purnell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Executive Director's Report
A.
Updates
III. Food Services Updates
A.
Updates
Updates were shared by the Director of Dining Services from Chartwells.
IV. Policies & Contracts
A.
Contracts
K. Lareau made a motion to approve the decision for Journey East Middle School: Propose using up to $6M in cash reserves to fund construction of the middle school while continuing to pursue financing.
C. Hawkins seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
K. Lareau made a motion to approve the following contracts: FY25 (Summer Learning Academy)- Princeton James Production, New Ballet Ensemble, Prizm Ensemble, Alpha Security, LLC., Goldskyline; FY25 (Northeast)- Bates Collective Asset, LLC., Gray Media, RKA Constructions, LLC.; Prior Email Approvals- Black Diamond Asphalt, Knowledge; FY26- Insight, Teammate Benefits, Go Guardian renewal, PCS, One Touch.
C. Purnell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Policies
C. Hawkins made a motion to approve the following resolution: The Journey Community Schools board affirms the organization's intent to participate in Section 4 of the Education Freedom Act.
K. Hartridge seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
V. Finance
A.
Finance Summary
The VP of Finance & Operations shared finance updates.
VI. Board Action Items
A.
Action Items
The Board discussed action items.
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 6:24 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Leslie
The Executive Director shared updates.