Community Regional Charter School
Minutes
Business Meeting of the Board
Date and Time
Monday January 8, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Members of the public are welcome to attend and observe these meetings but must be aware that although the meeting is held in public it is not a public meeting and therefore observers are not permitted to speak during the meeting itself, except during public comment.
Directors Present
C. Hansen (remote), M. Buja (remote), N. Reinholt (remote), S. Saltzman (remote), T. Arnold (remote), T. Overall (remote)
Directors Absent
None
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
S. Saltzman
Directors who left before the meeting adjourned
C. Hansen
Ex Officio Members Present
T. Works (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
T. Works (remote)
Guests Present
A. Savage (remote), B. Andre (remote), D. Ryder (remote), E. Firnkes (remote), J. Alves (remote), K. Canning (remote), S. Muzzy (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Agenda
D.
Approve 12/11/23 Business Meeting Minutes
II. Executive Director Reports
A.
Letters of Resignation (since last Board Meeting)
B.
New Hires (since last Board Meeting)
Jeanna Holt - custodian at Overman Academy - started with us on Tuesday, January 2, 2024
C.
Enrollment
Officially starting to push enrollment for next school 24-25.
D.
Vote to initiate the process to create John Shay Memorial Scholarship
III. Academic Excellence Committee
A.
Academic Excellence Presentation
Susan and Elizabeth shared a presentation around electives.
At Dimensions, learners get to choose 2 different electives (1 on Monday/Wednesday, 1 on Tuesday/Thursday). They stay with those choices for the full 4 week timeframe. This round 4 choices are lead by learners with support by facilitators (Cooking, Beyblades, Cheering/Break Dancing, and School Dance Planning)
At Overman, electives happen on Fridays. Each week there are different offerings and learners sign up each Friday morning. Learners are given the opportunity to lead these offerings if they want. Some special things happen during this time - college tours, off campus offerings (ice fishing, etc)
Use FlexTime scheduler to create schedules for learners and use this tool to electives as well. Facilitators set their offerings and how many learners can sign up and learners go in and sign up first thing in the morning on Fridays.
Discussion around getting families into the buildings to support electives
B.
Approve and Enter into Public Record 12/4/23 Academic Excellence meeting minutes
IV. Finance & Facilities
A.
Approve November performance and stability report
B.
Approve and Enter 1/3/2024 Finance and Facility Minutes into Public Record
C.
Presentation on Facilities Projects and Needs FY24 and Beyond
Kit shared out what the major projects are needed starting this year and moving forward for each building. Each project has been assigned a timeframe, approximately cost, and priority need assignment.
Looking at millions of dollars to complete all of the list of needs across the district.
Travis is going to check in to see if HighMark can present at the next board meeting in February to give board an idea of price and answer all questions from the board to help make an informed decision moving forward.
Hannah Kibbin - effective Friday, January 5, 2024