RePublic Schools
Minutes
April Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday April 18, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Location
https://republiccharterschools-org.zoom.us/my/ashleygallimore
In person in TN- RePublic High School Conference Room
In person in MS- Review CMO conference room
Directors Present
A. Green (remote), D. George (remote), E. Huffman (remote), J. Hanks (remote), M. Christy (remote), M. Tatum (remote), W. Caldwell (remote)
Directors Absent
A. Harbin
Guests Present
A. Bass (remote), A. Gallimore (remote), C. Shumaker (remote), K. Heffel (remote), K. Vernon (remote), S. Landry (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Organizational Updates
A.
Scholar Belonging Progress
B.
Staff Belonging Progress
Karen Vernon gave an update on how schools are performing against our staff belongingness metrics.
C.
Academic Performance Progress
Kevin Heffel gave an update on how schools are performing against our academic performance metrics.
III. Board Committee Updates
A.
Academic Excellence Committee
Kevin Heffel gave an update from the Academic Excellence Committee.
Kevin Heffel presented a report related to Reimagine Prep's status on the state's TSI list. The report was included in the board documents.
B.
Governance Committee
Erika Berry gave a presentation on activities from the governance committee.
C.
Finance Committee
Wood Caldwell gave a report from the finance committee.
IV. Finance updates
A.
Finance Update
Stacie Landry of 4th Sector Solutions gave a finance update including details on the FY25 budgeting process.
V. Other Business
A.
Teacher Appreciation Week Planning
Erika Berry led a board discussion on teacher appreciation week planning for the board.
Cody Shumaker and Angela Bass gave an update on how schools are performing against our scholar belongingness metrics.