Board meeting minutes — June 16, 2016

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Charter Day School, Inc., Board of Trustees

Minutes of the Board Meeting

1:00 PM; Thursday, June 16, 2016, Charter Day School, Leland, NC

Attendance

Trustees

• Bob Spencer
• Colleen Combs
• Melissa Gott
• Suzanne West
• Ted Bodenschatz
• Chad Adams- phone

Others

• Mark Dudeck, Treasurer, CDS, Inc.
• Baker Mitchell, President, RBA
• Sawyer Batten, PIO, RBA
• Jesse Smith, Quality Control, RBA
• George Fletcher, Fletcher Toll & Ray, LLP
• Terry Boldt, CDS parent

Call to Order

Bob called the meeting to order at 1:02pm with a quorum of 6 Trustees present.

Agenda Modification

Mark added one item to Board Actions: DAC food service contract with NC and New Hanover County.

Approval of Minutes

Ted moved, with Suzanne’s second, to approve the minutes of the May 9, 2016 meeting. The motion was unanimously approved.

RBA Reports:

Preliminary End-of-Grade testing results

Baker briefed the board on RBA’s preliminary calculations of 2015-2016 End-of-Grade (EOG) testing results for Charter Day School (CDS), Columbus Charter School (CCS), Douglass Academy (DAC), and South Brunswick Charter School (SBC). Preliminary calculations are summarized below. EOG testing results are not verified for public release until approval by the State Board of Education in October.

• CDS: 72% pass rate
• SBC: 74% pass rate
• CCS: 59% pass rate
• DAC: 55% pass rate with 75% pass rate of students attending for 3 or more years.

Board Actions

Election of CDS, Inc. Board

Chad moved, with Melissa’s second, that all current board members (identified below) continue their service for the 2016-2017 year: Bob Spencer, Chairman Chad Adams Ted Bodenschatz Colleen Combs Melissa Gott Suzanne West The motion was unanimously approved.

Election of CDS, Inc. Officers

Ted moved, with Melissa’s second, that all board officers (identified below) continue their services for the 2016-2017 year: Baker Mitchell, Secretary Mark Dudeck, Treasurer The motion was unanimously approved.

Acadia North Star Title1 Authorization

Melissa moved, with Suzanne’s second, to authorize Acadia North Star to serve as a third party in obtaining Title 1 authorization for all schools. The motion was unanimously approved.

Handbook Changes

Colleen moved, with Melissa’s second, to approve all handbook changes as presented. The motion was unanimously approved.

2016-2017 Meeting Schedule

Suzanne moved, with Ted’s second, to approve the 2016-2017 board meeting schedule with the following changes:

• Change all meeting times to 1:30pm
• Change August meeting to the 18th
• Change November meeting to the 10th

The motion was unanimously approved.

DAC Food Program

Melissa moved, with Suzanne’s second, to authorize Barbra Jones to file paperwork with NC and New Hanover County for a school-wide free lunch program. The motion was unanimously approved.

Review 2016-2017 Budget Projections

Mark provided an update on budget changes since the May meeting.

• CDS: Ted moved, with Suzanne’s second, to approve the draft budget as presented. The motion was unanimously approved.
• CCS: Chad moved, with Suzanne’s second, to approve the draft budget as presented. The motion was unanimously approved.
• DAC: Colleen moved, with Chad’s second, to approve the draft budget as presented. The motion was unanimously approved.
• SBC: Ted moved, with Suzanne’s second, to approve the draft budget as presented.

The motion was unanimously approved.

Closed Session

Chad moved, with Melissa’s second, to enter closed session to discuss legal matters at 2:57pm. The motion was unanimously approved.

Return from Closed Session

Ted moved, with Suzanne’s second, to return from closed session at 4:15pm. The motion was unanimously approved.

Old Business

n/a

New Business

n/a

Ratification of Actions Taken

Melissa moved, with Suzanne’s second, to ratify all actions taken since the last regular meeting. The motion was unanimously approved.

Adjournment

Suzanne moved, with Melissa’s second, to adjourn the meeting at 4:20pm. The motion was unanimously approved.

Original publication details

Historical contact details and branding are retained below. For current contacts, use the CCS-America website.

7055 Bacon’s Way, Leland, NC 28451. Tel: 910/655-1214. Fax: 910/655-1549. www.CharterDaySchool.org.