Inquiry Charter School Board Meeting Minutes

May 17, 2017 12:00 PM 1630 Locust Street, Philadelphia PA 19103 Conference Room – 1st Floor

Board members present: Michael Karp, Leslie Convey, Dominique Reiff, Steve Parico,

Board members absent: Brandon Slay, Jannie Blackwell, Alice Gibbs, Lisa Kaminsky

Guests present: Rachel Shiffman, Tony Repice, Briana Fulginiti, Elizabeth Preate-Harvey, Lauren Katz

Staff present: Jennifer Faustman, Claire Cohen, Corey Bamburg, Chris Hanlon, Jason Glass, B. Feliciano

A regular joint meeting of the Board of Directors for Belmont Charter School and Inquiry Charter School was held. M. Karp called the meeting to order at 12:14 PM. M. Karp asked if anyone had any questions regarding the Board packets which included minutes from the March meeting. No questions were asked.

M. Karp asked for public comment. No public comments were offered.

CEO Report: M. Faustman then introduced staffing charts for the 2017-2018 school year including the addition of targeted reading specialists to improve student literacy.

Financial Report: T. Repice of Repice & Taylor presented each schools cash disbursement and updated the Boards on the EOY forecast predictions. Repice & Taylor is supporting the creation of the 2017-18 budgets which will be presented at the June 21st Board Meeting.

New Business:

A. J.Faustman introduced the proposed 2017-18 School Calendar, featuring 183 instructional days and built to de facto accommodate Muslim holidays.

Motion: Michael Karp moves to approve the 2017-18 School Calendar for all sites. Leslie Convey Seconds. The motion carries unanimously.

B. B.Feliciano, HR Manager, introduced the 2017-18 Healthcare Benefit Renewal Proposal brokered through Exude.

Motion: L. Convey moved to approve the rates but to renegotiate the commission structure. S. Patricio seconded. The motion carries unanimously.

C. C. Cohen proposed math and literacy curriculum materials purchases through Curriculum Associates and Great Minds. Motion: M. Karp moves to approve curriculum purchases. D. Reiff seconds. The motion carries unanimously.

D. J. Glass proposed equipment and technology purchases, with software contracted through Naviance and Zearn.

Motion: M. Karp moves to approve technology and equipment purchases. S. Parico seconds. The motion carries unanimously.

E. J. Faustman introduced a 2017-18 Instructional Teacher Salary Proposal based on performance measured against the teacher rubric.

Motion: M. Karp moves to accept the proposed salary increases. L.Convey seconds. The motion carries unanimously.

F. J. Faustman presented the following school leaders for Board vote.

Suzanne Hughes to be made Acting Head of School for Belmont Charter School. Genevieve Byrd-Robinson as Head of School for Belmont Charter High School.

Motion: M. Karp moves to approve Suzanne Hughes. L. Convey seconds. The motion carries unanimously.

Motion: M. Karp moves to approve Genevieve Bryd-Robinson. L. Convey seconds. The motion carries unanimously.

The next Board Meeting is scheduled for June 21, 2017 at 12:00 PM. It will be held in the conference room of 1630 Locust St.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:12 PM.