LEGACY ACADEMY CHARTER, INC
Board MeetingMinutes Thursday, May 11, 2017/10am
Location: Harry T. Moore Social Service Center Conference Room
725 S. DeLeon Avenue, Titusville, Florida 32796
A. Opening Exercises
1. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 10:05am. In attendance :
Charlene Montford, Board Chair, Napoleon Carroll, Vice-Chair, and
DeborahDavis, Secretary/Treasurer.
2. Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence
3. Adoption of the Agenda: The agenda was unanimously adopted under a
motion by Napoleon Carroll, second by Deborah Davis.
B. Recognition of Visitors
1. The following visitors were recognized: Elizabeth Mikitarian, Legacy Academy
Charter School Community Liaison and Benjamin Warren, Jr.
C. Consent Agenda
The meeting minutes were unanimously adopted under a motion by Napoleon
Carroll, second by Deborah Davis.
D. Items Scheduled for Action and Discussion: The following items were each
unanimously approved (after review and discussion) under a motion by Napoleon
Carroll, second by Deborah Davis.
1. Authorize Board Chair, Charlene Montford, to negotiate and execute a facilities
lease agreement with First United Methodist Church located at 206 S. Hopkins
Avenue, Titusville, Florida, for temporary space for Legacy Academy Charter
School.
2. Authorize Board Chair, Charlene Montford, to create a Policies and Procedures
Manual, A Student Code of Conduct and a Student Handbook for Legacy
Academy Charter School.
E. Information/DiscussionItems
1. Charlene Montford, Board Chair, provided an update on the agreement with
American Charter Development (ACD). She advised the Board that she signed the
School Lease Agreement on May 2, 2017, on behalf of Legacy Academy Charter
for the development of the Royal Oaks Plaza located at 1923 Knox McRae Drive,
Titusville, Florida. She further stated that ACD has not yet made a decision on the
Architect or contractor to perform the work on the architectural renderings and
renovation of the property.
2. Charlene Montford, Board Chair, provided an update on the contract with Veritas.
She informed the Board that she has been working with the staff at Veritas on the
deliverables and should have a revised contract at the next meeting.
3. Charlene Montford, Board Chair, gave the board an update on student enrollment.
The online enrollment is going well. The first lottery will be conducted on May
16, 2017.
4. Charlene Montford, Board Chair, and Deborah Davis, Secretary/Treasurer
provided a recap of the meeting on April 27, 2017, at 11am, with Stephanie
Archer and Christine Davis, regarding the Pre- Opening Checklist. Vice-Chair,
Napoleon Carroll, was provided with a copy of the Pre-Opening Checklist.
5. Deborah Davis, Secretary/Treasurer, provided a recap of the visit to the BPS
District warehouse and an idea of the many items we reserved for Legacy
Academy.
6. Charlene Montford, Board Chair, reminded the Board of the required Board
Training provided by the Department of Education on May 16, 2017, in Orlando.
7. The Board members agreed to serve as the Nominations Committee for new
Board members.
8. The Board members agreed to serve as the Human Resources Committee for the
hiring of staff until a Principal has been officially appointed.
F. There were no Board Member reports.
The meeting adjourned at 12:15pm
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