Inquiry Charter School Board Meeting Minutes
October 21, 2015
12:00 PM
1630 Locust Street, Philadelphia PA 19103
Conference Room – 1st Floor
Board Members Present: Michael Karp, Athena Karp, Kristen Johnson, and Lisa
Kaminski.
Guests Present: Tony Repice (Repice Taylor), Francessa Cirafesi and Alice Gibbs.
Staff Present: Jennifer Faustman and Claire Cohen
The meeting was called to order at 12:30pm.
No Public Comments were made.
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Board Chairman Report
Michael Karp reported that Inquiry Charter school building is now up and running
smoothly and the focus moving into next year will be on how to continue to grow the
school to include more pre-kindergarten students.
CEO Report
Jennifer Faustman reported also that Inquiry had a smooth opening at its new location
and under its new name and that the school currently has 146 students enrolled. The
biggest challenge was the onboarding of all the new faculty. It was discussed that the
school was fully staffed but that one teacher/OST Coordinator position (split with
CEAWP) needs to be filled so that we have extra support for student during the school
day.
Financial Report
Tony Repice from Repice and Taylor presented the revised PDE budget for 2015-2016.
He also presented the Summary Management Packets. There will be a reconciliation of
school district fund with the November payment. Everything else looks on target with
revised budget.
Board Recruitment Report
Board recruitment was discussed and it was agreed that Michael should move forward
with conversations and bring potential names to the next meeting.
Motion: Michael made a motion to approve the Inquiry Charter School 2015-2016
budget. The motion was seconded by Lisa Kaminski. The vote carried unanimously.
Motion: Michael made a motion to approve the Signer Resolution allowing for the
Board Chair, Treasurer and CEO to sign on behalf of the organization. Lisa seconded
the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
The next meeting is scheduled for January 20th at noon. A conference call is set for
November 18th at noon to review the Comprehensive Plan.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:44pm