F.A.M.E., Inc.

FAME Board Meeting

Date and Time

Saturday August 24, 2019 at 10:00 AM CDT

Location

428 Broadway Street New Orleans, LA 70118

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details
I. Opening Items
 
Opening Items
  A. Call the Meeting to Order
  B. Record Attendance and Guests
  C. Approve Minutes
    Approve minutes for FAME Board Meeting on May 18, 2019
  D. Approve Minutes (Emergency Meeting)
    Approve minutes for Emergency Board Meeting on June 18, 2019
II. Finance Committee
 
Finance Committee
  A. Update on Gentilly Terrace Leasehold Mortgage with Hancock Whitney Bank
   

Share updates on the Leasehold Mortgage with Hancock Whitney Bank which was finalized July 26, 2019

  B. Approval of Contract (Young Audiences-Arts Education @ Audubon Gentilly)
   
Approve the recommendation of the Administration to enter into a contract with Young Audiences for $87, 457.50 to provide Arts Education classes at the Audubon Gentilly campus for the 2019-2020 school year.
  C. Louisiana Teacher Pay Raises
   

Vote to adopt pay scales for Audubon Employees which reflect the Louisiana Teacher Pay raise passed as a part of the 2019-2020 Minimum Foundation Program (MFP) allocation for schools.

III. Other Business
  A. Policy for Students Experiencing Homelessness
   

Per the requirements of the Federal Every Student Succeeds Act, each LEA is required to create, approve and implement a policy which outlines how it provides services and supports for students experiencing homelessness.  The Administration will be seeking feedback on the policy before asking for the board to approve the final policy in September 2019.

  B. Business Continuity Plan
   

Approve the recommendation of the Administration to adopt the Business Continuity Plan for Audubon Schools previously presented during the June 2019 Board Retreat

  C. Bus Transportation for Gentilly Campus (Hammond Transportation)
   

The Administration recommends that the bus give authority to the CEO, Ms. Latoye A. Brown to enter into an emergency bus transportation with Hammond Transportation to provide service to the Gentilly campus, effective immediately.

IV. CEO's Report
  A. Academic Updates
  B. Operations Report
  C. Development Report
  D. Parent Reports
V. Closing Items
  A. Announcements
   

The next meeting of the FAME Board will be held on Saturday, September 21, 2019 beginning at 10am in the Cafeteria of the Broadway campus.

All FAME Board members are encouraged to come out and represent the board during one of the Back to School Nights:
August 27    Audubon Gentilly
August 28    Audubon Lower (Broadway)
August 29    Audubon Upper (Milan)

  B. Adjourn Meeting