F.A.M.E., Inc.

FAME Board Meeting

Date and Time

Saturday October 5, 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
    Minutes for FAME Board Meeting on August 24, 2019
II. Finance Committee
 
Finance Committee
  A. Approval of Contract (Center for Resilience)
   
Approve the recommendation of the Administration to enter into a contract with The Center for Resilience to provide specialized Special Education services in the amount of $4000 per month for a total of up to $40,000 plus any proceeds from a successful application to the High Cost Services Fund.
   
III. Other Business
  A. Policy for Youth Experiencing Homelessness
   
The Administration recommends that the board approve the policy for youth experiencing homelessness initially presented during the August FAME Board meeting.
   
IV. CEO's Report
  A. Student Petition
   

Representatives from the 8th grade class would like to present the results of two petitions which request that the Board and Administration consider the following requests:

1.)  increase the number of tickets available to students at graduation from 4 to 10
2.)  host a formal dance for 8th grade students at the end of the year

  B. Academic Updates
  C. Operations Report
  D. Development Report
  E. Parent Reports
   
V. Closing Items
  A. Announcements
   
-The next meeting of the FAME Board will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2019 beginning at 10am in the Cafeteria of the Broadway campus.
-Election of FAME Board officers will take place at the October 26, 2019 meeting.

 
  B. Adjourn Meeting