F.A.M.E., Inc.
Minutes
FAME Board Meeting
Date and Time
Saturday October 5, 2019 at 10:00 AM
Location
428 Broadway Street New Orleans, LA 70118
Directors Present
B. Connick, C. Lebas, C. Tregre, D. Held, J. Jalice, R. Fernandez, T. Lasher
Directors Absent
D. Bardell, D. Omojola, L. Moran, M. Russell, R. Kirschman
Ex Officio Members Present
L. Brown
Non Voting Members Present
L. Brown
Guests Present
A. Collopy, A. Dupre, D. LaViscount, Darleen Mipro, J. Anderson, L. Spearman, L. Vermeulen, M. Butler, M. Forcier, Sara Terrasi, Shontee Smothers, Taylor Vuona, Teren Smothers
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
J. Jalice called a meeting of the board of directors of F.A.M.E., Inc. to order on Saturday Oct 5, 2019 at 10:06 AM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
A quorum was present.
C.
Approve Minutes
T. Lasher made a motion to approve minutes from the FAME Board Meeting on 08-24-19 FAME Board Meeting on 08-24-19.
B. Connick seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Finance Committee
A.
Approval of Contract (Center for Resilience)
C. Tregre made a motion to approve the recommendation of the Administration to enter into a contract with the Center for Resilience to provide special education services at a cost of $4000 per month not to exceed $40,000 plus any funds awarded through the High Cost Services fund.
D. Held seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. Other Business
A.
Policy for Youth Experiencing Homelessness
R. Fernandez made a motion to approve the Policy for Students Experiencing Homelessness.
C. Lebas seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. CEO's Report
A.
Student Petition
8th Grade Petitions presented by 8th grade class representative, Teren Smothers. Ms. Latoye promised that the Administration will follow up with the students to present next steps and will include students in the work to find a solution to address the concerns presented in the petition.
B.
Academic Updates
The Administration will share MAP test results at the next meeting. They will also share SPS scores as soon as they are available to release.
C.
Operations Report
D.
Development Report
E.
Parent Reports
V. Closing Items
A.
Announcements
B.
Adjourn Meeting
T. Lasher made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
R. Fernandez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 10:37 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
L. Brown