F.A.M.E., Inc.
Minutes
FAME Board Meeting
Date and Time
Saturday December 14, 2019 at 10:00 AM
Location
428 Broadway Street New Orleans, LA 70118
Directors Present
B. Connick, C. Lebas, C. Tregre, D. Bardell, D. Held, D. Omojola, J. Jalice, L. Moran, R. Fernandez, R. Kirschman, T. Lasher
Directors Absent
M. Russell
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
R. Fernandez, R. Kirschman
Directors who left before the meeting adjourned
B. Connick
Ex Officio Members Present
L. Brown
Non Voting Members Present
L. Brown
Guests Present
A. Collopy, Catherine Saranac, D. LaViscount, Darleen Mipro, Elizabeth Dunneback, J. Anderson, L. Spearman, L. Vermeulen, M. Butler, M. Forcier
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 Dec 14, 2019 at 10:05 AM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Approve Minutes
C. Tregre made a motion to approve the minutes from November FAME Board Meeting FAME Board Meeting on 11-16-19.
J. Jalice seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Acknowledgements
R. Fernandez arrived.
R. Kirschman arrived.
II. Policy Adoption
A.
Fee Policy
R. Kirschman made a motion to approve the Fee Policy as presented with two suggested revisions.
R. Fernandez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Parental Involvement Policy
FAME Board members suggested several changes to incorporate into initial draft of parental involvement policy. Administration shared that it would share the policy with the parent body and share all feedback with committee. Committee would make final recommendation for policy but any feedback not incorporated into the plan would be included as an addendum to the plan. The Administration expects to present the policy for final adoption at the January 2020 meeting.
C.
Lice Policy
D. Held made a motion to approved the Lice Policy as presented which utilizes the guidance from the Center for Disease Control (CDC).
D. Bardell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. Other Business
A.
2020-2021 School Year Calendar
The Administration shared a draft of the 2020-2021 school calendar. It was noted that NOLA Public Schools is currently discussing the notion of adopting a shared calendar for all schools and there may be future changes to the calendar based on feedback from that conversation. The Administration will ask the board to approve and adopt the calendar during the January 2020 meeting.
IV. Finance Committee
A.
2019 Audit Results
The 2019 Financial Audit was presented by Anthony Rutledge of LaPorte and Associates. An unmodified opinion was presented. Chair of the Finance Committee, C. Tregre, pointed out concerns regarding the trend of expenses relative to revenue for the organization and requested a written report detailing the Administration's plans to resolve this concern within the next 30-60 days.
B. Connick left.
B.
Approval of Contract (Bellwether Educational Consultants for Strategic Planning)
C. Tregre made a motion to accept the recommendation of the Finance Committee to approve the contract with Bellwether Educational Consultants to provide strategic planning services to the organization for a total of no more than $30,000.
D. Held seconded the motion.
Public comments were offered by C. Sarenac and E. Dunneback.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Financial Statements November 2019
V. Closing Items
A.
2020 Board Meeting Dates
The FAME Board announced meeting dates for 2020.
January 18, 2020
February 15, 2020
March 21, 2020
April 25, 2020
May 16, 2020
June 20, 2020 (Tentative Date of Board Retreat)
July 2020 (NO BOARD MEETING)
August 22, 2020
September 19, 2020
October 24, 2020
November 14, 2020
December 12, 2020
January 18, 2020
February 15, 2020
March 21, 2020
April 25, 2020
May 16, 2020
June 20, 2020 (Tentative Date of Board Retreat)
July 2020 (NO BOARD MEETING)
August 22, 2020
September 19, 2020
October 24, 2020
November 14, 2020
December 12, 2020
B.
Announcements
The next board meeting will be held on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at the Broadway Campus beginning at 10:00 am.
C.
Adjourn Meeting
R. Fernandez made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
D. Bardell 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 10:52 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
D. Omojola
Documents used during the meeting
- Fee Policy v.2.docx
- 20-21 calendar draft 3.doc
- Please_DocuSign_BEP_-_Audubon_Schools_contra.pdf
- Committee Recommendation to Board of Directors.pdf
- 1911 ACS FInancial Statement.pdf