F.A.M.E., Inc.
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Saturday March 20, 2021 at 10:00 AM
Directors Present
B. Connick (remote), C. Lebas (remote), D. Omojola (remote), H. Leblanc (remote), J. Jalice (remote), J. Perez (remote), T. Lasher (remote)
Directors Absent
C. Lawson, L. Moran, R. Fernandez, R. Kirschman
Ex Officio Members Present
L. Brown (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
L. Brown (remote)
Guests Present
A. Dupre (remote), K. Turner (remote), L. Spearman (remote), Tiffany Andrews (remote)
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 Mar 20, 2021 at 10:12 AM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
Following roll call, a quorum was not yet present, so the Chairperson requested that all action items be skipped until such time as a quorum was present. Board member C. Lebas joined at 10:16 am to create a voting quorum.
C.
Approve Minutes
T. Lasher made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 02-13-21.
J. Perez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
T. Lasher made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 01-16-21.
J. Perez seconded the motion.
Item was deferred from the February 2021 meeting due to lack of quorum.
II. Executive Session
A.
Motion to Enter into Executive Session
J. Perez made a motion to Enter into Executive Session to address legal strategy related to the case listed on the agenda.
H. Leblanc seconded the motion.
The Executive Session began at 10:38 am.
B.
Kionda Antoine v. F.A.M.E., et.al (21-00479)
C.
Motion to Adjourn Executive Session
J. Perez made a motion to adjourn the Executive Session.
H. Leblanc seconded the motion.
Executive Session was adjourned at 11:03 am.
III. Finance Committee
A.
Financial Statements
B.
PowerSchool Contract Renewal
J. Perez made a motion to approve the contract renewal with Power School.
C. Lebas seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Approval of Signatory Authority
T. Lasher made a motion to approve granting signatory authority to FAME Board Secretary, D. Omojola, to sign or certify documents related to the accounts held by the organization at Gulf Coast Bank on behalf of the board, under the oversight of the board chairperson and Finance Committee chairperson.
J. Perez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approval of Corporate Authorization Resolution
T. Lasher made a motion to approve the corporate authorization resolution authorizing the Principals and CEO to conduct specified business transactions on behalf of the organization with Gulf Coast bank.
H. Leblanc seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Approval of IRS Form 990
J. Perez made a motion to on behalf of the FInance Committee, to approve the Form 990 as presented.
T. Lasher seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. CEO Search
A.
CEO Search Updates
The chairperson of the search committee shared that the committee made a decision to accept the proposal submitted by Educator's Collaborative and recommends that the full board approves the proposal for execution.
B.
CEO Search Firm Proposal
J. Jalice made a motion to on behalf of the CEO Search Committee, accept the proposal submitted by Educator's Collaborative to conduct the CEO Search for Audubon Schools.
T. Lasher seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. CEO's Report
A.
CEO Policy Updates
The CEO shared updates on the following:
-NOLA Public Schools Renaming Initiative
-Potential COVID-19 related leave policy
-Ongoing process of examining the name of the organization in light of the renaming initiative currently underway
B.
Academic Report
Not presented. All instructional leadership staff were attending the Virtual Citywide Teacher Fair Recruitment Event.
C.
Training Center Update
D.
Operations Report
E.
Development Report
F.
Parent Reports
VI. Closing Items
A.
Announcements
B.
Adjourn Meeting
J. Perez made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
T. Lasher 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 11:31 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
L. Brown