F.A.M.E., Inc.
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Saturday April 17, 2021 at 10:00 AM
Location
Topic: April 2021 FAME Board Meeting
Time: Apr 17, 2021 10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)
Time: Apr 17, 2021 10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)
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Directors Present
C. Lawson (remote), C. Lebas (remote), D. Omojola (remote), H. Leblanc (remote), J. Jalice (remote), J. Perez (remote), L. Moran (remote), R. Kirschman (remote), T. Lasher (remote)
Directors Absent
B. Connick, R. Fernandez
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
C. Lawson
Directors who left before the meeting adjourned
C. Lawson
Ex Officio Members Present
L. Brown (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
L. Brown (remote)
Guests Present
1337****529 (remote), 1504****546 (remote), A. Collopy (remote), D. LaViscount (remote), K. Turner (remote), L. Spearman (remote), L. Vermeulen (remote), M. Butler (remote), M. Forcier (remote), PTO President (Darleen Mipro) (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 Apr 17, 2021 at 10:04 AM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
A quorum of members were not present at roll call.
C.
Approve Minutes
The approval of minutes will be deferred until the May 2021 meeting since a quorum of members were not present.
L. Moran made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 03-20-21.
J. Perez seconded the motion.
THe minutes were approved at the May 2021 meeting.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Transportation Handbook
A.
Transportation Handbook Review
A suggestion was made to include information in the handbook on how buses are monitored and on how drivers are evaluated and monitored for fitness to operate the vehicle. Administration committed to including the checklist/criteria that is mandatory for bus inspections and bus driver readiness in the handbook for parent reference.
III. Finance Committee
A.
Financial Statements
FInancial statements for March 2021 will be presented at the May 2021 meeting. March was unable to be fully closed out and reconciled prior to this month's meeting due to Spring Break and the early scheduling of April meeting.
Preparations are underway for the 2021-2022 Budget and it will be presented to the board in the coming months.
IV. CEO Search
A.
CEO Search Updates
The search firm and consultant have been identified (Mary Seppala, Educator's Collaborative). The CEO Search Committee will be meeting with the consultant on next week to discuss next steps.
V. CEO's Report
A.
Academic Report
Review of Winter MAP data and overview of upcoming events (Spring Testing).
C. Lawson arrived.
B.
Training Center Update
C.
Operations Report
Review of EnrollNOLA Round 1 match information. The Uptown Montessori program and the Gentilly programs are fully matched. There are still vacancies in the French school program at grades 2-8.
D.
Development Report
E.
Parent Reports
F.
CEO's Update
Update on potential changes to lease agreement with NOLA-PS. CEO will meet with district administration this upcoming week and will share any changes with specific impacts on Audubon's current lease agreements.
Survey has closed on Stakeholder Renaming survey. Administration is still analyzing results and will share at next board meeting. Initial analysis shows that most stakeholders are in favor of maintaining the Audubon name but formally separating the organization from the man, John James Audubon.
The search is underway to find a replacement for Dr. David as the principal of Audubon Gentilly. A search committee consisting of administration, principals, teachers, teaching assistants and parents have completed round one interviews and preparing to conduct round two interviews this upcoming week. Out of the 15 applications originally received, 6 people were invited to take part in round one interviews and the top three candidates are moving forward to round two interviews on next week.
C. Lawson left.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Announcements
B.
Adjourn Meeting
Since a quorum was not present, no vote was taken to adjourn the meeting.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 10:46 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
L. Brown