F.A.M.E., Inc.

Minutes

F.A.M.E. Board Meeting

Date and Time

Saturday December 17, 2022 at 9:00 AM

Directors Present

B. Levine, C. Lebas, D. Mipro, H. Leblanc, K. Wilkins, L. Moran, R. Kirschman

Directors Absent

B. Connick, C. Lawson, D. Omojola, G. Lawson, J. Jalice, J. Perez, R. Fernandez

Guests Present

A. Collopy, A. Dupre, K. Bourgeois, K. Hill, L. Spearman

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

R. Kirschman called a meeting of the board of directors of F.A.M.E., Inc. to order on Saturday Dec 17, 2022 at 9:14 AM.

C.

Approve Minutes

B. Levine made a motion to approve the minutes from F.A.M.E. Board Meeting on 11-19-22.
D. Mipro seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Action Items

A.

Approval of Board Nomination Policy

K. Wilkins made a motion to Approve the Board Nomination Policy.
L. Moran seconded the motion.

Committee wants to implement board member nomination policy and would like the board to approve it. 

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Approval of Contract for Stakeholder Engagement/Strategic Plan

L. Moran made a motion to Approve a Contract with Attuned for Stakeholder Engagement/Strategic Plan.
C. Lebas seconded the motion.

This is not a 3-5 year strategic plan; right now this is more of a 6 month plan that we need given our current financial state. CEO and CAO met with several consultants to work on this proposal and ultimately chose Attuned, an organization that has worked with over 150 programs including NOLAPS. 

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

III. CEO's Report

A.

Principal's Report

Kenya gave an update on all three campuses. All three campuses 360 Leap testing and MAP testing has been completed. These tests will give us data to help with intervention needs, etc. Principals are also working on curriculum alignment across all campuses and collaborating together. Kenya also gave updates on all the holiday activities happening across each campus. 

B.

Development Report

Lynn gave update on grants; we received $3500 grant from Jazz and Heritage Foundation to make upgrades at Live Oak's theater room. Giving Tuesday great success: Uptown $10,000 for library books and Gentilly just around $1,000 for arts supplies. Audubon has several ads going on right now with over 33,000 clicks and interactions. We are also going to begin running alumni campaigns with alumni sharing what they really loved about Audubon and how it helped them become who they are in order to help with retention. 

C.

Facilities Report

Alisa gave an update on repairs and updates on campuses going on during break in order to avoid disruption during instructional time. Alisa presented numbers showing data from last year applications on OneApp vs. this year. We are showing improvement Uptown and have work to do with Gentilly. We have less students applying out this year compared to last year. 

D.

CEO Remarks

Holiday party for our staff next Tuesday. 

IV. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 10:44 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
R. Kirschman