CASA ACADEMY

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday April 3, 2017 at 6:30 PM MST

Location

CASA Academy (1500 W Maryland Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85015)
CASA Academy Governing Board meetings will take place at the CASA Academy campus (1500 W Maryland Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85015). Per A.R.S. § 38-431.02, notice of meetings for CASA Academy and any of its committees will be posted on this website. Notices will also be posted in the front office of CASA Academy (1500 W Maryland Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85015), which is open from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

Agenda

     
I. Opening Items
 
Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance and Guests
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
  C. Approve Minutes
   
Minutes from 3/6/2017    
    Approve minutes for Board Meeting on March 6, 2017
II. Academic Excellence
 
Academic Excellence
  A. Academic Dashboard Review
   

Please see attached Academic Dashboard Data

III. Annual Event Committee
 
Annual Event Committee
  A. Annual Event Update and Discussion
   
Other thoughts regarding the event...now that time has past?
IV. Facility
 
Facility
  A. Facilities Update
   
General update on facility activity
V. Finance
 
Finance
  A. General Update
   

Update on financials and first glance at 2017-18 budget

VI. Governance
 
Governance
  A. Governance Committee
   
General Update
VII. CEO Update
  A. Update from Co-CEOs
   

Please see attached powerpoint

VIII. Old Business
  A. Board on Track Contract
   
Discuss and vote on proposed reduced cost...see attached invoice
  B. Vote on Laurie Taylor Board Membership
   

Make an official vote for Laurie Taylor's board membership    

  C. Vote to remove Jessica Helmers from Board
   

Vote to remove Jessica Helmers from Board

IX. New Business
  A. Bus Contract Options for 2017-18 School Year
   
Discuss and possible vote on direction for bus contract options - looking at potential multi-year.
  B. Aspire Contract for 2017-18 School Year
   

Vote on contract for Aspire

  C. Ethans Cleaning Service Contract 2017-18
   

Vote on contract for 2017-18 school year

  D. Vote on CD Account
   
Vote on giving permission to CASA Academy CEOs to open a CD account for investment purposes as recommended by the Finance Committee
  E. Board vote: Prop 301 Bucket 2
   

Our auditor has asked us to revise our bonus policy in accordance with two items that we decided upon for our strategic plan (in regard to staff retention):
- Staff members who score effective or highly effective on their evaluations will obtain a $3,000 at EOY
- Staff members who return to CASA Academy will obtain a $1,500 on their final paycheck of their returning

  F. Hane Solutions Contract for 2017-18 School Year
   

Approve contract for Hane Solutions

X. Other Business
  A. Announcements
   
1.  Board Member Visitation for April is assigned to Mary Dahlen; May is assigned to Danny Brown
2   Next meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 1st - possible change to May 8th since Mary and Danny are both unavailable on the 1st. 
XI. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting