CASA ACADEMY
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday September 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Location
CASA Academy
8047 N 35th Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85051
The meeting location will be open to the public at 5:55 p.m. at the latest.
CASA Academy Board and committee meetings will take place via conference call, online meeting platform, or in person. Per A.R.S. ยง 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 main office of CASA Academy (8047 N 35th Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85051) which is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday.
Trustees Present
C. Moore, G. Lutowsky (remote), G. Smith (remote), J. Bridgewater, L. Holcombe, M. Campillo, M. Roosevelt
Trustees Absent
L. Osselaer
Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened
C. Moore
Ex Officio Members Present
T. Clayton Cundy
Non Voting Members Present
T. Clayton Cundy
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
The Board further made a motion to approve amending the minutes from 8-31-2026 to note that Board Member Courtney Moore arrived after the Barnes and Thornberg vote but prior to the vote to approve the GMP contract.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| G. Smith |
Aye
|
| J. Bridgewater |
Aye
|
| L. Holcombe |
Aye
|
| L. Osselaer |
Absent
|
| M. Roosevelt |
Aye
|
| C. Moore |
Absent
|
| G. Lutowsky |
Aye
|
| M. Campillo |
Aye
|
II. Reports
A.
CEO Report
B.
Finance Committee Report
Subcommittee member Jack Bridgewater provided an update on audited financial statements.
C.
Governance Committee Report
Subcommittee informed that the Governance subcommittee meeting schedule for early this month was postponed until later this month due to conflicts.
III. New Business
A.
Vote on FY26 Audit by Roll Call
Each Board member indicated their vote "aye" or "yes", verbally before the Board.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Bridgewater |
Aye
|
| G. Lutowsky |
Aye
|
| L. Osselaer |
Absent
|
| M. Campillo |
Aye
|
| M. Roosevelt |
Aye
|
| C. Moore |
Aye
|
| G. Smith |
Aye
|
| L. Holcombe |
Aye
|
B.
Vote on the Resolution of the Board of Directors of CASA Academy
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| L. Osselaer |
Absent
|
| L. Holcombe |
Aye
|
| G. Smith |
Aye
|
| G. Lutowsky |
Aye
|
| M. Roosevelt |
Aye
|
| C. Moore |
Aye
|
| M. Campillo |
Aye
|
| J. Bridgewater |
Aye
|
C.
Vote on authorizing the CEO to close CASA Academy's Desert Financial Credit Union Account
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Bridgewater |
Aye
|
| M. Campillo |
Aye
|
| L. Holcombe |
Aye
|
| C. Moore |
Aye
|
| G. Lutowsky |
Aye
|
| M. Roosevelt |
Aye
|
| G. Smith |
Aye
|
| L. Osselaer |
Absent
|
D.
Vote on authorizing the CEO to close CASA Academy's National Bank of Arizona account
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| G. Lutowsky |
Aye
|
| L. Holcombe |
Aye
|
| L. Osselaer |
Absent
|
| G. Smith |
Aye
|
| M. Roosevelt |
Aye
|
| C. Moore |
Aye
|
| J. Bridgewater |
Aye
|
| M. Campillo |
Aye
|
E.
Vote on School Name Change Amendment Request
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Campillo |
Aye
|
| M. Roosevelt |
Aye
|
| L. Osselaer |
Absent
|
| G. Smith |
Aye
|
| C. Moore |
Aye
|
| G. Lutowsky |
Aye
|
| J. Bridgewater |
Aye
|
| L. Holcombe |
Aye
|
F.
Vote on School Location Amendment Request
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Roosevelt |
Aye
|
| G. Lutowsky |
Aye
|
| J. Bridgewater |
Aye
|
| C. Moore |
Aye
|
| G. Smith |
Aye
|
| L. Osselaer |
Absent
|
| L. Holcombe |
Aye
|
| M. Campillo |
Aye
|
G.
Vote on AZ Leads Grant Agreement with CASA Academy and Relay Graduate School of Education
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Campillo |
Aye
|
| C. Moore |
Aye
|
| G. Lutowsky |
Aye
|
| G. Smith |
Aye
|
| L. Osselaer |
Absent
|
| L. Holcombe |
Aye
|
| M. Roosevelt |
Aye
|
| J. Bridgewater |
Aye
|
H.
Vote on authorizing the CEO to execute AZ Leads Grant Agreement with CASA Academy and Lumbrera Literacy Consulting
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Bridgewater |
Aye
|
| L. Osselaer |
Absent
|
| G. Lutowsky |
Aye
|
| M. Campillo |
Aye
|
| G. Smith |
Aye
|
| M. Roosevelt |
Aye
|
| L. Holcombe |
Aye
|
| C. Moore |
Aye
|
I.
Vote on AZOT4KIDS, LLC Special Needs Consulting and Services Agreement
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Campillo |
Aye
|
| J. Bridgewater |
Aye
|
| M. Roosevelt |
Aye
|
| G. Smith |
Aye
|
| L. Osselaer |
Absent
|
| C. Moore |
Aye
|
| L. Holcombe |
Aye
|
| G. Lutowsky |
Aye
|
IV. Closing Items
A.
Upcoming Meetings
Board member Liz Holcombe reminded the Board to RSVP to the upcoming dinner.
B.
Adjourn Meeting
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| L. Osselaer |
Absent
|
| M. Campillo |
Aye
|
| G. Lutowsky |
Aye
|
| M. Roosevelt |
Aye
|
| J. Bridgewater |
Aye
|
| L. Holcombe |
Aye
|
| C. Moore |
Aye
|
| G. Smith |
Aye
|
School CEO Tacey Clayton Cundy provided updates on enrollment both for CASA Academy original campus and CASA Academy Horizon (new campus), staffing, schoolwide academic goals per AASA and ELA, strategic academic plan for SY2026-27 including the plan to implement AZ Leads Support, review of Academic Dashboard, the AZCSP Grant, Architect/Contractor updates, lender updates, the site plan for CASA Academy Horizon, and Annual Event 2027 early planning and theme.