CASA ACADEMY
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday December 5, 2019 at 6:00 PM
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.
Trustees Present
D. Brown, E. Hunt, G. Collier, K. Holmes, M. Campillo, M. Major, M. Tucker, T. Wee, W. Cho
Trustees Absent
S. Brown
Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened
D. Brown, T. Wee
Guests Present
Emily Jeffries, Liliana Villasenor
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Tucker called a meeting of the board of trustees of CASA ACADEMY to order on Thursday Dec 5, 2019 at 6:02 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
M. Major made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 11-07-19 Board Meeting on 11-07-19.
E. Hunt seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| K. Holmes |
Aye
|
| G. Collier |
Aye
|
| T. Wee |
Absent
|
| M. Major |
Aye
|
| M. Tucker |
Aye
|
| E. Hunt |
Aye
|
| D. Brown |
Absent
|
| W. Cho |
Aye
|
| S. Brown |
Absent
|
| M. Campillo |
Aye
|
II. Committee Updates and meetings
A.
CEO Update
D. Brown arrived.
T. Wee arrived.
B.
Real Estate Update
Ms. Clayton gave an overview of negotiations with the owners of the Carrington property. The board discussed the same.
Ms. Clayton gave an overview and led discussions on alternative real estate options.
Ms. Clayton gave an overview and led discussions on alternative real estate options.
The board discussed touring a potential building.
C.
Dual Committee Meetings
The committees did not meet this evening.
D.
Culture Committee Update
Mark will give an update in January
E.
Finance Committee Update
No update.
F.
Governance Update
No update.
III. Annual Event 2/29/20
A.
Brainstorm on new donors and opportunities
The board discussed potential donors for the event. Each board member will fill out the excel spreadsheet of potential donors by December 14.
Brainstorming sessions regarding theme and ideas for logo, speeches, and video.
B.
Annual Event Committee
The annual event committee will meet bi-weekly, beginning the week of December 16.
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
D. Brown made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
E. Hunt seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| E. Hunt |
Aye
|
| G. Collier |
Aye
|
| M. Tucker |
Aye
|
| M. Campillo |
Aye
|
| T. Wee |
Aye
|
| M. Major |
Aye
|
| K. Holmes |
Aye
|
| D. Brown |
Aye
|
| S. Brown |
Absent
|
| W. Cho |
Aye
|
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:29 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Tucker
V. Potential Real Estate contracts and agreements approval
A.
Approval of Potential PSA contract for the Carrington College Building and site
The board decided to not vote on this agreement.
B.
Approval on the contract of GCON build and design contracter for Carrington College Site
The board decided to not vote on this agreement.
Discussions regarding staff culture.
Ms. Villasenor gave an overview of math data and led discussions regarding the same. The next round of STEP testing will occur in January.
A brief overview of donations received as given. The school has had some school fundraisers that raised some funds.