CASA ACADEMY

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday September 8, 2021 at 6:00 PM

Location

CASA Academy 8047 N 35th Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85051
CASA Academy Board and committee meetings will take place via conference call, Zoom, or in person. 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 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

D. Brown, E. Gould, E. Hunt, G. Collier (remote), K. Holmes, M. Campillo, M. Tucker, T. Wee

Trustees Absent

K. Evans, M. Major, S. Brown

Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened

G. Collier

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 Wednesday Sep 8, 2021 at 6:13 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

E. Gould made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 08-18-21.
E. Hunt seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
G. Collier
Absent
K. Evans
Absent
D. Brown
Aye
T. Wee
Aye
M. Campillo
Aye
S. Brown
Absent
K. Holmes
Aye
E. Hunt
Aye
M. Tucker
Aye
E. Gould
Aye
M. Major
Absent
G. Collier arrived at 6:15 PM.

II. CEO Update

A.

CEO Update

School CEO updated the Board on enrollment changes, staff and teacher openings, staff culture, Covid-19 pooled testing, academics including STEP and Amira (both for reading assessment), and Galileo (math assessment). 

III. Committee Updates

A.

Finance Committee Update

The committee chair has sent out a note to plan for meetings. 

B.

Marketing/Fundraising Committee Update

C.

Culture & Engagement Committee Update

D.

Governance Committee Update

IV. New Business

A.

Vote on Revised Audit Engagement Letter

The school CEO updated the Board on the proposed audit engagement letter, including the increased costs to to increased auditing requirements and changes due to the increased federal grants surpassing a threshold.
E. Hunt made a motion to Approve the revised audit engagement letter from Henry J. Fortino.
K. Holmes seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
G. Collier
Aye
D. Brown
Aye
S. Brown
Absent
T. Wee
Aye
K. Holmes
Aye
K. Evans
Absent
E. Gould
Aye
E. Hunt
Aye
M. Campillo
Aye
M. Major
Absent
M. Tucker
Aye

V. Closing Items

A.

Strategic Planning Session October 23rd and 24th

Mark discussed the planning session and expectations. 

B.

Adjourn Meeting

D. Brown made a motion to to adjurn.
E. Hunt seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
G. Collier
Aye
M. Tucker
Aye
K. Holmes
Aye
E. Gould
Aye
E. Hunt
Aye
K. Evans
Absent
D. Brown
Aye
M. Campillo
Aye
T. Wee
Aye
M. Major
Absent
S. Brown
Absent
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:43 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
M. Campillo