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San Antonio STEAM Academy

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February 2022 Regular Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday February 16, 2022 at 6:00 PM

Location

6127 Summer Fest Dr. San Antonio TX 78244

Building 101 Room 105

NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SAN ANTONIO PREPARATORY SCHOOLS

 

Notice is hereby given that a Regular Meeting of the Board of San Antonio Preparatory will be held on FEBRUARY 16, 2022 beginning at 6pm at 6127 Summer Fest Dr, San Antonio TX 78244, Building 101 Room 113.

 

Items will not necessarily be discussed or considered in the order they are printed on the agenda below. If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in an executive or closed session, the Board will convene in such executive or closed session as permitted by and in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551. 

Directors Present

A. Blanche, D. Ray, M. Harris, R. Vogt, S. Villela (remote)

Directors Absent

B. Coleman, J. Cooper, X. Toson

Guests Present

S. Hall-Furman

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

A. Blanche called a meeting of the board of directors of San Antonio STEAM Academy to order on Wednesday Feb 16, 2022 at 6:08 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Approve February 2022 Agenda

R. Vogt made a motion to approve February 2022 agenda.
M. Harris seconded the motion.

None.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Other Business

A.

Charter School Expansion Amendment Request

M. Harris made a motion to approve the "TEA Charter School Expansion Amendment Request Form" to request an expansion amendment that permits SA Prep to extend the grade levels it serves to include Pre-Kindergarten -Fourth grades.
D. Ray seconded the motion.

- Update the projected FTE to reflect the correct total of admin, classroom teachers, and support staff.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Charter School Expansion Amendment Request WAIVERS

M. Harris made a motion to approve waiver 1, “Request to waive the expansion being effective no earlier than the start of the fourth full school year, pursuant to 19 TAC 100.1033 (i) the expansion will be effective no earlier than the start of the fourth full school year at the affected charter school” and wavier 2, “Request to waive the most recent district rating for the charter school is "academically acceptable" and the most recent campus rating for at least 90% of the campuses operated under the charter school is "academically acceptable" as defined by §100.1001(26) of this title, pursuant to 19 TAC 100.1033 (iii)”.
D. Ray seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

III. 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 6:40 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
A. Blanche
Notice: the Board may go into executive session at any time during the meeting for personnel, real estate, security, school children, negotiated contracts for prospective gifts or donations, consultation and/or legal issues, or as otherwise permitted under the Texas Open Meetings Act, as set out in Subchapter 551 of the Title 5 of The Texas Government Code.