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San Antonio STEAM Academy

Minutes

Regular Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday November 22, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Location

San Antonio Preparatory School

6127 Summer Fest Drive

San Antonio, Texas 78244

NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SAN ANTONIO PREPARATORY

 

Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Board of San Antonio Preparatory will be held on November 22, 2023, beginning at 6 pm. 

 

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 (remote), D. Ray, M. Harris, X. Toson

Directors Absent

None

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

X. Toson called a meeting of the board of directors of San Antonio STEAM Academy to order on Wednesday Nov 22, 2023 at 6:15 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

M. Harris made a motion to approve the minutes from Regular Board Meeting on 09-27-23.
D. Ray seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D. Ray made a motion to approve the minutes from Special Board Meeting on 10-24-23.
M. Harris seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Governance

A.

Board/Governance Training 2023-2024 Planning & Setup

Board members have compliance certificates. Interim superintendent currently taking additional training to meet compliance for superintendent position. 

III. Finance Responsibility

A.

Public Hearing on the Charter FIRST Annual Management Report Presentation

M. Harris made a motion to Move Item A under Section V to the December 2023 Board meeting.
D. Ray seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Consider and Approve the FY23 Audit as presented by the Board’s independent Auditor

Mike Vail with the Board's Independent Auditor presented the Fiscal 2023 audit to the Board. Provided an overview of the financial statements and discussed Audit Results. 

M. Harris made a motion to to approve the FY23 Audit Report.
D. Ray seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Consider and Accept the interim unaudited Financials as of 10/31/2023

Michael Hooten with DSS presented the interim unaudited financials as of 10/31/2023.

D.

Consider and Approve First Addendum to the DSS Service Agreement to add PEIMS Services

D. Ray made a motion to Accept the First Addendum to Agreement DSS FY24 contract that includes PEIMS services.
M. Harris seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. 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 7:02 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
M. Harris
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.