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Texas Center for Arts + Academics

Annual Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday August 22, 2017 at 6:00 PM CDT

Location

Kathleen E. Connors Theater, Texas School of the Arts, 6025 Village Parkway, Edgecliff Village, TX 76134
Texas Center for Arts + Academics is the charter holder of Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts (FWAFA) and Texas School of the Arts (TeSA).

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   Tina Corbitt 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Michael Wellbaum 1 m
  C. Approve minutes from June 27, 2017 Approve Minutes Michael Wellbaum 5 m
     
  D. Public Comments   Michael Wellbaum 15 m
   

Thirty minutes prior to the beginning of the meeting, members of the public may sign up for the opportunity to address the board. The total time for public comments for this meeting is 15 minutes, with each speaker limited to no more than 3 minutes.

  
II. FINANCE 6:22 PM
  A. Financial Report - through July 31 FYI Janelle Grau 7 m
  B. FY2017 Final Budget Amendments Vote Janelle Grau 10 m
   

Amendments to the budget will be presented for approval. These include forecast changes to revenues and expenses. 

  
III. Development 6:39 PM
  A. Join Our Movement Discuss Pamela King Acker 15 m
   
Board Giving: 
  • Personal Gift
  • Board Letter Campaign
  • North Texas Giving Day - social media blitz
  
  B. The Arts Gala 2018 Discuss Pamela King Acker 10 m
   
Date: Saturday, April 7, 2018 at the Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel, Theme not yet announced to the public
Responsibilities: 
  • Attendance
  • Table Sales
  • Sponsorship Connections
  
IV. Governance 7:04 PM
  A. New Directors & Slate of Officers Vote Melissa Goodroe 10 m
   
  • New Directors
    • Introduce Serene Fletcher, Lyndsay Hubbell, Christy Crytzer Pierce - First Meeting
    • There are no new applications for approval, but the Governance Committee will bring forth new applicants in September
  • Slate of Officers (two year terms)
    • Past Chairman - Michael W. Wellbaum
    • Chairman - Melissa Goodroe
    • Chairman Elect - will be proposed next year
    • Secretary - Katie Copeland
  
V. Strategic Plan 7:14 PM
  A. Update FYI Clint Riley 5 m
   
 
VI. OTHER BUSINESS 7:19 PM
  A. Good News Report FYI Michael Wellbaum 15 m
   
  • TBC
    • China Tour
  • Texas Dance Conservatory
    • Summer Sessions & Fall Enrollment Update
  • TeSA
    • Back to School Update
  • FWAFA
    • Back to School Update
  
VII. Closing Items 7:34 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting to Closed Session FYI Michael Wellbaum 1 m
   
Public meeting for schools' operations will adjourn. If there are further items for discussion, the Board will convene to closed session.