Texas Center for Arts + Academics

TCAA Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday November 27, 2018 at 6:00 PM CST

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   Penny Clay
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Melissa Goodroe 1 m
II. Public Comments 6:01 PM
  A. Public Comments FYI Melissa Goodroe 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.

 
III. Consent Agenda 6:16 PM
  A. Consent Agenda Vote Melissa Goodroe 1 m
   
  • Approve October 23, 2018 meeting minutes.
  • Approve September 2018 and October 2018 financials for TCAA, TeSA, and FWAFA
 
  B. Minutes from October 23, 2018 Approve Minutes Melissa Goodroe 1 m
     
IV. Parent Representative Reports 6:18 PM
  A. TeSA PTO FYI Ty Guy 5 m
   
  • No report
 
  B. FWAFA PTSO FYI Allyson Grand 5 m
   
 
  1. Beautification Committee Fundraiser Update
  2. Fundraising - Family Dance & Candle Sales
  3. Pop Up Resale to help Parents during Winter Months
  4. Speaker Series - Going Strong
  5. New Coffee with the PTSO President to grow morale
  6. PTSO Directory printed and ready to distribute
 
  C. TBC Parent Club FYI Kim McAdams-Baker
   
  • No report
 
V. Finance 6:28 PM
  A. First Financial Management Reports FYI Janelle Grau 7 m
  B. Petty Cash Policy Vote Janelle Grau 5 m
VI. Academic 6:40 PM
  A. TeSA Charter Amendment Vote Clint Riley 3 m
   
  • After TEA reviewed the 9/25/2018 Resolution, they asked us to revise the language further.
  • 9/25/2018's Resolution was to amend open enrollment dates to reflect beginning the second Wednesday in January for a period of at least 30 days and no longer than 45 days; Example: January 9, 2019 through February 11, 2019 
 
  B. FWAFA Charter Amendment Vote Clint Riley 3 m
   
  • After TEA reviewed the 9/25/2018 Resolution, they asked us to revise the language further.
  • 9/25/2018's Resolution was to amend open enrollment dates to reflect beginning the second Wednesday in January for a period of at least 30 days and no longer than 45 days; Example: January 9, 2019 through February 11, 2019 
 
  C. FWAFA Policy for Valedictorian/Salutatorian Honors Vote Natalie Texada 7 m
   
Review policy language from Student Handbook to determine whether or not to change requirements for eligibility.
 
VII. Leadership & Administration 6:53 PM
  A. Chief Academic Officer Report Discuss Natalie Texada 10 m
   
  • Recap of meeting with Edgecliff Village Mayor Rigney
 
  B. CEO Report FYI Clint Riley 7 m
   
  • Leadership Development
  • Gallup Q12
  • Recruitment Task Force
 
VIII. Development 7:10 PM
  A. Quarterly Development Status Discuss Pamela King Acker 10 m
   
  • Individual Giving
  • Foundation Giving
  • Sponsorships
     
 
  B. The Arts Gala 2019: Masquerade FYI Pamela King Acker 5 m
   
Saturday, April 6, 2019 at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel

Board Responsibilities: 
  • Attendance
  • Table Sales
  • Sponsorship Connections
 
IX. Strategic Plan Committee Reports 7:25 PM
  A. Impact Team: Academies FYI Michael Wellbaum 5 m
  B. Impact Team: Conservatories and Community FYI Barry King 5 m
X. Closing Items 7:35 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting to Closed Session FYI Melissa Goodroe 1 m
   
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The subjects to be discussed or considered or upon which any formal action may be taken are listed above. Items do not have to be taken in the same order as shown on this Notice.

If, during the course of the meeting covered by this Notice, the Board should determine that a closed meeting of the Board should be held or is required in relation to any item regarding the Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts (FWAFA) or Texas School of the Arts (TeSA)* included in this notice, then such closed meeting is authorized by Texas Government Code Section 551.001, et. seq., including for any of the following reasons:

Section 551.071 - For the purpose of a private consultation with the Board's attorney on any or all subjects or matters authorized by law.
Section 551.072 - For the purpose of discussing the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property.
Section 551.073 - For the purpose of negotiating contracts for prospective gifts or donations.
Section 551.074 - For the purpose of considering the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee or to hear complaints or charges against a public officer or employee.
Section 551.076 - To consider the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of securitypersonnel and devices.
Section 551.082 - For the purpose of deliberating in a case involving discipline of a public school child or children, or in a case in which a complaint or charge is brought against an employee of the school by another employee and the complaint or charge directly results in a need for a hearing.
Section 551.0821 - For the purpose of deliberating in a matter regarding a public school student if personally identifiable information about the student will necessarily be revealed by the deliberation.
Section 551.084 - For the purpose of excluding a witness or witnesses from a hearing during
examination of another witness.

Should any final action, final decision or final vote be required in the opinion of the Board with regard to any matter considered in such closed meeting, then such final action, final decision or final vote shall be at either:
A. the open meeting covered by this notice upon the reconvening of this public meeting, or
B. at a subsequent public meeting of the Board upon notice thereof, as the Board shall determine.

*While FWAFA and TeSA are public charter schools and, therefore, subject to the Texas Open Meetings Act, the Texas Boys Choir and Texas Dance Conservatory are not subject to the Open Meetings Act. Therefore, the Board may choose to discuss Texas Boys Choir and Texas Dance Conservatory agenda items in an open or closed meeting as the Board deems most appropriate.