• Tal Feldman- Addressed his concerns about the FWAFA Valedictorian/Salutatorian Policy

Chairman Goodroe introduced, welcomed, and thanked new Directors: Charles Reid, Leslie Scott, and Mary (Mac) Zimmerman

There will not be a financial report this month. FY2018 revenues and expenses were concluded August 31 to keep in line with submitted forecasts and final budget amendments approved at the August 28th board meeting. Transactions for the FY are closed, pending review and audit in November.

Mrs. Texada went over the itinerary for the Class of 2019's senior trip. 

Mr. Riley explained the intention to align the Open Enrollment Periods with each other for consistency, as well as more general guidelines for the school year 2019-2020 and thereafter.

Admissions Policy, page 24:

Current:

1. ….For the school year 2008/09 and thereafter, applications for enrollment will commence on the 3rd Monday in January, and shall end, at the determination of the Executive Director, on a date no earlier than thirty (30) days after the 3rd Monday in January of the same year.

Change to:

1. ….For the school year 2019/20 and thereafter, applications for enrollment will commence on the 2nd Wednesday in January, and shall be accepted, at the determination of the CEO or CEO designee, for a period of no less than thirty (30) days.

Mr. Riley explained the need to align charter language to accurately reflect Open Enrollment Period for the school year 2019-2020 and thereafter.

Admissions Policy, Amended 8/30/2002

Current:
Revise the Admissions and Enrollment Procedures to state that the application period for existing students will be from January 1 to January 31 instead of from February 1 to February 28 and state that the application period for new students will begin on February 1 instead of March 7.

Change to:
For the school year 2019/20 and thereafter, applications for enrollment will commence on the 2nd Wednesday in January, and shall be accepted, at the determination of the CEO or CEO designee, for a period of no less than thirty (30) days.

The board discussed the policy and then tabled further discussion until an ad hoc committee can be created comprised of members of the board and staff leadership to review the current policy and recommend suitable changes following best practices and more closely aligns with what other schools are practicing.

Legal update: 

• Former employee suit was dismissed with prejudice by the court, as having no jurisdiction

Program enrollment:

• FWAFA is at 577 enrolled; continuing to audition as we get secondary wait list applications for grade levels with openings
• TeSA enrollment is down some, too;  this is primarily due to TeSA students moving from FWAFA waitlist into the school
• Administration is working on ways to look at budget cuts to help offset decrease in student enrollment
• Texas Dance Conservatory- May 2018 ended with 75 students; currently enrollment is at 87 students; and, returning students are taking more classes; word of mouth is the main reason they are getting new students
• Texas Boys Choir- Tour Choir has 36 boys; Training Choir has 19 boys; TBC @ TeSA after school program has 20 boys in grades K-6 

Mr. Guy discussed: 

• TeSA is excited to announce the planned playground completion date is the end of October
• Parents are concerned with Increased traffic in front of school being a hazard because the street is not designated as School Zone
  • Ms. Texada explained that the city refused to deem the street as a school zone or put a sign up when the school was opened
  • When signage was put up, the school's challenge is that parents ignore it
  • Board asked Ms. Texada to get with the City to revisit getting the street labeled as a school zone; perhaps with more neighborhoods and residents in the area the city will now approve it

Update:

• Speaker Series- originally only for parents but now also planning them for students specifically about bullying/cyber bullying within the next 30 days for all grades 3rd-12th 
• Candle-sales fundraiser coming up
• Considering hosting a Family Dance to bring people together and to build camaraderie within the school
• Membership goal has been met
• Amazon Wish List for Teachers being set up- make it easy for parents to continue to give throughout the school year

No report.

Ms. King-Acker discussed the need for the Board to lead our fundraising efforts. Statistics show that it takes 10 prospect to lead to one new donor. She asked all Directors to begin developing a list of possible contacts and we'll work together to cultivate them.

Level Up Campaign: $55,047 was raised
Kendra Scott event is September 27th from 5 to 7pm. Twenty percent of the sales during that time will go back to the organization.

The Arts Gala 2019: Masquerade will be held Saturday, April 6, 2019 

• All Directors have a packet at their seats. In addition each member will receive an email version.

Mr. Riley discussed current committee work and proposed changes. He and Chairman Goodroe proposed a new alignment of goals to achieve and a corresponding committee structure.

Mr. Guy asked about Audit and Finance committee. Mr. Riley explained an independent CPA firm is used to audit the organization's books, and that the Executive Committee oversees these activities.

Mrs. Grand asked about parent involvement on committees. Mr. Riley explained that the three parent representatives on the board would each be a member of a committee. Other parents may be invited as needed, at the discretion of the Board.

Proposed Committee Changes:

• Impact Team: Academies
• Impact Team: Conservatories and Community

Current Committees Returning:

• Executive
• Resource Development
• Governance