Texas Center for Arts + Academics
Minutes
TCA+A Board Meeting - Annual Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday August 23, 2022 at 6:00 PM
Location
Kathleen E. Connors Theater
Texas School of the Arts (TeSA)
6025 Village Parkway
Edgecliff Village, TX 76134
In-person Meeting Return: Governor Abbott’s March 2020 order temporarily suspending certain provisions of the Open Meetings Act due to the COVID-19 pandemic disaster expired August 31, 2021. Consequently, TCA+A Board Meetings will return to in-person meetings at Texas School of the Arts.
Directors Present
Charles Reid, Daniel Bates, Leslie Scott (remote), Mary A. Zimmerman
Directors Absent
Melissa Goodroe
Ex Officio Members Present
Paul Gravley
Non Voting Members Present
Paul Gravley
Guests Present
Anika Perkins, Betsy Compton, Lauren Whitson, Luke Byford, Mica Wolf, Monica Sheehan, Penny Clay, Sheyna Ferraro, Tommy Fisher
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
Daniel Bates called a meeting of the board of directors of Texas Center for Arts + Academics to order on Tuesday Aug 23, 2022 at 6:09 PM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
II. Public Comments
A.
Public Comments
- No Public Comments were given
III. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve June 28, 2022 Minutes
Charles Reid made a motion to approve the minutes from TCA+A Board Meeting on 06-28-22.
Mary A. Zimmerman seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Finance Statements
Mary A. Zimmerman made a motion to approve June 2022 Finance Statements.
Charles Reid seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. Finance
A.
TCA+A End of the Year Budget Amendments
Charles Reid made a motion to approve TCA+A End of the Year Budget Amendments.
Leslie Scott seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
- Paul Gravley made a public thank you to our past Finance Director, Janelle Grau for putting together these amendments as she was the one to work on the budget
- Mr. Gravley presented Budget Amendments due to Celeste Filar, our new Finance Director not being able to attend tonight due to a previous engagement prior to taking this job
- Charter First Rating came out two weeks ago and we received an A rating which means we are in the top 6% for charter schools across the state
B.
TeSA End of the Year Budget Amendments
Mary A. Zimmerman made a motion to approve TeSA End of the Year Budget Amendments.
Charles Reid seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
FWAFA End of the Year Budget Amendments
Charles Reid made a motion to approve FWAFA End of the Year Budget Amendments.
Mary A. Zimmerman seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Renewal of PCB Line of Credit
Mary A. Zimmerman made a motion to approve the renewal of PCB Line of Credit.
Charles Reid seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
TCA+A Lease Agreements
Charles Reid made a motion to approve TeSA's Lease Agreement for 2022-2023 school year.
Mary A. Zimmerman seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Mary A. Zimmerman made a motion to approve FWAFA's Lease Agreement for 2022-2023 school year.
Charles Reid seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Academics
A.
Resolution for the Extension of Leave During Precautionary Exclusion
Charles Reid made a motion to approve the Resolution for the Extension of Leave During Precautionary Exclusion.
Mary A. Zimmerman seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
TeSA Special Education Operating Procedures
Charles Reid made a motion to approve TeSA Special Education Operating Procedures.
Mary A. Zimmerman seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
FWAFA Special Education Operating Procedures
Mary A. Zimmerman made a motion to approve FWAFA Special Education Operating Procedures.
Charles Reid seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
TeSA Accountability Ratings Summary
- Per Texas Education Agency TeSA's letter grade is a 'B'
- TeSA improved in all areas/domains from 2021 to 2022 and are close to being back to where they were pre-COVID
- pre-COVID in 2019 TeSA was an 87% B and now in 2022 they are an 86% B
E.
FWAFA Accountability Ratings Summary
- Per Texas Education Agency FWAFA's District (made up of two campuses) letter grade is an 'A'
- Elementary Campus - 87% B score
- Secondary Campus - 89% B score
- pre-COVID in 2019 FWAFA was an 95% A and now in 2022 they are an 93% A
- Graduation Rate remains at 100%
VI. CEO Report
A.
Updates
- Enrollment numbers are up for both campuses compared to this time last year
- Summer Camp attendee numbers were more than ever before
- 229 students attended this past summer
- looking to grow more next year with the addition of a High School Choir Camp
- SGT and TBC tours for this school year will likely be domestic
- TBC - mid west Tour
- SGT - mountain west Tour
- Gala - The Greatest Show in Fort Worth is this Saturday, August 27th
VII. Action Items
A.
Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir Settlement
Mary A. Zimmerman made a motion to approve the material terms of the settlement that were disclosed in Closed Session and further to authorize Mr. Gravley, in consultation with our lawyer Mr. Fisher, to enter into a formal compromise settlement agreement with the usual terms embodied by a compromise settlement agreement for this type of case and to execute that to secure a full and final dismissal of the litigation against TCA+A with prejudice.
Charles Reid seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VIII. 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 7:51 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Daniel Bates
B.
CERTIFICATE AS TO POSTING OR GIVING OF NOTICE
Documents used during the meeting
- Cash Analysis Board - June 2022.pdf
- TCA+A - June 2022.pdf
- TESA-June 2022.pdf
- FWAFA-June 2022.pdf
- 2021-2022 August 2022 TCA+A Budget Amendments.pdf
- 2021-2022 August 2022 TESA Budget Amendments.pdf
- 2021-2022 August 2022 FWAFA Budget Amendments.pdf
- Rationale for Resolution - August 2022.pdf
- Resolution for the Extension of Leave During Precautionary Exclusion - August 2022.pdf
- TeSA Operating Procedures 2022-2023.pdf
- FWAFA Operating Procedures 2022-2023.pdf
- Accountability Ratings Overall Summary 2022 TeSA.pdf
- Accountability Ratings Overall Summary 2022 FWAFA Elem.pdf
- Accountability Ratings Overall Summary 2022 FWAFA Secondary.pdf
- Accountability Ratings Overall Summary 2022 FWAFA.pdf