Texas Center for Arts + Academics
Minutes
TCA+A Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday January 17, 2023 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, Mary A. Zimmerman
Directors Absent
Leslie Scott, Melissa Goodroe
Ex Officio Members Present
Paul Gravley
Non Voting Members Present
Paul Gravley
Guests Present
Anika Perkins, Celeste Filar, Dana Martin, Gabrielle Galloway, Jennifer Jackson, Lauren Whitson, Luke Byford, Mica Wolf, Penny Clay, Sheyna Ferraro
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 Jan 17, 2023 at 6:05 PM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
II. Public Comments
A.
Public Comments
- No Public Comments were made
III. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve November 29, 2022 Minutes
Charles Reid made a motion to approve the minutes from TCA+A Board Meeting on 11-29-22.
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 the November 2022 Finance Statements.
Charles Reid seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. Board Exercise
A.
Strategic Plan Assessment
- TCA+A is using The S&G Group for Strategic Planning
- CEO, Paul Gravley presented S&G's Initial Findings of Best Practices for Charter School Boards from November 30, 2022.
- Board did a Self Evaluation using S&G's Assessment Tool for Charter School Board
- Results:
- Leadership Roles - Strong
- Composition - Satisfactory
- Committees - Satisfactory
- Meetings - Strong
- Governance Effectiveness - Satisfactory
- Fundraising - Strong
- Results:
V. Academic
A.
Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR)
- CAO, Anika Perkins presented 2021-2022 TAPRs for each district
- TeSA - 2022 District TAPR Rating - B (86%) - No Distinctions
- FWAFA - 2022 District TAPR Rating - A (93%) - No Distinctions
- Elementary Campus - B (87%) - No Distinctions
- Middle and High School Campus - B (89%) Distinctions in ELAR, Comparative Academic Growth, and Post Readiness
VI. Parent Organization Reports
A.
FWAFA PTSO
- PTSO President, Dana Martin presented information on:
- Teacher Grants
- Kids Take Over the School
- Monthly Staff Breakfast
- January Uniform Resale
- Free Dress Day
VII. CEO Report
A.
Updates
- CEO, Paul Gravley discussed:
- Gala 2023 set for August 26, 2023
- 2023 Annual Campaign:
- February 1 - Spring Break
- $50K goal
- Open Enrollment:
- Began January 11th
- Currently as of today there are 97 applications for FWAFA and 59 applications for TeSA
VIII. Closed Session
A.
Convened to Closed Session
- Convened to Closed Session at 7:30pm
- In Closed Session 7:32pm - 7:40pm
IX. Return to Open Session
A.
Reconvened in Open Session
- Reconvened in Open Session at 7:41pm
X. Action Items
A.
Actions Taken
- No actions were taken
XI. 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 7:41 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Daniel Bates
B.
CERTIFICATE AS TO POSTING OR GIVING OF NOTICE
Documents used during the meeting
- Cash Analysis Board - Nov 2022.pdf
- FWAFA - Nov 2022.pdf
- TeSA-NOV 2022_.pdf
- TCA+A - Nov 2022.pdf
- Assessement Tool for Charter School Boards and Their Governance Effectiveness.PDF
- Best Practices for Charter School Boards.pdf
- 2021-2022 TeSA TAPR.pdf
- 2021-2022 FWAFA TAPR.pdf