Texas Center for Arts + Academics
Minutes
TCA+A Special Session of the Board - Hold in Case of Urgent Action
Date and Time
Tuesday February 27, 2024 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, Melissa Goodroe, Michael Wellbaum
Directors Absent
Cheryl Bean, Mary A. Zimmerman
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
Melissa Goodroe
Ex Officio Members Present
Anika Perkins
Non Voting Members Present
Anika Perkins
Guests Present
Betsy Compton, Flor Cabrera, Jennifer Jackson, Kati Burke, Krista Langford, Lacey Johnson, Penny Clay, Tommy Fisher
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
Leslie Scott called a meeting of the board of directors of Texas Center for Arts + Academics to order on Tuesday Feb 27, 2024 at 6:05 PM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
II. Public Comments
A.
Public Comments
III. Recognition
A.
TeSA Recognition
Betsy Compton recognized the hardwork and dedicaton of:
- Amy May - TeSA Counselor 2023-2024
- Paul Henderson - TeSA Security Officer 2023-2024
B.
FWAFA Recognition
Jennifer Jackson recognized the hardwork and dedicaton of:
- FWAFA Counselors 2023-2024
- Kaitlin Barker
- Ciara Reese
- FWAFA Security Officer 2023-2024
- Hector Wilson
- Regional High School Dance Festival Choreography - College Station, TX March 2024
- Avery Jessie - Senior
- Luna Castellanos - Senior
- Adrian Green - 2019 Alum
- Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE) State Exhibition - San Marcos, TX April 2024
- Elisabeth McNary
- Isabella Morales
- Fatima Vallin- Olmos
- Sofia Zarate
- Celeste Jenkins-O'Reilly
- Mya Rivera
IV. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve January 17, 2024 Meeting Minutes
Daniel Bates made a motion to approve the minutes from TCA+A Board Meeting - Audit Presentation on 01-17-24.
Michael Wellbaum seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Mary A. Zimmerman |
Absent
|
| Daniel Bates |
Aye
|
| Leslie Scott |
Aye
|
| Melissa Goodroe |
Absent
|
| Charles Reid |
Aye
|
| Cheryl Bean |
Absent
|
| Michael Wellbaum |
Aye
|
V. Closed Session
A.
Convene to Closed Session
Convened to Closed Session
- Closed Open Session at 6:14pm
- Opened in Closed Seesion at 6:17pm and closed Closed Session at 8:23pm
Melissa Goodroe arrived at 6:41 PM.
B.
Reconvene to Open Session
Reconvened Open Session at 8:27pm
C.
Action Item
No action was taken
VI. Finance
A.
Investment Officer
Daniel Bates made a motion to approve Kati Burke, TCA+A Finance Director as Investment Officer.
Charles Reid seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Wealth Management & Trust Accounts Authority Resolution
Daniel Bates made a motion to approve the Wealth Management & Trust Accounts Authority Resolution.
Melissa Goodroe seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Financial and Transition Accounts Authority Resolution
Daniel Bates made a motion to approve the Financial and Transition Accounts Authority Resolution.
Charles Reid seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Bank Depository Agreement
Charles Reid made a motion to approve the Bank Depository Agreement.
Michael Wellbaum seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Security Agreement
Charles Reid made a motion to approve the Security Agreement.
Michael Wellbaum seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
Third Party Custodian Agreement
Charles Reid made a motion to approve the Third Party Custodian Agreement.
Daniel Bates seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VII. Academics
A.
TeSA House Bill 3 Early Literacy and Early Math Goals
Anika Perkins reported on the progress of the goals established in 2020-2021
- Literacy
- 2020 - N/A
- 2021 - 65% goal | 56% progress
- 2022 - 70% goal | 79% progress
- 2023 - 75% goal | 71% progress - this is the year STAAR test changed
- Math - math was the biggest challenge coming out of the pandemic
- 2020 - N/A
- 2021 - 60% goal | 34% progress
- 2022 - 66% goal | 61% progress
- 2023 - 74% goal | 44% progress - this is the year STAAR test changed
B.
FWAFA House Bill 3 Early Literacy, Early Math, and CCMR Goals
Anika Perkins reported on the progress of the goals established in 2020-2021
- Literacy
- 2020 - 79% goal
- 2021 - 83% goal | 77% progress
- 2022 - 85% goal | 92% progress
- 2023 - 87% goal | 87% progress - this is the year STAAR test changed
- Math - math was the biggest challenge coming out of the pandemic
- 2020 - 60%
- 2021 - 68% goal | 46% progress
- 2022 - 75% goal | 63% progress
- 2023 - 82% goal | 79% progress - this is the year STAAR test changed
- CCMR - College, Career, Military Readiness
- 2020 - 78% goal | 68% progress
- 2021 - 81% goal | 61.4% progress
- 2022 - 84% goal | 73.2% progress
VIII. CEO Report
A.
Updates
Anika Perkins report:
- Introduced
- Katie Burke as new Finance Director
- Torie Skinner as new Development Director
- Flor Cabrera as new Communications and Marketing Director
- Krista Langford as new Admissions and Community Outreach Director
- 2024-2025 Auditions
- FWAFA - 196 done with 18 more next week
- TeSA - 88 done with 2 to 3 more next week
- 2024 Annual Campaign has been extended through the end of March 2024
- Teacher Incentive Allotment
- FWAFA has four teachers who will receive a new designation on their certification as well as a check - stay tuned on who
- LASO III In-Kind Grant Award
- TeSA received $320K to put towards their new math curriculum
- Upcoming Performances
- Sunday, March 4th - Arborlawn Church - SGT Nordic Tour farewell concert
- March 1 - 3 FWAFA High School Play - Midsummer Night's Dream
IX. 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 9:02 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Leslie Scott
B.
CERTIFICATE AS TO POSTING OR GIVING OF NOTICE
Documents used during the meeting
- Investment Officer.pdf
- Wealth Management & Trust Accounts Authority Resolution_Redacted.pdf
- Approving_Financial_&_Transition_Authority_Resolution_Redacted.pdf
- Update TeSA_HB_3_Board_Goals_and_Plans.xlsx
- Update of FWAFA_HB_3_Board_Goals_and_Plans.xlsx
No Public Comments were made