Equitas Academy Charter School

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Saturday August 18, 2018 at 9:00 AM PDT

Location

1401 S Oak Knoll Ave, Pasadena, CA 91106
PUBLIC COMMENT AT EQUITAS ACADEMY BOARD MEETINGS – An opportunity for the public to address the Board will be provided at the conclusion of the agenda. Members of the public who wish to speak on any item are requested to identify themselves and indicate on which agenda item they wish to speak. The Board will provide an opportunity for the public to speak for a maximum of three (3) minutes, unless granted additional time at the discretion of the Board. Testimony shall be limited in content to matters pertaining to Equitas Academy. The Board may not take any action on matters discussed during the public testimony period that are not listed on the agenda. Brown Act Compliance: Agenda posted at School

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 9:00 AM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests  
  B. Call the Meeting to Order  
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Aarthi Sowrirajan
II. Morning Session 9:00 AM
 
Finance
 
  A. Charter School Board Landscape FYI Aarthi Sowrirajan 105 m
   
  • Welcome and Super Power Exercise (Olympia)
  • The Charter School Board Landscape and how Equitas compares, Best Practices for Charter Boards Board + CEO + Staff Partnerships (Marci)
  • Grounding/Organizational Context (Malka)
  • Our first look at our Equitas Self-Assessment from BoT (Oliver and Marci)
  • Creating our Equitas Board 2.0 Culture (Aarthi & Claudia)
 
  B. Guided Committee Work FYI Aarthi Sowrirajan 60 m
   
(Marci, Aarthi, Claudia, and Chairs)
  • Marci introduction/kickoff
  • All Committee Chairs plus Staff Liaisons to update goals to SMART goals
 
III. Afternoon Session 11:45 AM
 
Leader Support And Eval
 
  A. Action Planning FYI Claudia Sanii 120 m
   
  • Action Planning: Finalizing FY19 Committee Goals, Accountability, and Action plans (Marci, Aarthi & Claudia)
    • Discussion and refining written goals together via screen
    • 2018-2019 Board Meeting Calendar/Key Votes and Topics by Month (Oly)
 
IV. Closing Items 1:45 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote 15 m