Equitas Academy Charter School
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday October 25, 2018 at 7:00 PM PDT
Location
2723 W. 8th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90005
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
| Purpose | Presenter | Time | |||
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| I. | Opening Items | 7:00 PM | |||
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Opening Items
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| A. | Record Attendance and Guests | Alyssa Valentine | |||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | Claudia Sanii | |||
| C. | Approve Minutes | Approve Minutes | Aarthi Sowrirajan | ||
| Approve minutes for Board Meeting on September 27, 2018 | |||||
| D. | Approve Minutes | Approve Minutes | Aarthi Sowrirajan | ||
| Approve minutes for Board Meeting on August 18, 2018 | |||||
| E. | Approve Minutes | Approve Minutes | Aarthi Sowrirajan | ||
| Approve minutes for Board Meeting on August 18, 2018 | |||||
| II. | Public Comment | ||||
| A. | Public Comment | Discuss | Claudia Sanii | ||
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Board Chair will ask members of the public what item number each person would like to discuss. The member of the public will speak for 3 minutes prior to board action. |
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| III. | Consent | 7:00 PM | |||
| A. | AB699 | Vote | Maggie Ford | ||
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AB699 is required policy on inquiring regarding immigration statutes, citizenship status and national original information from CA Department of Education to be adopted by governing board. |
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| B. | Fall 2019 CA Dashboard Local Indicators Report | Vote | Maggie Ford | ||
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CDE requires governing charter boards to vote and review the CA Dashboard Local Indicators Report. |
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| C. | Bond Issuance Board Resolution | Vote | Maggie Ford | 5 m | |
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Consider and approve Board Resolution and attached documents to move forward with issuance of tax exempt bonds for Facilities and refinancing of New Market Tax Credits, and take all actions in furtherance thereof.
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| IV. | Academic Accountability Committee | 7:05 PM | |||
| A. | Academic Accountability Dashboard Presentation | Discuss | Julie Troletti | 15 m | |
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Academic Accountability will provide the board with an update on the dashboard and its committee goals. |
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| V. | School Updates | 7:20 PM | |||
| A. | CEO Update | FYI | Malka Borrego | 5 m | |
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CEO will provide update of organization staffing update / discussion on Chief of Staff & Executive Assistant roles.
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| B. | Updated Bylaws | Vote | Maggie Ford | 5 m | |
| VI. | Facilities Update | 7:30 PM | |||
| A. | Update on Facilities Strategy | FYI | Maggie Ford | 5 m | |
| VII. | Finance | 7:35 PM | |||
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Finance
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| A. | Approve Monthly Financials | Vote | Samira Estilai | 10 m | |
| VIII. | Resource Development | 7:45 PM | |||
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Resource Development
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| A. | Update from Development Committee | FYI | Claudia Sanii | 5 m | |
| IX. | Governance | 7:50 PM | |||
| A. | Update from Governance Committee | FYI | Oliver Bajracharya | 5 m | |
| X. | Closing Items | 7:55 PM | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | Aarthi Sowrirajan | ||