Equitas Academy Charter School

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday September 26, 2019 at 6:00 PM PDT

Location

1612 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90015
PUBLIC COMMENT AT EQUITAS ACADEMY BOARD MEETINGS – An opportunity for the public, including those attending via teleconference, to address the Board regarding items listed on the agenda. Comments on an agenda item will be accepted during consideration of that item, or prior to consideration of the item in the case of a closed session item.  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. Members of the public who need a translator will be provided a maximum of six (6) minutes to speak.Testimony shall be limited in content to matters pertaining to Equitas Academy. The Board will not take any action on matters discussed during the public testimony period that are not listed on the agenda.

Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors, may request assistance in advance of the meeting by contacting Equitas Academy Charter School at 1700 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90015 or by phone (213) 201-0440.

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Agenda

      Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   Julie Troletti
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Pilar Buelna
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Pilar Buelna
    Approve minutes for Board Meeting on August 22, 2019  
II. Public Comment
  A. Public Comment FYI Pilar Buelna
III. Board Member BoardOnTrack Orientation 6:00 PM
  A. Introduction FYI Sam Falk 1 m
  B. Goals of the session and product feedback Discuss Sam Falk 10 m
   
  1. Session goals
    • Equitas Board of Directors provide BoardOnTrack feedback on their experience using BoardOnTrack
    • Training and orientation to address these issues
    • Next steps and delivery of a timeline to address outstanding issues
  2. Feedback from Equitas Board 
    • Replace meeting emails with standard calendar invites
    • BoardOnTrack is difficult to use on Mobile devices - phones and iPads
  3. Other topics to address
 
  C. Review of Meetings Discuss Sam Falk 10 m
   
  1. Navigating the meetings tab
  2. Invitations and RSVPs
  3. Agendas - reviewing and adding materials
  4. Meeting Packets
  5. Reviewing minutes
 
  D. Review of Documents Discuss Sam Falk 5 m
   
  1. The three main folders
  2. Navigating - double click, open button, breadcrumbs
  3. Creating folders and adding documents
  4. Managing files
  5. Find
 
  E. Questions and review of action items Discuss Sam Falk 5 m
IV. Consent 6:31 PM
  A. Outdoor Education Contract for Spring 2020 Vote Maggie Ford 1 m
   

Vote to approve Outdoor Education Contract with Positive Adventures, LLC for Spring 2020. 

 
  B. Equitas California Credit Union Account Vote Samira Estilai 1 m
   
Board will approve Change/update of authorized signers for bank account.
 
  C. Ratify Expulsion from 2015 Vote Malka Borrego 1 m
   

Board will ratify expulsion agreement from 2015. 

 
  D. Designating SPED Lead for Option 3 for LAUSD Vote Malka Borrego 1 m
   

Option 3 requires a person reporting to the Board represent Equitas for LAUSD. While on sabbatical, Dr. Manuel Ponce will serve in this capacity. 

 
  E. Consent Agreement for EQ3 to Share Space with EQ5 Vote Maggie Ford 1 m
V. Organizational Updates 6:36 PM
  A. English Language Development Reclassification Vote Jennifer Freeman 25 m
   
The new ELD Director, Jennifer Freeman has reviewed the current reclassification criteria and is recommending a revised 19-20 EL Reclassification criteria for board approval. 
 
VI. Ad Hoc CEO Support Committee 7:01 PM
  A. CEO Goals for FY19-20 Vote Malka Borrego 5 m
VII. Finance 7:06 PM
 
Finance
 
  A. Board Review of Most Recent Monthly Financial Report Vote Samira Estilai 15 m
   
Review of Most Recent Monthly Financial Package, including Income Statements, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, Variance Analysis, and Check Register. 
 
  B. Approval of the Revised EQ2 UAR Vote Samira Estilai 3 m
   
The unaudited actual reports submitted for EQ2 had debt that was forgiven with bond financing. Auditors recommended adjusting report to reflect change. 
 
VIII. Governance Committee 7:24 PM
  A. Governance Update Discuss Oliver Bajracharya 15 m
IX. Resource Development 7:39 PM
  A. Board Give/Get Discuss Deepa Krishna 10 m
   
Discuss Recap last year, begin planning for Equitas 10th Year Anniversary Celebration and Ad Hoc Event Committee.
 
  B. The "Why" behind fundraising Discuss Deepa Krishna 5 m
   
Equitas volunteer calendar
 
  C. Board One Pagers Discuss Deepa Krishna 5 m
   
Committee will discuss board one pagers (or "cheat sheets) for board members professional development on key educational vocabulary and acronyms. 
 
  D. Fundraising Discuss Deepa Krishna 5 m
   
Committee will discuss strategy for fundraising strategy in diversifying the portfolio of giving. 
 
X. Closing Items 8:04 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Pilar Buelna