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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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 | |||
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I. | Opening Items | 6:00 PM | |||
Opening Items
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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 | |
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C. | Review of Meetings | Discuss | Sam Falk | 10 m | |
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D. | Review of Documents | Discuss | Sam Falk | 5 m | |
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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. |
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B. | Equitas California Credit Union Account | Vote | Samira Estilai | 1 m | |
Board will approve Change/update of authorized signers for bank account.
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C. | Ratify Expulsion from 2015 | Vote | Malka Borrego | 1 m | |
Board will ratify expulsion agreement from 2015. |
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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. |
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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B. | The "Why" behind fundraising | Discuss | Deepa Krishna | 5 m | |
Equitas volunteer calendar
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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.
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D. | Fundraising | Discuss | Deepa Krishna | 5 m | |
Committee will discuss strategy for fundraising strategy in diversifying the portfolio of giving.
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X. | Closing Items | 8:04 PM | |||
A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | Pilar Buelna |