Equitas Academy Charter School

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday October 29, 2020 at 7:00 PM PDT

Location

Google Meet:
meet.google.com/vsa-qcsy-gtj
 
Phone:
1-224-990-0098‬
PIN: ‪388 971 390‬# 
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.

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.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 7:00 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   Catie Langston 2 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Oliver Bajracharya 2 m
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Oliver Bajracharya 1 m
    Approve minutes for Board Meeting on September 24, 2020  
II. Public Comment 7:05 PM
  A. Public Comment FYI Oliver Bajracharya 1 m
III. Consent 7:06 PM
  A. EL Master Plan Vote Maggie Ford 2 m
   
Updates to EL Master Plan which includes enhanced descriptions of our EL Program: Designated ELD, Integrated ELD and progress Monitoring. 
 
  B. Update of Bylaws Vote Maggie Ford 2 m
   
The Board will approve a revision of their Bylaws to maintain compliance with new requirements surrounding COI and transparency.
 
  C. Reimbursement Resolution Vote Maggie Ford 1 m
   
Approve Resolution Authorizing Actions in Pursuit of Facilities Financing and Authorizing Reimbursement of Certain Associated Expenditures from Bond Proceeds.
 
IV. Org Updates 7:11 PM
  A. CEO Update FYI Malka Borrego 5 m
   
CEO will provide monthly update on CEO goals. 
 
  B. EQ4 Renewal Update FYI Maggie Ford and Nik Orlando 15 m
   
Maggie Ford and Nik Orlando to provide an update on EQ4 Renewal. 
 
V. Leader Support And Eval 7:31 PM
  A. CEO Eval and Support Update Discuss Tyler Bell 10 m
   
Committee will provide an update on CEO evaluation, goals, and support schedule. 
 
VI. Finance 7:41 PM
  A. Board Review of Monthly 2020 Financials Vote Slav Sobkov 10 m
   
​Review of September 2020 Financial Package, including Income Statements, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, Variance Analysis, and Check Register. Overview of the impact of COVID19 on FY20 revenues and spending.
 
  B. Financing for 1612 W Pico Vote Maggie Ford 5 m
   
The Board will ratify the details outlined in the commitment letter with EFF and will delegate the authority to execute any documents on behalf of the board to complete due diligence and the execution of the CSFA process to its COO Margaret M Ford.
 
VII. Academic Accountability 7:56 PM
  A. Academic Achievement FYI Kelli Kilty 3 m
   
Committee to provide a preview of next month's Committee presentation to the Board. 
 
VIII. Resource Development 7:59 PM
  A. Resource Development Committee Goals FYI Deepa Krishna 2 m
   
Resource Development presents on upcoming Virtual Events.   
 
IX. Governance 8:01 PM
  A. Update on RLI Fellow Candidates FYI Cathy Casey 3 m
   
Cathy Casey to provide update on RLI fellow candidates, process and project. 
 
X. Closing Items 8:04 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Oliver Bajracharya