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Equitas Academy Charter School

September Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday September 19, 2024 at 3:30 PM PDT

Location

1612 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015

 

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1700 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015

2723 W 8th St, Los Angeles, CA 90005

1050 Beacon Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90015

2501 W 7th St, Los Angeles, CA 90057

2420 Mathews Ave #A, Redondo Beach, CA 90278

 

 

Topic: September Board Meeting
When: Sep 19, 2024 03:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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PUBLIC COMMENT AT EQUITAS ACADEMY BOARD MEETINGS – An opportunity for the public to address the Board will be provided prior to discussion and action on agenda items. 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 3:30 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   LeRhonda Lofton 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Lindsey Heisser
  C. Musical Performance - Flagship 4th Grade Scholars   Mike Matlock and Alaina Pariano 5 m
  D. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Lindsey Heisser 1 m
   

Board to approve minutes from 8/8/2024 meeting. 

  
    Approve minutes for Special Board Meeting on August 8, 2024  
II. Public Comment 3:37 PM
  A. Public Comment FYI Lindsey Heisser 1 m
III. Public Report on Action Taken in Closed-Session 3:38 PM
  A. Public Report on Action Taken in Closed-Session Discuss Lindsey Heisser 1 m
IV. Organizational Updates 3:39 PM
  A. Principal Presentation Discuss Alaina Pariano 10 m
   

Alaina Pariano (EQ Principal) to present to board. 

  
  B. Alumni Scholarships Discuss Lilia Mitre 10 m
   

Staff to present profiles of alumni who receive scholarships raised by the board. 

  
  C. Community Schools & Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism (DEIA) Highlights Discuss Jennifer Freeman and Brittany Rush 20 m
   

Staff to present on the following:

  • Community Schools as an equity initiative

 

  
  D. Presentation of Equitas 2030 Organizational Updates Deck Discuss Sofia Roditti 50 m
   

Sofia Roditti to present the 2024-2025 organizational updates deck, based on the Equitas 2030 organizational dashboard. 

  
  E. Break FYI 5 m
  F. '23-'24 LAUSD Oversight Reports Discuss Cecilia Melgares 2 m
   

On an annual basis LAUSD works with each school to conduct an audit and assess the following buckets: Governance, Student Achievement and Educational Performance, Organizational Management, Programs, and Operations, Compliance with Clearance, and Fiscal Oversight. The Board will review the reports below, which includes an overview on our results for the '23-'24 and the full report for each school.

  
  G. '23-'24 Unaudited Financials Vote Jason Rudolph 10 m
   

Board to review and approve '23-'24 unaudited financial statements.

 

 

  
  H. Adopted Core Curriculum Vote Robert Spencer 2 m
   

Board to approve all adopted elementary and middle school core curriculum. 

  
  I. English Learner Master Plan Vote Jennifer Freeman 1 m
   

Updates to the English Learner (EL) Program. Board to vote on updates to EL Master Plan.

  
V. Resource Development 5:29 PM
  A. Committee Goals Discuss Ray McKenzie 5 m
   

Committee to provide an update on '24-'25 goals.

 

  
VI. Academic Accountability 5:34 PM
  A. Committee Goals Discuss Sylvia Jauregui 5 m
   

Committee to provide an update on '24-'25 goals.

  
VII. Finance 5:39 PM
  A. Committee Goals Discuss Tom Hollenberg 5 m
   

Committee to provide an update on '24-'25 goals.

  
VIII. Governance Committee 5:44 PM
  A. Board Member Recognition & Acceptance of Resignation Vote Tyler Bell 2 m
   

Oliver Bajracharya resigned as a board member, effective 8/8/24. Oliver will continue as a committee member on the Academic Committee. 

 

  
  B. Committee Goals Discuss Tyler Bell 10 m
   

Committee to provide an update on '24-'25 goals, including discussion of meeting attendance dashboard and giving tracker. 

  
IX. Culmination of Meeting 5:56 PM
  A. Announcements Discuss Lindsey Heisser 2 m
  B. Evaluation of Meeting Discuss Lindsey Heisser 2 m
X. Materials/Resources 6:00 PM
  A. '24-'25 Board Meeting Topics FYI Lindsey Heisser
  B. '24-'25 Monthly Year-At-A-Glance FYI Tyler Bell
  C. '24-'25 Board Member Handbook FYI Lindsey Heisser
XI. Closing Items 6:00 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Lindsey Heisser 1 m