Equitas Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday April 27, 2017 at 6:00 PM
Location
2723 W. 8th St., 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
Directors Present
A. Valentine, B. Snyder, C. Sanii, J. Creed, O. Ammon, O. Bajracharya
Directors Absent
A. Sowrirajan, L. Phillips, S. Chandler
Guests Present
Addison Grant, C. Lowry, J. Edelman, K. Cape, L. Renfort, M. Borrego, S. Estilai
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
O. Bajracharya called a meeting of the board of directors of Equitas Academy Charter School to order on Thursday Apr 27, 2017 at 6:08 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
O. Ammon made a motion to approve minutes from the Special Board Meeting on 03-16-17 Special Board Meeting on 03-16-17.
A. Valentine seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| O. Bajracharya |
Aye
|
| L. Phillips |
Absent
|
| B. Snyder |
Abstain
|
| S. Chandler |
Absent
|
| O. Ammon |
Aye
|
| C. Sanii |
Aye
|
| A. Sowrirajan |
Absent
|
| J. Creed |
Aye
|
| A. Valentine |
Aye
|
D.
Approve Minutes
A. Valentine made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 03-30-17 Board Meeting on 03-30-17.
B. Snyder seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Approve Minutes
B. Snyder made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 01-26-17 Board Meeting on 01-26-17.
O. Ammon seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
No one from the public was present.
III. School Updates
A.
2017-2018 School Calendar
O. Ammon made a motion to The Board made a motion to approve the 2017-18 academic year calendar.
J. Creed seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
High School Preparation Program Update
Jessica did a presentation update on the HS Prep program.
C.
Brown Act Training
Went over the details of the Brown Act.
IV. Finance
A.
Compensation Guidelines
Brett Snyder updated the Board on the Compensation Guidelines.
B.
Board Review of March 2017 Financials
Samira reviewed March 2017 Financials.
O. Ammon made a motion to The Board made a motion to approve acknowledgement of receipt of the March 2017 Financials.
A. Valentine seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Update on 17-18 Budget
Samira updated on the current status of the 2017-18 budget.
V. Governance
A.
Board Retreat Scheduling and Planning
Board voted to do their retreat on June 23 and June 24.
B.
Board Officers Nominating Slate 17-18
Oliver talked about the Board chair position and 17-18 Board nominating slate.
VI. Leader Support And Eval
A.
Review and approve CEO Evaluation Committee and Process
O. Ammon made a motion to Board approved CEO evaluation and process.
B. Snyder seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VII. Resource Development
A.
Fundraising Dashboard Review
Olympia presented the Fundraising dashboard updates
B.
Board Member Fundraising Requirement
O. Ammon made a motion to O. Ammon made a motion to The Board voted to approve the proposed board member fundraising requirement to donate $2,500 and fundraise $2,500 for a total of $5,000 per board member.
C. Sanii seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Development/Governance Joint Meeting Minutes from April 19, 2017
VIII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
C. Sanii made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
B. Snyder seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:28 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
O. Bajracharya