Equitas Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday October 26, 2017 at 6:00 PM
Location
2723 W. 8th St., Los Angeles, CA 90015
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. Sowrirajan, A. Valentine, B. Snyder, C. Sanii, L. Phillips, O. Ammon, O. Bajracharya, S. Chandler
Directors Absent
J. Creed
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
B. Snyder
Guests Present
L. Renfort
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
O. Ammon called a meeting of the board of directors of Equitas Academy Charter School to order on Thursday Oct 26, 2017 at 6:01 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
A. Valentine made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 09-28-17 Board Meeting on 09-28-17.
A. Sowrirajan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B. Snyder arrived.
II. Governance & Resource Development
A.
Outreach Update
Lindsay provided the board with an update on outreach to prospective board members.
B.
New Board Member Process
Discussed some prospective members that she knew about and will follow up with some board members after this meeting to confirm some other prospective board members.
Malka had a long list of connectors to reach out to and Lindsay is going to touch base with her regarding that.
Lindsay went over the Board Nomination Policy. For the 2 interested, have resumes for next board meeting and have them sit in on the next meeting. Lindsay will share resumes of the 2 prospective board members and also the full snapshot of the board tracker.
Malka had a long list of connectors to reach out to and Lindsay is going to touch base with her regarding that.
Lindsay went over the Board Nomination Policy. For the 2 interested, have resumes for next board meeting and have them sit in on the next meeting. Lindsay will share resumes of the 2 prospective board members and also the full snapshot of the board tracker.
C.
Fundraising Dashboard
Olympia presented the fundraising dashboard that was provided in the board packet.
D.
Foundation Pipeline
Kevin provided the board with an update on foundation prospects and expected calendar of asks and amounts. Brett asked for a column to show where each "ask" is at, for updates.
III. Academic Accountability
A.
Presentation of 2017-2018 SBAC Goals
Alyssa gave a review of the recently published 2016-2017 Smarter Balanced test results including comparisons to the state and 2017-2018 SBAC goals.
IV. Finance
A.
Board Review of September 2017 Financials
Samira reviewed the September 2017 Financial Package with the board.
A. Valentine made a motion to The Board motioned to acknowledge receipt of the September 2017 financial package.
O. Bajracharya seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Board Approval of FY16-17 audit
Pulled from agenda. Audit committee decided to delay until next month. Need more information from the auditors.
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
A. Valentine 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 7:04 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
O. Ammon