Equitas Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday November 30, 2017 at 7:00 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.
Additional Call in Location: 2444 Pendower Lane, Keswick CA 22947.
Additional Call in Location: 2444 Pendower Lane, Keswick CA 22947.
Directors Present
A. Valentine, B. Snyder, J. Creed, L. Phillips (remote), O. Bajracharya, S. Chandler
Directors Absent
A. Sowrirajan, C. Sanii, O. Ammon
Guests Present
J. Host, K. Cape, K. Kilty, L. Renfort, M. Borrego
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
B. Snyder called a meeting of the board of directors of Equitas Academy Charter School to order on Thursday Nov 30, 2017 at 7:01 PM.
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve Minutes
J. Creed made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 10-26-17 Board Meeting on 10-26-17.
O. Bajracharya seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
LCFF Dashboards
J. Creed made a motion to to approve LCFF Dashboards.
O. Bajracharya seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Commonwealth Lease Extension
J. Creed made a motion to approve the extension of the Commonwealth Lease.
O. Bajracharya seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Board Approval of FY17-18 First Interim Reports
J. Creed made a motion to approved first interim reports.
O. Bajracharya seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. Facilities
A.
PCSD EQ3 Construction Status Update
PCSD gave presentation on Equitas 3's new building.
B.
EQ5 Green Lighting
J. Creed made a motion to delay school launch of Equitas Academy 5 beyond 2018-2019 school year.
L. Phillips seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. School Updates
A.
Talent: How we did last year & plans for this year
Sarah Chandler presented on Equitas Talent and last year compared to this year.
V. Academic Accountability
A.
Presentation of Math Interventions
Kelli Kilty presented on the Academic Dept. Strategic Plan/Goals for this year and the Math Intervention Priority.
VI. Finance
A.
Board Approval of FY16-17 audit
O. Bajracharya made a motion to approve the FY16-17 audit. The Board reviewed the FY 2016-17 audit. There were no adjustments to the Unaudited Actual Financial Report that required reconciliation to the audited financial statements, and there were no financial statement findings, state award findings, or questioned costs for the year ended June 30, 2017.
A. Valentine seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VII. Governance
A.
New Board Member Profile
Jesse Creed presented. The Governance committee would like to recruit and vet 3 new board members by the end of the year and then 3 more by the end of the school year. Asking Board members to offer up one name of either someone who might be interested in being a board member or a connector - this will broaden our network. Everyone send Jesse or Lindsay a name by the end of next week and they will take it from there.
B.
Update on Nominating Process for New Board Members
Jesse Creed updated on Board Member Nominating process.
VIII. Resource Development
A.
Fundraising Dashboard
Kevin Cape went over the Fundraising dashboard and updates.
B.
End of Year Appeal
Kevin presented an angle for a year-end appeal that board members can make that will assist them with their ask.
IX. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
A. Valentine made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
J. Creed 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 8:32 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
B. Snyder