Equitas Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday March 22, 2018 at 6:00 PM
Location
2723 W 8th St., Los Angeles, CA 90005. Additional Call In Location: 800 Ivy Farm Drive, Charlottesville VA 22901
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, C. Sanii, L. Phillips (remote), O. Ammon
Directors Absent
B. Snyder, J. Creed, O. Bajracharya
Guests Present
K. Kilty, L. Renfort, M. Borrego, S. Chandler, S. Estilai
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
A. Valentine called a meeting of the board of directors of Equitas Academy Charter School to order on Thursday Mar 22, 2018 at 6:14 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
O. Ammon made a motion to approve minutes from the Special Board Meeting on 02-22-18 Special Board Meeting on 02-22-18.
C. Sanii seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Public Comment
II. Consent
A.
Approval of the FY18-19 2nd Interim Financial Reports
L. Phillips made a motion to To approve consent agenda.
A. Sowrirajan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Leading Elephants Contract
Withdraw for next month's board meeting.
III. CEO Update
A.
CEO Update
Malka shared updates from February and March on three goals: Org Health and Growth, Leadership Growth and Governance.
IV. Academic Accountability
A.
Presentation of AAC Dashboard
Kelli Kilty presented the Academic Dashboard. Reviewed Academics (MAP data), Attendance (ADA) and Culture.
V. Resource Development
A.
Resource Development Dashboard Update
Olympia and Claudia presented Development Dashboard. Update from Lindsay - every board member has pledged their give.
Everyone must complete their give to hit budget, and now the focus needs to be on the get. The main focus is to hit the budget goal and also to recruit new board members.
Everyone must complete their give to hit budget, and now the focus needs to be on the get. The main focus is to hit the budget goal and also to recruit new board members.
VI. Finance
A.
Board Review of February 2018 Financials
Samira reviewed February Financial package, which includes, income statement, balance sheet, check register and dashboards for each school site.
A. Sowrirajan made a motion to approve the receipt of the February Financial package.
C. Sanii seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VII. Governance
A.
Governance Committee Update
Lindsay gave a Governance Committee update on Board Recruitment, including status of potential new board members and timeline. May-June timeframe is when new board members will most likely come on board. Asked all board members to continue to build a pipeline for potential board members so board can continue to grow.
Announced new board co-chairs for next year, Claudia and Aarthi.
Board Retreat: Lindsay discussed that the board retreat will most likely be in August, to include the new board members that will be coming on board in June. Going to bring in an outside facilitator, Marci Cornell-Feist from Board on Track.
Board Fundraising: Already discussed give and get. 100% pledged for give and 71% collected as of today.
Announced new board co-chairs for next year, Claudia and Aarthi.
Board Retreat: Lindsay discussed that the board retreat will most likely be in August, to include the new board members that will be coming on board in June. Going to bring in an outside facilitator, Marci Cornell-Feist from Board on Track.
Board Fundraising: Already discussed give and get. 100% pledged for give and 71% collected as of today.
VIII. Leader Support And Eval
A.
CEO Evaluation Update
Claudia updated about who still needs to fill out the CEO evaluation. Deadline is next Wednesday, so please complete before then.
IX. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
O. Ammon made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
C. Sanii 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 6:54 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
A. Valentine