Equitas Academy Charter School
Minutes
BoardMeet Los Angeles
Date and Time
Saturday July 21, 2018 at 8:00 AM
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, C. Sanii, C. Zamora, O. Bajracharya
Directors Absent
A. Sowrirajan, J. Cruz
Guests Present
A. Bell, B. Snyder, D. Penilla, K. Ishikawa, M. Borrego, M. Ford, N. Shaw, O. Ammon, S. Faulkner, T. Bell
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
O. Ammon called a meeting to order on Saturday Jul 21, 2018 at 8:00 AM.
II. Strategy Discussion
A.
Welcome and Introduction
Marci Cornell-Feist and Mike Mizzoni from Board on Track presented to the attendees on the following topics:
- Defining Excellence in Charter School Governance
- Data-Driven Governance
- Developing Annual Board Goals
- Leveraging the Board on Track platform and new Governance Report feature for accountability
B.
Ice Breaker: Equitas Values
Conducted an ice breaker centered on the Equitas core values.
C.
Equitas Growth Plan, Vision, FY18-19 Organizational Goals and Board Expectations
Presentation on the Equitas growth plan, vision, FY19 organizational goals, and what CEO Malka Borrego needs from the board.
D.
Equitas Board 2.0 Vision
Co-chair presentation of vision for the upcoming two years including handout on the Board on Track "Path to Board Excellence."
E.
FY18-19 Board & Committee Goal Breakout Sessions
Working lunch session to guide each committee chair in creating draft FY19 committee goals. Committees represented were Governance, Finance, Academic, and Development.
F.
Committee Action Steps Review
Rviewed action steps from each committee and advice on how best to complete committee work on goal setting needed by the August retreat.
G.
Q&A and Wrap Up
Reconvened the attending boards for a wrap up and report out of sessions.
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 1:35 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
O. Ammon