Equitas Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday March 28, 2019 at 6:00 PM
Location
2723 W. 8th Street, 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. Sowrirajan, A. Valentine, C. Sanii, D. Krishna, J. Cruz, O. Bajracharya, T. Bell
Directors Absent
A. Perez, J. Troletti
Guests Present
L. Chang, M. Borrego, M. Ford, N. Orlando, S. Estilai
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C. Sanii called a meeting of the board of directors of Equitas Academy Charter School to order on Thursday Mar 28, 2019 at 6:03 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
O. Bajracharya made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 02-28-19 Board Meeting on 02-28-19.
A. Sowrirajan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
No public comments.
III. Consent Agenda
A.
Approval of RFP for Nutrition Services
O. Bajracharya made a motion to Approve consent agenda.
A. Sowrirajan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Fiscal Update
O. Bajracharya made a motion to Approve consent.
A. Sowrirajan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
IV. Organizational Updates
A.
CEO Update
CEO presented updates for the organization.
Comments:
Comments:
- Alyssa said the presentation was powerful
- Oliver said the data is going up in 2018
- Josephti said she liked the presentation
- Aarthi asked how can we anticipate and prevent future dips shown in the data, especially on the school level?
- Claudia wants to continue to see how we are transforming the community and how we are impacting the future with the work we are doing now?
- What is the % of staff that are from the Pico Union community? If we want to increase the % of this, how are we doing this and preparing for the future?
- Data to show how the facilities we build bring back to the community?
V. Academic Accountability
A.
Presentation: Bringing Academics to Life
Leslie presented on academic excellence.
Teachers presented:
Teachers presented:
- Darby Sims - 2nd grade teacher at EQ3
- Allison Johnson - 8th grade math teacher at EQ2
- Oliver -
- What is different from Equitas and other schools? Allison - there is follow through
- What is the difference between last year and this year? Allison - summer PD and weekly data meetings
VI. Audit Committee
A.
Approve Audit Contract
Oliver: The audit committee decided to maintain the same audit firm for the next 3 years.
- 4 bids were solicited during this process.
A. Valentine made a motion to Approve audit firm.
J. Cruz seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
VII. Finance
A.
Board Review of February 2019 Financials
Samira presented financial updates.
O. Bajracharya made a motion to Approve financials.
A. Valentine seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
VIII. Resource Development
A.
Dev Com Dashboard and Event Update
Claudia presented on development updates.
Time: 5:30 to 9:00 pm
Donation: Should we charge for entrance tickets or just ask for a donation? We can ask a consultant for
Goal: Fundraising and advocacy, $30,000 and expecting 100 people
- June 6th fundraising event
- Please fill out the google sheet to invite guests
- Dinner will be provided
- There will be a presentation
- Band by scholars
- Fundraising money goes into to the general funds
Time: 5:30 to 9:00 pm
Donation: Should we charge for entrance tickets or just ask for a donation? We can ask a consultant for
Goal: Fundraising and advocacy, $30,000 and expecting 100 people
IX. Governance
A.
CEO Succession Planning and Sabbatical
Create CEO Succession Plan - the purpose is to prepare a plan of who would run the organization:
- Timeline -
- Next month there will be a proposal to review in May
B.
Governance Dashboard
Oliver presented Governance Dashboard
- Tracks attendance and fundraising goals
- Goal: 80% attendance
C.
Ad Hoc Advocacy Committee
Tyler presented updates:
- There is a dinner this Monday
- Tyler is interested in looking for 1 or 2 board members to join the advocacy committee
X. Leader Support And Eval
A.
CEO Eval and Support Update
Claudia presented updates:
- Survey for feedback for Malka should be completed by next week
- Next month they will present a summary and a plan
- In May they will approve Malka's compensation
XI. 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 7:44 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
C. Sanii
Tyler arrived at 6:15 pm.