Equitas Academy Charter School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday January 23, 2020 at 6:00 PM

Location

1612 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90015
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Meeting Location:
1612 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90015

Telephonic Participation Locations:
Equitas Academy: 1700 West Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015 (combined with 1612 W. Pico, which is an adjacent location)
Equitas Academy #2: 2723 W. 8th St, Los Angeles, CA 90005
Equitas Academy #3 and #5: 1050 Beacon Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90015
Equitas Academy #4: 631 S Commonwealth Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90005

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Directors Present

A. Perez, C. Langston (remote), D. Krishna, J. Cruz, O. Bajracharya, P. Buelna, P. Reddy (remote), T. Bell

Directors Absent

J. Troletti

Directors who arrived after the meeting opened

A. Perez

Guests Present

C. Casey, L. Chang, M. Ford, N. Orlando

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

P. Buelna called a meeting of the board of directors of Equitas Academy Charter School to order on Thursday Jan 23, 2020 at 6:01 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

D. Krishna made a motion to approve the minutes from December Special Board Meeting on 12-17-19.
J. Cruz seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
C. Langston
Aye
A. Perez
Absent
T. Bell
Aye
P. Buelna
Aye
J. Cruz
Aye
J. Troletti
Absent
P. Reddy
Aye
O. Bajracharya
Aye
D. Krishna
Aye

II. Public Comment

A.

Public Comment

No public comment was made.

III. Consent

A.

BeEverything Contract

T. Bell made a motion to approve the consent agenda item.
J. Cruz seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
J. Cruz
Aye
P. Buelna
Aye
A. Perez
Absent
T. Bell
Aye
J. Troletti
Absent
O. Bajracharya
Aye
D. Krishna
Aye
C. Langston
Aye
P. Reddy
Aye

IV. Resource Development

A.

Review Board 10th Anniversary Celebration

Cathey Casey presented on EQ Anniversary Celebration income projections.
A. Perez arrived.

B.

Corporate Partner Goals

Cathey Casey presented on corporate partner goals and asking board member to reach out to their networks to explore potential new partners.

C.

EQ Volunteer Opportunities

Cathey Casey presented on new mentor/mentee initiative as a potential volunteer opportunity for board members and their networks.

V. Finance

A.

Board Review of Monthly 2019 Financials

Samira Estilai presented on December 2019 financials.
T. Bell made a motion to approve the December 2019 financials with the correction to the 145% typo.
A. Perez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
A. Perez
Aye
T. Bell
Aye
P. Reddy
Aye
J. Cruz
Aye
O. Bajracharya
Aye
J. Troletti
Absent
P. Buelna
Aye
C. Langston
Aye
D. Krishna
Aye

B.

Cash Reserve

Prabhu Reddy presented on:
  • cash reserve and coming proposal for cash management policy change.
  • Implications of cash reserves on 2021 FY

VI. Governance Committee

A.

Dashboard Data

Oliver presented on governance dashboard.
Oliver Bajracharya and Cathy Casey presented on the give/get contributions that are recoded on the governance dashboard.

B.

Board Retreat

Oliver Bajracharya and Nik Orlando presented on board retreat updates.
Cathey Casey and Pilar Buelna presented on potential new board member updates.

VII. Org Updates

A.

Update from Acting CEO

Leslie Chang provided an update to the board as acting CEO.

B.

Vacation Leave review

Nik Orlando presented on a review of vacation leave policy.
O. Bajracharya made a motion to approve additional week of vacation for all employees who reach 10 years with approval from legal.
D. Krishna seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
O. Bajracharya
Aye
D. Krishna
Aye
T. Bell
Aye
J. Troletti
Absent
A. Perez
Aye
P. Buelna
Aye
J. Cruz
Aye
P. Reddy
Aye
C. Langston
Abstain

C.

Sabbatical Leave Policy revision

Nik Orlando presented on Sabbatical leave policy update.
O. Bajracharya made a motion to make an addition to the sabbatical policy that states a team member accrues vacation during sabbatical.
T. Bell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
P. Reddy
Aye
O. Bajracharya
Aye
T. Bell
Aye
D. Krishna
Aye
P. Buelna
Aye
J. Cruz
Aye
J. Troletti
Absent
C. Langston
Abstain
A. Perez
Aye

VIII. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

A. Perez made a motion to adjourn meeting.
T. Bell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
J. Cruz
Aye
J. Troletti
Absent
P. Buelna
Aye
P. Reddy
Aye
C. Langston
Abstain
D. Krishna
Aye
O. Bajracharya
Abstain
T. Bell
Aye
A. Perez
Aye
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:18 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
P. Buelna