Equitas Academy Charter School

Minutes

Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday June 10, 2021 at 2:00 PM

Location

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Topic: Governance Committee Meeting
Time: Jun 10, 2021 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Meeting ID: 998 3193 9044
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.

Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors, may request assistance in advance of the meeting by contacting Equitas Academy Charter School at 1700 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90015 or by phone (213) 201-0440.

Committee Members Present

C. Casey (remote), M. Borrego (remote), O. Bajracharya (remote), T. Bell (remote)

Committee Members Absent

N. Orlando

Guests Present

Oliver Rodriguez (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

T. Bell called a meeting of the Governance Committee Committee of Equitas Academy Charter School to order on Thursday Jun 10, 2021 at 2:03 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

O. Bajracharya made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 05-13-21.
T. Bell seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Public Comment

No members of the public present

II. Governance

A.

Equitas Handbook 21-22

O. Rodriguez presented on the Equitas Handbook 21-22 and answered questions regarding training, communication roll out, and process for stakeholder listening tours.

B.

Board Slate 21-22

T. Bell led discussion on board for 21-22.
T. Bell potential nominees: Lindsey Heisser and Sergio Rosas and Prabhu might have a nominee.

Slate for FY22 as presented by GC
Board Chair: Tyler Bell
Vice Chair: Deepa Krishna (Tyler having convo with her 1st)
Treasurer: Prabhu Reddy
Secretary: Catie Langston
RD: Deepa Krishna, Catie Langston
Academic: Alyssa, Oliver
Governance: Frank, Tyler
Finance: Prabhu, Aaron, Brett
CEO Eval: Aaron, Oliver, Tyler, Prabhu (Tyler having convo with Prabhu 1st)

C.

Dashboard Data

Committee tabled Dashboard Data to next meeting.

D.

Board Retreat

  • In-person, virtual or both? Both
  • Langham first choice
  • Friday night dinner (optional), stay over and Friday night speaker
  • Saturday 9-3
  • Leslie Robin facilitate on Saturday morning session 9-12, board leads the afternoon

E.

Equitas Board Committee Goals

T. Bell led discussion on EQ Board Committee Goals
  • Oliver will lead
  • Presentation slides should be completed by committees Friday.
  • Survey from Governance to Board to measure committee progress towards goals for discussion. Retreat will do deeper dive into progress towards goals.

F.

21-22 Board Meeting Calendar

Quarterly meetings, 4th Thursday
2:30-6pm
Malka/Cathy to provide schedule for review

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 2:59 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
T. Bell