Equitas Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday October 27, 2022 at 3:00 PM
Location
1612 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Additional call-in locations:
2112 Meridian Blvd, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
3011 Sunnynook Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90039
8300 Arista Pl, Broomfield, CO 80021
4919 Biloxi Ave, North Hollywood, CA 91601
732 S Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
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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.
Directors Present
A. Santino (remote), C. Langston (remote), D. Krishna (remote), L. Heisser (remote), O. Bajracharya, P. Reddy (remote)
Directors Absent
D. Ortiz, F. Spindler, T. Bell
Guests Present
Alaino Pariano, Amanda Pardo, C. Melgares, E. Wyatt, J. Edelman, J. Rayas, Jennifer Freeman, K. Farrar, Kawika Chun, L. Lofton, Melissa Lawrence, R. Spencer, S. Pacheco, S. Roditti
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Board findings pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e)
Roll Call | |
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D. Krishna |
Aye
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C. Langston |
Aye
|
O. Bajracharya |
Aye
|
A. Santino |
Aye
|
F. Spindler |
Absent
|
L. Heisser |
Aye
|
P. Reddy |
Aye
|
T. Bell |
Absent
|
D. Ortiz |
Absent
|
C.
Call the Meeting to Order
D.
Approve Minutes
Roll Call | |
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C. Langston |
Aye
|
T. Bell |
Absent
|
F. Spindler |
Absent
|
D. Ortiz |
Absent
|
A. Santino |
Aye
|
O. Bajracharya |
Aye
|
L. Heisser |
Aye
|
P. Reddy |
Aye
|
D. Krishna |
Aye
|
II. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
III. Closed Session
A.
CEO Performance and Goals
The Board met in closed session to discuss and finalize the CEO evaluation system and goals for the 2022-2023 school year. The motion was passed.
IV. Board Development and Training
A.
Resource Development: Fundraising Education with Wanda Scott
Wanda Scott presented on fundraising strategies and events.
B.
Break
All attendees took a ten minute break.
V. Consent
A.
Update Fiscal Policies
Roll Call | |
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L. Heisser |
Aye
|
O. Bajracharya |
Aye
|
D. Krishna |
Aye
|
F. Spindler |
Absent
|
C. Langston |
Aye
|
A. Santino |
Aye
|
T. Bell |
Absent
|
D. Ortiz |
Absent
|
P. Reddy |
Aye
|
B.
English Learner Master Plan
Roll Call | |
---|---|
F. Spindler |
Absent
|
D. Krishna |
Aye
|
L. Heisser |
Aye
|
D. Ortiz |
Absent
|
A. Santino |
Aye
|
O. Bajracharya |
Aye
|
T. Bell |
Absent
|
P. Reddy |
Aye
|
C. Langston |
Aye
|
C.
Employee Handbook Revisions
Roll Call | |
---|---|
L. Heisser |
Aye
|
D. Ortiz |
Absent
|
O. Bajracharya |
Aye
|
D. Krishna |
Aye
|
C. Langston |
Aye
|
F. Spindler |
Absent
|
T. Bell |
Absent
|
A. Santino |
Aye
|
P. Reddy |
Aye
|
D.
Update Financial Accounts
Roll Call | |
---|---|
F. Spindler |
Absent
|
P. Reddy |
Aye
|
C. Langston |
Aye
|
D. Krishna |
Aye
|
O. Bajracharya |
Aye
|
T. Bell |
Absent
|
D. Ortiz |
Absent
|
A. Santino |
Aye
|
L. Heisser |
Aye
|
Approval by Board to remove Maggie Ford and add Cecilia Melgares to bank accounts as signer.
Change in credit card provider:
California Credit Union Credit Card Application - Google Docs
VI. Organizational Updates
A.
Fiscal Updates
Prabu Reddy gave details on fiscal updates including the review of monthly financials.
Slav Sobkav presented the Equitas monthly financials.
Roll Call | |
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C. Langston |
Aye
|
A. Santino |
Aye
|
O. Bajracharya |
Aye
|
D. Krishna |
Aye
|
D. Ortiz |
Absent
|
L. Heisser |
Aye
|
F. Spindler |
Absent
|
T. Bell |
Absent
|
P. Reddy |
Aye
|
B.
Approval of Budget Revision
Prabu Reddy gave details on fiscal updates including an update on annual budget revisions.
Roll Call | |
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O. Bajracharya |
Aye
|
F. Spindler |
Absent
|
L. Heisser |
Aye
|
D. Ortiz |
Absent
|
A. Santino |
Aye
|
D. Krishna |
Aye
|
T. Bell |
Absent
|
P. Reddy |
Aye
|
C. Langston |
Aye
|
C.
Strong School Opening Overview
Staff gave an overview of Strong School Opening including Enrollment Data, Staffing Data, and Student data.
VII. Governance Committee
A.
Recruitment Updates
Lindsay Heisser, Governance Committee Chair, shared an update on processes and outcomes in goals to recruit additional committee members for the Board.
VIII. Evaluation of Meeting
A.
Evaluation
Board Members and staff provided feedback on the Board meeting practices and updates.
There were no members of the public present and no public comment was made.