Equitas Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday February 23, 2023 at 3:00 PM
Location
1612 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Additional call-in address:
9601 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
When: Feb 23, 2023 03:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Topic: February Board Meeting
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Directors Present
A. Santino, C. Langston (remote), D. Krishna (remote), D. Ortiz (remote), L. Heisser, O. Bajracharya, P. Reddy, T. Bell
Directors Absent
None
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
D. Ortiz
Guests Present
Andres Figueroa, B. Rush, Brittany Rush, C. Melgares, Carla Perez, E. Wyatt, G. Serrano Navarro, Grecia, Greg Ottinger, J. Edelman (remote), J. Rayas, Jessica Rendon, K. Farrar, K. Gouveia (remote), L. Lofton, L. Mitre, Lilia, M. Gomez, R. Spencer, S. Roditti, Vivian Pena, Y. Chiquito, Yug Fon
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Board findings pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e)
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| C. Langston |
Aye
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| L. Heisser |
Aye
|
| T. Bell |
Aye
|
| D. Krishna |
Aye
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| D. Ortiz |
Aye
|
| O. Bajracharya |
Aye
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| A. Santino |
Aye
|
| P. Reddy |
Aye
|
C.
Call the Meeting to Order
D.
Approve Minutes
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| D. Ortiz |
Aye
|
E.
Approve Minutes
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| D. Ortiz |
Aye
|
| T. Bell |
Aye
|
| D. Krishna |
Aye
|
| P. Reddy |
Aye
|
| A. Santino |
Aye
|
| O. Bajracharya |
Aye
|
| L. Heisser |
Aye
|
| C. Langston |
Aye
|
II. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
III. XI. Closed Session - CEO Performance and Ongoing Feedback
A.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE (Gov. Code section 54957(b)(1).
Closed session was focused on CEO performance and Goals.
IV. Organizational updates: CEO report
A.
Monitoring Progress of our Forward Initiatives
Equitas Staff presented on forward initiatives.
- Sofia Roditti gave an update on the CEO report.
- Kyle Gouveia presented on Panorama Survey and MAP results.
- Lilia Mitre presented on family survey data.
- Brittany Rush presented on DEIA priorities.Robert Spencer presented on specific School Site Survey data.
- Sofia Roditti presented on Charter Renewal Status.
- Jessica Rendon, School Director of EQ, regarding annual initiatives and growth.
- Carla Perez, EQ2 School Director, regarding annual initiatives and growth.
B.
Professional Development: Fundraising Education with Wanda Scott
Wanda Scott lead the Board in Professional Development in Fundraising Education.
C.
Break
D.
Board Review of Monthly Financials
Greg Ottinger, Interim COO, and Yug Fon Chiquito, Managing Director of Finance, present the monthly financials.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| O. Bajracharya |
Aye
|
| L. Heisser |
Aye
|
| D. Krishna |
Aye
|
| C. Langston |
Aye
|
| P. Reddy |
Aye
|
| D. Ortiz |
Aye
|
| T. Bell |
Aye
|
| A. Santino |
Aye
|
E.
Transitional Kindergarten Credential Requirements
Jessica Edelman presented on Transitional Kindergarten Credential Requirements.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| C. Langston |
Aye
|
| D. Krishna |
Aye
|
| A. Santino |
Aye
|
| D. Ortiz |
Aye
|
| P. Reddy |
Aye
|
| L. Heisser |
Aye
|
| T. Bell |
Aye
|
| O. Bajracharya |
Aye
|
F.
Update to Fiscal Policies
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| T. Bell |
Aye
|
| D. Krishna |
Aye
|
| D. Ortiz |
Aye
|
| C. Langston |
Aye
|
| P. Reddy |
Aye
|
| O. Bajracharya |
Aye
|
| A. Santino |
Aye
|
| L. Heisser |
Aye
|
G.
Declaration of Need
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| O. Bajracharya |
Aye
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| L. Heisser |
Aye
|
| D. Krishna |
Aye
|
| T. Bell |
Aye
|
| A. Santino |
Aye
|
| P. Reddy |
Aye
|
| C. Langston |
Aye
|
| D. Ortiz |
Aye
|
H.
Form 700/Conflict of Interest
Cecilia Melgares facilitated a discussion regarding the annual Form 700 requirements.
I.
Contract: Woodcraft Rangers Summer Learning
Jennifer Freeman and Grecia Serrano-Navarro presented the contract for summer programming with Woodcraft Rangers Summer Learning Program.
J.
22-23 Expanded Learning Opportunities Plan
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| C. Langston |
Aye
|
| L. Heisser |
Aye
|
| P. Reddy |
Aye
|
| D. Krishna |
Aye
|
| A. Santino |
Aye
|
| D. Ortiz |
Aye
|
| T. Bell |
Aye
|
| O. Bajracharya |
Aye
|
V. Academic Accountability Committee
A.
Update on 22-23 Goals
Alyssa Santino provided an update from the academic accountability committee.
VI. Finance Committee
A.
Update on 22-23 Goals
Prabhu Reddy provided an update from the Finance Committee.
VII. Governance Committee
A.
Acceptance of Resignation
Lindsey Heisser has shared an update about the resignation of Board member Franks Spindler.
B.
Recruitment Updates: New Committee Members
Board to discuss and vote on new committee members.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| T. Bell |
Aye
|
| D. Krishna |
Aye
|
| C. Langston |
Aye
|
| O. Bajracharya |
Aye
|
| D. Ortiz |
Aye
|
| A. Santino |
Aye
|
| P. Reddy |
Aye
|
| L. Heisser |
Aye
|
C.
Update on 22-23 Goals
VIII. Resource Devlopment Committee
A.
Update on 22-23 Goals
Deepa Krishna presented updates from the Resource Development Committee
IX. Culmination of Meeting
A.
Announcements
Kate Farrar shares announcement regarding the Brown Act.
Sofia Roditti shares an annoucement regarding establishing an Ad Hoc committee.
B.
Evaluations of Meeting
Feedback included the following Points:
- It is Evident that committees are flowing really well.
- Logistically thinking about the space, we should continue to think about the space in the room
- Pre-work packet us strong and clear. Questions submitted before is working really well.
- An opportunity to have a board level learning about finance would be valuable in the next 12 months.
- Meetings are running seamlessly
- The Board would like to know how they can continue and support in different ways.
- The new structure and covering high priority items first is valuable.
No members of the public are present. No public comment was made.