Equitas Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday April 27, 2023 at 3:00 PM
Location
1612 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Additional call-in locations:
4324 Franklin Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Topic: April Board Meeting
Time: Apr 27, 2023 03:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Meeting ID: 830 8722 8252
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Meeting ID: 830 8722 8252
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, C. Langston (remote), D. Krishna, L. Heisser, O. Bajracharya, P. Reddy, T. Bell
Directors Absent
D. Ortiz
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
C. Langston
Guests Present
Alaina Pariano, Amanda Pardo, Andres Figueroa, B. Rush, C. Lowry (remote), C. Melgares, Dakota Ortiz, J. Edelman, J. Rayas, Jason Huynh, Jennifer Freeman, Jose Gonzalez, Joyce Yoon, K. Farrar, K. Gouveia, Kawika Chun, L. Lofton, Mark Salinas, N. Peters, R. Spencer, S. Pacheco, S. Roditti
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
No vote was passed
D.
Approve Minutes
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| D. Krishna |
Aye
|
| O. Bajracharya |
Aye
|
| D. Ortiz |
Absent
|
| T. Bell |
Aye
|
| A. Santino |
Aye
|
| P. Reddy |
Aye
|
| C. Langston |
Absent
|
| L. Heisser |
Absent
|
II. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
III. Board Training & Development
A.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Antiracism (DEIA): Professional Development with National Equity Partners
Mark Salinas from the National Equity Project facilitated a professional development session with the Board.
B.
Break
IV. Organizational Updates: CEO Report
A.
"Finishing Strong"
Sofia Roditti and staff provide organizational updates highlighting the theme of finishing strong.
- Kyle Gouveia & Cecilia Melgares presented on CA school dashboard & renewal preparation.
- Alaina Pariano shared a presentation on the EQ3 annual initiatives.
- Jason Huynh, EQ4 assistant school director shared a presentation on the EQ4 annual initiatives.
- Sofia Roditti & Robert Spencer shared data related to the organizational dashboard and staffing/talent.
- Yug Fon presented data related to the 2022 audit findings.
B.
Board Review of Monthly Financials
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. Santino |
Aye
|
| T. Bell |
Aye
|
| O. Bajracharya |
Aye
|
| C. Langston |
Aye
|
| L. Heisser |
Aye
|
| D. Krishna |
Aye
|
| D. Ortiz |
Absent
|
| P. Reddy |
Aye
|
C.
Board Review and Approval of FY21-22 Audit
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| D. Krishna |
Aye
|
| L. Heisser |
Aye
|
| O. Bajracharya |
Aye
|
| D. Ortiz |
Absent
|
| P. Reddy |
Aye
|
| A. Santino |
Aye
|
| C. Langston |
Aye
|
| T. Bell |
Aye
|
D.
2023-2024 School Calendar
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| D. Ortiz |
Absent
|
| D. Krishna |
Aye
|
| O. Bajracharya |
Aye
|
| T. Bell |
Aye
|
| P. Reddy |
Aye
|
| C. Langston |
Aye
|
| A. Santino |
Aye
|
| L. Heisser |
Aye
|
V. Academic Accountability Committee
A.
Update on 22-23 Goals
Alyssa Santino shares an update on the 22-23 academic committee goals.
VI. Finance Committee
A.
Update on 22-23 Goals
Prabhu Reddy shares an update on 22-23 finance committee goals.
VII. Governance Committee
A.
Update on 22-23 Goals
Lindsey Heisser shares an update on the 22-23 Governance Committee goal progress including details about new committee members and upcoming practices regarding Board intent to stay.
B.
June Board Meeting Date Change
Board Meeting Date has been changed to June 29, 2023
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| D. Krishna |
Aye
|
| P. Reddy |
Aye
|
| L. Heisser |
Aye
|
| C. Langston |
Abstain
|
| A. Santino |
Aye
|
| D. Ortiz |
Absent
|
| O. Bajracharya |
Aye
|
| T. Bell |
Aye
|
VIII. Resource Devlopment Committee
A.
Update on 22-23 Goals
Deepa Krishna shares updates on the Resource Development Committee 22-23 Goals and the Give Give initiative.
IX. Culmination of Meeting
A.
Announcements
The Board will need to calendar an LCAP public hearing with the Board prior to the June Board Meeting.
Tyler shares an announcement about topics that will be covered at the upcoming Board Retreat.
Kate shares that an optional advocacy conversation is coming with detais to come.
B.
Evaluations of Meeting
Presenting the renewal dashboard helped with understanding the dashboard
Marrying the hard data and the explanation was valuable. Exampled in the data regarding EQ4.
Helps to have data contextualized in the room.
The tech team remained calm and collected during the technical challenges.
Board meetings continue to get better and better.
There were no members of the public present. No public public comment was made.