Equitas Academy Charter School
Minutes
Governance Committee Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday January 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Location
1612 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Additional call-in locations:
12433 Camilla St, Whittier, CA 90601
3340 Ocean Park Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405
3665 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90007
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Meeting ID: 863 0167 2207
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. Osuna, L. Heisser, T. Bell
Committee Members Absent
M. Gomez
Guests Present
K. Farrar
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
D.
Public Comment
II. Governance
A.
Committee Advisors
Three new committee members have accepted committee appointments offered per the December board meeting - Dr Zarate will join Resorce Development committee, Sue Andres-Brown and Dr. Chavez will join the Academic Committee.
As of the next board meeting, a recommendation was discussed related to two Finance Committee members will become advisors to the finance committee (Aditi Vernma and Roshad Lewis). rather than committee members.
B.
Change in Membership
C.
Consideration of Board or Committee Opportunities
Discussion started about the consideration of committee or board opportunities aligned with the potential merger of Collegiate High School of Los Angeles with Equitas Academy Charter Schools. Discussion centered on elements of a process aligned with that which has been used for other board and committee recruitment over time.
D.
Board Dashboard & Giving Tracker
This item not discussed due to time limitations.
E.
Recruitment Cycle
This item not discussed due to time limitations.
F.
Board Retreat
This item not discussed due to time limitations.
G.
Accountability Review & Board Growth Strategy
This item not discussed due to time limitations.
No public comment available / offered .