Laureate Academy Charter School Board of Directors
July Board Meeting
Date and Time
Location
Laureate Academy Charter School
The matters listed are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair to be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may, in fact, be discussed. Other items not listed may be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. All agenda items are informational unless otherwise denoted, though all committee reports require a vote for acceptance. Unless otherwise stated due to COVID-19 precautions, the meeting will be held on the campus of the school (2115 Oakmere Drive Harvey, LA 70058)
Agenda
| Purpose | Presenter | Time | |||
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| I. | Opening Items | 5:00 PM | |||
| A. | Record Attendance | Caitlyn Scales | 1 m | ||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | Jordan Whittenburg | 1 m | ||
| C. | Approve Minutes | Approve Minutes | Jordan Whittenburg | 2 m | |
| Approve minutes for Board Meeting on May 8, 2024 | |||||
| II. | Academic Excellence | 5:04 PM | |||
| A. | Scholar Handbook and Cell Phone Policy Updates | Discuss | Claire Heckerman-Whitehead | 10 m | |
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Tabling the Scholar Handbook for this meeting. Cell Phone policy is HERE for board members to review. |
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| B. | Employee Handbook Updates | Discuss | Claire Heckerman-Whitehead | 10 m | |
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Employee Handbook for review is attached as a PDF or can be accessed by board members online. |
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| C. | Vote to approve updated handbooks and cell phone policy for the 2024-2025 school year | Vote | Caitlyn Scales | 2 m | |
| III. | Finance | 5:26 PM | |||
| A. | Annual Budget Discussion and Review | Discuss | Jonathan Tebeleff | 10 m | |
| B. | Vote to approve the annual budget for the 2024-2025 school year | Vote | Jordan Whittenburg | 5 m | |
| IV. | Governance | 5:41 PM | |||
| A. | Board of Ethics requirement review | FYI | Jordan Whittenburg | 3 m | |
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The School Board Disclosure reminder letters were mailed on July 3, 2024. The notices were sent to the schools’ point of contact to remind all superintendents, school board members, and members of charter school boards of directors pursuant to La. R.S. 42:1119B(2)(a) that they are required to file a School Board Disclosure Statement (Form 403) with the Louisiana Board of Ethics if they have an immediate family member employed by the school system or charter school during the 2024-2025 school year (see attached sample of the letter).
Act 50 of the 2022 Regular Legislative Session, effective August 1, 2022, requires the school board statements to be filed with the Louisiana Board of Ethics by September 15th of each school year.
Link to School Board Disclosure (Form 403)
It is the responsibility of the superintendent and each school board member to file their disclosure statement. A separate School Board Disclosure Statement must be completed for each immediate family member employed by the school system. Failure to file a disclosure statement in a timely manner will result in a fine of fifty dollars ($50) per day.
If a superintendent, school board member, or charter school board member does not have an immediate family member employed by the school system, the filing of a disclosure statement is not required.
If the superintendent, board member, or family member is no longer employed by the school district or charter school, please contact our office, indicating the filer or family member is no longer employed with the school district or charter school. |
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| B. | Review 2024-2025 Board of Directors meeting calendar | Vote | Jordan Whittenburg | 10 m | |
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| C. | Board member resignation | FYI | Jordan Whittenburg | 5 m | |
| D. | Vote to appoint new board Treasurer | Vote | Jordan Whittenburg | 4 m | |
| V. | Other Business | ||||
| VI. | Closing Items | ||||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | |||