Laureate Academy Charter School Board of Directors
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Monday March 9, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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 COVDI-19 precautions, the meeting will be held on the campus of the school (2115 Oakmere Drive Harvey, LA 70058).
Committee Members Present
Claire Heckerman-Whitehead, Dr. Jahquille Ross
Committee Members Absent
Bria Joshua, Caitlyn Scales
Guests Present
Toyane Faulkner
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Dr. Jahquille Ross called a meeting of the Governance Committee of Laureate Academy Charter School Board of Directors to order on Monday Mar 9, 2026 at 5:49 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Asset Discussion
A.
Building Purchase
- Closing Date - March 25th.
- Editing & signature is needed for the document — The Board Resolution for Purchase of St. John Bosco.
- Claire will send out more details.
III. Planning for Next Board Meeting
A.
Set agenda for next Board of Directors Meeting
- Next Board of Directors meeting
- Monday, March 16th
- April 13th
- Finance & Governance
IV. Board Development
A.
Board Recruitment
- A. Green & L. McGinnis - interested in being on the board. T. Faulkner will send resumes to Claire & Caitlyn to set up conversations.
- CEO Westbank Ochsner Campus - Claire met with president (Kelley Haney).
- Claire will follow up with Semaj.
B.
Fundraising
- Raised almost $6k from art contest with Marcos Pizza.
- Football program - estimated about $50k
- Capital campaign will be needed in the future. Maybe a committee will be needed.
- Supporting former students on their mission towards completing college.
- Looking at Juana supporting end-of-year staff event or another fundraiser in the Fall.
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:14 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Dr. Jahquille Ross