Laureate Academy Charter School Board of Directors

Minutes

Finance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Monday April 13, 2026 at 5:00 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 COVID-19 precautions, the meeting will be held at Laureate Academy, 2115 Oakmere Dr, Harvey, LA 70058.

 

 

Laureate Finance/Governance Committee Meeting 
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Committee Members Present

Caitlyn Scales (remote), Claire Heckerman-Whitehead, Jonathan Tebeleff (remote), Toyane Faulkner

Committee Members Absent

Jordan Whittenburg

Guests Present

Arianna Carson (remote), Jahquille Ross (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Caitlyn Scales called a meeting of the Finance Committee of Laureate Academy Charter School Board of Directors to order on Monday Apr 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

Caitlyn Scales made a motion to approve the minutes from Finance Committee Meeting on 03-09-26.
Claire Heckerman-Whitehead seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Items for Discussion

A.

Updated Monthly Financials as of March 2026

  • Month end, February. March financials will be ready by next meeting. 
  • Discussion about March financials and considerations, but all looks above where we need to be to stay healthy. 
  • Forecast to budget showing healthy surplus budget.

B.

Financial Considerations

  • Upcoming budget approval for 2026-2027. To be reviewed at 5/26/26 finance meeting and approved in June board meeting. 
  • Discussion about LAMP contributions and financial growth
  • Renovation ideas before end of fiscal years with surplus money - Claire will prepare a summary of upcoming costs to share with the board at April meeting
  • Consideration of enrollment growth over time

III. 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 5:39 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Caitlyn Scales