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Laureate Academy Charter School Board of Directors

Minutes

Laureate Academy Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday May 25, 2022 at 5:45 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 on the campus of the school (2115 Oakmere Drive Harvey, LA 70058)

Directors Present

David Huete (remote), Jaime Behen, Jake Krupa, Jordan Whittenburg, Nicholas Aucoin

Directors Absent

Lisa Rebowe, Michelle Beaty, Pat Leblanc, Shawn Williams

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Nicholas Aucoin called a meeting of the board of directors of Laureate Academy Charter School Board of Directors to order on Wednesday May 25, 2022 at 5:55 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

Jaime Behen made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting to Review Budget on 04-13-22.
Jake Krupa seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Head of School update

A.

General updates provided by Head of School

High Level:

  • Last day of school is on Friday, instead of next week due to COVID.
    • 89% of families elected to end on Friday instead of going until next week. 
  • Shoutout to the staff who has worked really hard all year. 
  • Celebrations are next week- Kinder graduation, 5th & 7th Grade Step Up and then we start summer school. 
  • Staff celebration is next Thursday at 330pm. 
  • Have had a partnership with the local music studio and kids have been having lessons there.
  • They have a talent show on Friday that will all be virtual, hosted by their music teacher. 
  • Gotten some traction with some great candidates for next year. 
  • Instructional team for next year is set and has had multiple meetings. 
  • There are some exciting curriculum updates for next year.
  • Focused on doing a building update, like new paint, décor, etc. to focus on a fresh start for next year and general building updates. 

B.

Laureate Academy Charter School: Uniform Policy 2022-2023

Went over changes to the uniform policy for 2022-2023. 

C.

Laureate Academy Scholar and Family Handbook 2022-2023

  • Looked at some of the edits. 
  • Going to table the conversation until late June. 
     
  • Included a discussion about the calendar & the proposed edits. 
    • Need to approve changes:
      • May 25th last day for kids
      • May 26th last day for adults

Nick voted to accept the changes. Jake seconded the motion. Board unanimously agreed and the motion was approved. 

III. Finance Committee Update

A.

Vote on Proposed AY 2022-2023 Budget

Since we met in mid-April, there was some changes:

  • Inputted 60K for dependent care coverage. 
  • Removed a compliance coordinator role, salary and benefits were removed.
  • SEL Position was also removed, salary and benefits were removed. 
  • Concerns around finding a qualified nurse so updated salary.
  • Laptops for team leads were increased. 
  • BoT subscription wasn't in there and had to be added.
  • Net surplus 161,000.
  • Budget was posted to the website in compliance. 
  • Nothing to do now but approve & discuss. 
Jaime Behen made a motion to approve the 2022-2023 budget.
Jordan Whittenburg seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Update on AY 2021-2022 Financials

Update on this year's financials:

  • Based off results from February, we're running a 400K surplus but projecting a 300K surplus.
  • Potentially need to hire a local bookkeeper to close the books at the end of each month. 

IV. Other Business

A.

Date for Summer Retreat

7.23.2022 Morning 8am-12pm. 

Ideally, we'd have folks ready to roll on to the board. 

V. Closing Items

A.

Public Comments

B.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:56 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Jaime Behen
College Starts in Kindergarten