Laureate Academy Charter School Board of Directors
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday August 24, 2022 at 6:30 PM
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 COVDI-19 precautions, the meeting will be held on the campus of the school (2115 Oakmere Drive Harvey, LA 70058).
Committee Members Present
Jake Krupa, Jordan Whittenburg, Nicholas Aucoin
Committee Members Absent
Jaime Behen
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Committee Expansion
A.
Networking/Increasing our Committee Members
III. Planning for Next Month
A.
Set agenda for next Board of Directors Meeting
Some things to potentially cover:
- Onboarding checklist/materials for board members
- HoS evaluation should be signed by then
- Financial committee update: progress of the audit
- Temporary office space discussion (portable/modular)
- Discussion of a strategic planning meeting (date in 2023)
IV. Reoccurring Topics
A.
Ongoing Board Training
B.
Fundraising
Focus efforts on Give NOLA day. Main focus of board this year is to be high quality and high functioning; goal: sustainable board. Which leads to fundraising.
Two new board members. One more in the pipeline.
Committees for the new board members: academic achievement, operations, maybe grants.