Athlos Jefferson Parish
Minutes
AAJP Board Retreat
Date and Time
Saturday June 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Location
Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish
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Directors Present
A. Acuna, J. Holmes, J. Washington, J. Wright, M. Caparotta, N. Anthony, P. Boutte
Directors Absent
T. Burns, V. McCoy
Guests Present
C. Brooks, K. Wheeler, M. Jennings (remote), T. Tate, tharrison@athlosjp.org
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Pledge of Allegiance
C.
Record Attendance
D.
Call for Conflict of Interest
E.
Athlos Mission & Vision
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve Agenda
B.
Approve Board Meeting Minutes
C.
New Hires & Stipends
III. Administrative Reports
A.
End of Year Recap
B.
Board Assessment Results
Ms. Tate shared the results of the annual board assessment.
IV. Discussion Items
A.
Master Service Agreement
Ms. Tate shared the updates that were made by the Executive Committee and the feedback from the school attorney.
Mr. Acuna inquired about adding a clause to review any subcontractors that were hired to provide academic services. Additional discussion was had about reporting structure for the new Principal.
Edits were noted to make for the next draft to be presented at the next meeting.
B.
Activity: Roles Delineation - Leader, Board, EMO
Ms. Tate shared the worksheet and will move the item to the August agenda.
C.
Advocacy - Charter Renewal Talking Points
Ms. Tate gave a brief overview of the advocacy progress to date and next steps being planned.
D.
LUNCH BREAK
E.
2025-2026 Board Goals
Dr. Holmes reviewed the goals completed from last year. We ran out of time to discuss goals for next year and moved this item to the August agenda.
V. Action Items
A.
2025-2026 Budget Adoption
Mr. Brooks clarified the debt service coverage ratio covenants required by our bond.
Roll Call | |
---|---|
J. Wright |
Aye
|
J. Washington |
Aye
|
A. Acuna |
Aye
|
M. Caparotta |
Aye
|
V. McCoy |
Absent
|
T. Burns |
Absent
|
J. Holmes |
Aye
|
P. Boutte |
Aye
|
N. Anthony |
Aye
|
B.
2025-2026 Employee Handbook
Roll Call | |
---|---|
T. Burns |
Absent
|
A. Acuna |
Aye
|
N. Anthony |
Aye
|
J. Wright |
Aye
|
V. McCoy |
Absent
|
P. Boutte |
Aye
|
J. Holmes |
Aye
|
M. Caparotta |
Aye
|
J. Washington |
Aye
|
Ms. Wheeler shared end of year academic results and discipline results.
Mr. Brooks shared end of year financial results.
Mr. Jennings shared end of year stakeholder feedback.