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Academy of Collaborative Education

Finance Committee Meeting

Published on August 12, 2025 at 11:32 AM CDT

Date and Time

Wednesday August 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM CDT

Pursuant to Louisiana Open Meetings Law - La. R.S. 42:19, notice is hereby given to the members of the Board of Directors of Academy of Collaborative Education and to the general public that the Board will hold a regular, special, or re-scheduled meeting, open to the public as specified below. To ensure compliance with the Open Meeting Law, recipients of this message should not forward it to other Board members, and Board members should not reply to this message.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 2:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Amy Marcus 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order Discuss Joellen Freeman 1 m
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Joellen Freeman 1 m
    Minutes for Finance Committee Meeting on July 9, 2025  
II. Finance 2:03 PM
  A. 2024/2025 FY and 2025/2026 FY Financials Discuss Joellen Freeman 10 m
     
  B. Budget to Actual comparison: Discuss Joellen Freeman 10 m
  C. EdOps Update FYI Joellen Freeman 5 m
   

As we advance, we will need to reschedule the monthly Finance Committee meeting closer to the end of each month to ensure we receive timely financial information.

  
  D. Financial Dash Board Categories (EdOps proposal) Discuss Anna Grimmett 5 m
   

Master list of dashboard design categories or headings to build a quick reference dashboard for instant review of financial data.

 

 The Finance committee will create the desired line items. These can be anything financial or operations dealing with funds for ACE in which the board or committee would like available instantly and up to date per GAP.

  
  E. Audit Update for FY25 Discuss Anna Grimmett 10 m
III. Progress Toward Dashboard Goals: 2:43 PM
  A. Smart Finance Questions for Board Members Discuss Anna Grimmett 10 m
     
  B. Pay Scales Review and Revision Discuss Joellen Freeman 15 m
   

Review Pay Scales for staff and leadership, and revise where needed.

  
  C. Engage an Auditor for FY26 Discuss Anna Grimmett 10 m
   

The Finance Committee, in conjunction with the ED, engages an auditor for the fiscal year 2026.

  
IV. Progress Toward SMART Goals 3:18 PM
  A. Approve Finance Committee SMART Goals for the August 20th board meeting agenda Vote Anna Grimmett 10 m
     
V. Other Business
VI. Old Business (Previously visited in committee)
VII. D.O.N.
 

Decisions made:

 

Owners:

 

Next steps:

  
VIII. Closing Items 3:28 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Joellen Freeman 1 m

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