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Academy of Collaborative Education

Board Meeting

Published on October 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM CDT

Date and Time

Wednesday October 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM CDT

Location

The Center for Children and Families

622 Riverside Dr. 

Monroe, LA 71201

This is a special meeting of the ACE Board of Directors. According to the 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 rescheduled meeting, open to the public as specified below. To ensure compliance with the Open Meetings Law, recipients of this message should not forward it to other Board members, and Board members should not reply to this message.

 

Members of the public can access the board meeting through the link on the website or attend in person. The meeting's anchor location will be The Center for Children and Families, Inc., located at 622 Riverside Dr., Monroe, LA 71201.

 

Any individual who wishes to make a public comment on one or more agenda items but cannot attend the meeting must submit their comment to boardchair@aceforasd.org at least 24 hours before the board meeting. The comment should include the individual’s full name and the name of the agenda item on which they are commenting. 

 

Any individual interested in providing a public comment on one or more agenda items who can attend the meeting in person may submit their comments to boardchair@aceforasd.org at least 24 hours prior to the board meeting. Alternatively, they may arrive at the meeting, complete the ACE Board Meeting Public Comment Request Form in writing, and submit it to the board chair. 

 

During the board meeting, once the Board President/Chair calls for public comment on a specific agenda item and recognizes the speaker, the individual wishing to make an in-person public comment on an agenda item should be prepared to speak for no longer than 3 minutes. Before commencing with their public comment, the individual must state their full name. 

 

The names of all individuals submitting public comments in person and via email shall be recorded in the meeting minutes.

 

It is the practice of the board to hear public comments but not respond instantly. The board will confer with the ED, and, depending on the issue, either the Board Chair or ED will respond to you within 24 hours.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 4:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Holly Allen 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Amy Marcus 1 m
  C. Approval of Agenda Vote Amy Marcus 1 m
   

Request for amendment to the agenda, or approval of the agenda as presented.

  
II. Reports 4:33 PM
  A. Executive Director Report FYI Joellen Freeman 5 m
   

The Executive Director reports on the stipend distribution, updated Grace Lease, and bank resolution.

  
  B. Stipend Distribution Discuss Joellen Freeman 10 m
   

Resolutions to adopt a differentiated compensation distribution plan and a certified and support staff compensation plan for FY 25 and FY 26, and to disperse funds two weeks early 

  
     
     
  C. Grace Lease Discuss Joellen Freeman 5 m
     
III. Other/Unfinished Business (Previously visited from an earlier agenda)
IV. Action Items 4:53 PM
  A. Vote on Stipend Distribution Vote Amy Marcus 5 m
     
     
  B. Vote on Grace Lease Vote Amy Marcus 5 m
   

The Finance Committee recommends approval by the board, subject to the formal signing of the lease agreement and the actual leasing of the Grace Episcopal space.

  
     
V. D.O.N.
 

DECISIONS made:

 

OWNERS:

 

NEXT steps:

  
VI. Closing Items 5:03 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Amy Marcus 1 m

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance at a public meeting of Academy of Collaborative Education, please contact Joellen Freeman at jcfreeman@aceforasd.orgdescribing the assistance that is necessary.