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Academy of Collaborative Education

Governance Committee Meeting

Published on November 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM CST

Date and Time

Tuesday November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM CST

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 4:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Allison Dickens 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Holly Allen 1 m
  C. Approval of Committee Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Holly Allen 1 m
   

Approval of the meeting minutes for the October 22, 2025, Governance committee meeting.

  
    Minutes for Governance Committee Meeting on October 22, 2025  
  D. Approval of agenda Vote Holly Allen 1 m
   

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

  
II. Governance 4:34 PM
  A. Report: Executive Director Update Discuss Joellen Freeman 10 m
   

Executive Director update on governance and related issues, including:

  • Grace Church Building Lease
  • Woodard & Associates 
  • Website Complaint
  • Bylaws Changes (if necessary)
  
     
  B. Governance Committee Scheduling Discuss Kara Maggiore 10 m
   

Provide overview of proposed changes to Governance Committee schedule and next steps.

  
  C. ACE Governing Board Meeting Schedule Discuss Kara Maggiore 10 m
   

Discussion re: changes to the ACE Governing Board meeting schedule, moving from monthly meetings to every other month with remaining FY26 meetings occurring in February, April, and June 2026.

  
  D. VCOM Memorandum of Understanding Discuss Joellen Freeman 10 m
   

Executive Director provides overview of and answers questions re: Memorandum of Understanding between ACE and VCOM.

  
     
III. Action Items 5:14 PM
  A. Vote: Approve ACE Governing Board Schedule Vote Holly Allen 2 m
   

Motion: Recommend approval of changes to the ACE Governing Board schedule as presented with remaining FY26 meetings occurring in February, April, and June 2026.

  
  B. Vote: Approve New Governance Committee Schedule Vote Holly Allen 2 m
   

Motion: Approve updated Governance Committee meeting schedule with FY26 meetings to be held in January, March, and May 2026.

  
  C. Vote: Recommend Approval of VComm Contract Vote Holly Allen 2 m
   

Motion: Recommend approval of the VComm contract with ACE to the full ACE Governing Board as presented in committee materials.

  
IV. Other Business 5:20 PM
  A. Reminder: Board Ethics Training FYI Holly Allen 2 m
   

Governance will remind board members via email and during monthly board meetings to complete their one hour of training on the Louisiana Board of Ethics Online Portal. 

 

Each trustee must complete 1 hour of Ethics Training by Dec.31, 2026. https://eap.ethics.la.gov/EthicsTraining/login.aspx 

  
V. Closing Items 5:22 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Holly Allen 1 m

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