Academy of Collaborative Education
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Location
Academy of Collaborative Education
505 Glenmar Avenue
Monroe, LA 71201
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
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| I. | Opening Items | 3:30 PM | |||
| A. | Record Attendance/Establish Quorum | Holly Allen | 1 m | ||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | Amy Marcus | 1 m | ||
| C. | Approve Minutes | Approve Minutes | Amy Marcus | 1 m | |
| Approve minutes for Board Meeting on October 23, 2024 | |||||
| II. | Governance | 3:33 PM | |||
| A. | Open Meeting Law (Sunshine Law) | Discuss | Holly Allen | 5 m | |
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Holly Allen will educate the ACE Board on the Open Meeting Law. |
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| B. | Nominate and vote Rob Turner onto the board | Vote | Amy Marcus | 5 m | |
| C. | Set Schedule for Committee Meetings | Vote | Amy Marcus | 5 m | |
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Governance-Kara and Holly
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| D. | Amendment of By-Laws Regarding Term Limits | FYI | Richard Cannon | 5 m | |
| E. | Creation of a Legacy Seat on the Board | FYI | Richard Cannon | 5 m | |
| F. | Progress update on submission of the amendment to include middle school | Discuss | Joellen Freeman | 5 m | |
| G. | Approval for Joellen and Amy to act on behalf of the board, in communication with LDOE and contractually with BESE, relative to the submission request to BESE of the Material Amendment to add 6-8th grades | Vote | Joellen Freeman | 5 m | |
| H. | Approve change of Open Enrollment date from Feb. 1, 2025 to Dec. 1, 2024 | Vote | Joellen Freeman | 5 m | |
| III. | Academic Excellence | 4:13 PM | |||
| A. | Staff Attendance and Satisfaction | FYI | Joellen Freeman | 5 m | |
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Results of survey given to staff regarding first 9-weeks satisfaction and areas of improvement
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| B. | SFACS VISIT | Karen Roberson | 5 m | ||
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Karen will report on her time with Dr. Moodie, academic excellence, functional skills, and the SFACS model. |
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| IV. | Fundraising | 4:23 PM | |||
| A. | River Rat Paddle Challenge update | FYI | Dawn Stanfield | 5 m | |
| B. | Dr. Stanfields's special guest will present a check to ACE. | Dawn Stanfield | 5 m | ||
| V. | Finance | 4:33 PM | |||
| A. | CSP Grant progress | FYI | Joellen Freeman | 5 m | |
| VI. | Staff and Students Report | 4:38 PM | |||
| A. | Health of ACE | FYI | Karen Roberson | 5 m | |
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Karen will report on staffing, student count, playground, community partners, and volunteers. |
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| VII. | Facility | 4:43 PM | |||
| A. | Updates | Discuss | Joellen Freeman | 5 m | |
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Facility updates relative to the addition in 6th grade in 2025 |
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| VIII. | Other Business | 4:48 PM | |||
| A. | Distinguished Visitors | FYI | Richard Cannon | 5 m | |
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Updates on all distinguished visitors (past and future), thank you notes, and information exchanged |
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| B. | Creation of Advisory Board | Discuss | Richard Cannon | 5 m | |
| IX. | Closing Items | 4:58 PM | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | Amy Marcus | ||