Academy of Collaborative Education

Minutes

Governance meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday June 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM

Location

505 Glenmar Ave.

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.

Committee Members Present

Amy Marcus, Joellen Freeman, Kara Maggiore (remote)

Committee Members Absent

Holly Allen

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Kara Maggiore called a meeting of the Governance Committee of Academy of Collaborative Education to order on Tuesday Jun 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM.

C.

Approval of Committee Meeting Minutes

Joellen Freeman made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 05-13-25.
Amy Marcus seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Governance

A.

Report: Executive Director Update

- Kara to attend finance meeting.

- Joellen to explore other contract financial support options.

- Seek and use legal guidance from Baker Donelson on attendance issue with LDOE and follow backup with governance committee by email with full report at next committee meeting.

B.

Update: Annual Board Meeting + Retreat

- Food will be delivered.

- Board leadership will arrive at 7:30am.

- Joellen to confirm with Anna that doors will be unlocked at 7:30am.

III. Action Items

A.

Recommendation of ED Memo to Full Governing Board

Amy Marcus made a motion to Recommend approval as updated in executive session.
Kara Maggiore seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Other Business

A.

Committee Meeting Scheduling

Next meeting is July 14th at 3:30pm.

V. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 4:33 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Kara Maggiore