Academy of Collaborative Education
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday August 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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 (remote), Holly Allen (remote), Joellen Freeman
Committee Members Absent
None
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approval of Committee Meeting Minutes
II. Governance
A.
Report: Executive Director Update
Joellen continues to collaborate with Grace Episcopal to finalize the lease agreement, whereby ACE will pay $3,125 plus utilities for the subsequent three years. There remain a few clauses in the lease that Joellen intends to revise or include.
III. Progress Toward SMART Goals:
A.
Governance SMART Goals for SY25-26
Holly will revise the proposed SMART goals and create a "checklist" to be used for all new contract oversight.
IV. Progress Toward Dashboard Goals:
A.
Review of Board Composition
This item has been deferred to the subsequent Governance Committee meeting.
B.
Review and Revision of board job descriptions and bylaws
This item has been deferred to the subsequent Governance Committee meeting.
C.
EDSaE (Subcommittee of Governance)
This item has been deferred to the subsequent Governance Committee meeting.
V. Action Items
A.
D.O.N.
Holly will update the SMART Goals before the next committee meeting.
Joellen will inform the committee when the Grace lease is ready for review.
VI. Other Business
A.
Committee Meeting Scheduling
The Governance Committee meeting is scheduled for September 24 at 3:30.
The meeting was delayed due to an emergent school situation involving staff illness leading to tomorrow's closure.