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Academy of Collaborative Education

Minutes

Finance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM

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Committee Members Present

Allison Dickens, Anna Grimmett (remote), Joellen Freeman, Katie Kahmann, Latner McDonald (remote), Seth Hall (remote), Sherah LeBoeuf (remote)

Committee Members Absent

None

Guests Present

Joe Martin (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Joellen Freeman called a meeting of the Finance Committee of Academy of Collaborative Education to order on Wednesday Nov 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

Anna Grimmett made a motion to approve the minutes from Finance Committee Meeting on 10-08-25.
Joellen Freeman seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

D.

Approval of Agenda

Anna Grimmett made a motion to approve the agenda as presented.
Katie Kahmann seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Finance

A.

Lease for Middle School with Grace

A special meeting will be needed for approval of Grace Lease. Governance did approve with 1 revision to include additional fire detection through CSP. We are still awaiting fire marshal approval. 

 

Square footage increased and Grace agreed to a rental fee of $3,125 for FY 26. Rent is going up based on the reduction in utilities. 

B.

SPED Strategies contract

SPED Strategies was approved to be paid with CSP funding and will start the first week of December 2025.

C.

EDOPS

Joe will be the final project manager for this contract after the implementation process is complete. Joe will also review forward funding.

 

FY 24 still needs to be reviewed. 

 

Paylocity onboarding is fully complete.

D.

CSP Funding

E.

Stipend Updates

F.

Demonstration Model with Medicaid

G.

Medicaid/ABA

H.

Foward funding

III. Unfinished Business (Previously visited from an earlier agenda)

A.

Moving Finance Committee to every other month

Joellen discussed that finance committee would be moving to every other month once approved by the full board. Meetings will be scheduled for the second Wednesday in January, March and May 2026. 

IV. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

Anna Grimmett made a motion to adjourn meeting.
Sherah LeBoeuf seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 3:26 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Allison Dickens

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