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Academy of Collaborative Education

Minutes

Governance Committee Meeting - March 2025

Date and Time

Monday March 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM

Location

Academy for Collaborative Education

505 Glenmar Ave, Monroe, LA 71201

Phone: (318) 327-8223 Fax: (318) 327-9223

 

 

 

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Committee Members Present

Holly Allen (remote), Joellen Freeman (remote), Kara Maggiore (remote)

Committee Members Absent

None

Guests Present

Amy Marcus (remote)

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 Monday Mar 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM.

C.

Approval of Committee Meeting Minutes

Joellen Freeman made a motion to Joellen made motion to approve.

Amy seconded.

The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
Holly Allen
Abstain
Joellen Freeman
Aye
Kara Maggiore
Aye
Joellen Freeman made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 02-25-25.

- Amy Marcus seconded the motion.

The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
Joellen Freeman
Aye
Kara Maggiore
Aye
Holly Allen
Abstain

II. Governance

A.

Report: Update on Executive Director Evaluation Progress

- Sent ED evaluation to Dr. Beck. Recommended review of BoT tool.

- Getting back together during Spring Break and will have a draft for April Governance meeting.

B.

Amend Bylaws re: Committee Ratification

C.

Seconded Amended and Restated Bylaws

Joellen Freeman made a motion to Recommend full board approval of ratification of formation of Board Committees on governance, finance, academic excellence, and facilities, effective as of June 8, 2024.
Holly Allen seconded the motion.

- May need to revisit 4.10 to move annual meeting to "no later than the end of the fiscal year".

The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

D.

Resolution on Contract Signing Authority

Holly Allen made a motion to Recommend approval of Seconded Amended and Restated Bylaws as presented to the full ACE board.
Kara Maggiore seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

E.

Resolution re: Board Member Background Checks

Kara Maggiore made a motion to Recommend approval of resolution regarding board member background checks to be presented at full board meeting.

- Amy Marcus seconds the motion.

The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

III. Other Business

A.

Committee Meeting Scheduling

- Confirmed Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at 3:30pm for the next Governance Committee meeting.

- Kara and Julianne will confirm board availability on June7th and June 14th for the board's annual meeting/retreat.

IV. 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 4:45 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Kara Maggiore
Documents used during the meeting
  • 2025_02_25_governance_committee_meeting_minutes.pdf
  • 4896-4023-8377 v.1 Academy of Collaborative Education--Second Amended and Restated Bylaws - BD redline 3.14.25.docx
  • 4896-4023-8377 v.1 Academy of Collaborative Education--Second Amended and Restated Bylaws - BD redline 3.14.25.docx
  • 4901-1599-2104 v.1 ACE - Resolution - contract authority.docx

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