Red River Charter Academy
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday November 18, 2021 at 4:30 PM
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Directors Present
A. Dupuy, A. Tassin, B. Augustine, J. Couvillion, K. Bordelon, P. Ours, S. Celestine (remote)
Directors Absent
G. Ford
Guests Present
C. Stassi, D. Loyd, S. Cole
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
A. Tassin called a meeting of the board of directors of Red River Charter Academy to order on Thursday Nov 18, 2021 at 4:53 PM.
B.
Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance
C.
Record Attendance
D.
Approve the Agenda
J. Couvillion made a motion to To approve agenda as recorded with additional 4 items:
1)New Board Recruiting Policy,
2)LAPCS Conference,
3)SAM.Gov Registration,
4)Invoices for Mark Johnson.
B. Augustine seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Approve minutes
J. Couvillion made a motion to approve the minutes from Regular Board Meeting on 10-28-21.
B. Augustine seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
J. Couvillion made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 10-22-20.
B. Augustine seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
New Board Recruitment and On-Boarding Policy
J. Couvillion made a motion to Remove 6 month committee waiting period for new board members, to shorten the process to letter of intent, resume, financial disclosure, ethics training; with full vote of board to start immediately upon majority vote.
A. Dupuy seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
LAPCS Conference December 9, 2021. Need to notify Caroline by November 29, 2021 to be registered.
II. Executive
A.
Review and Discussiion of asset and inventory policy/system
Reminder to Staff that we do have an asset inventory policy/system. Expectation will be, this is how we handle inventory.
B.
ED informal evaluations to be completed in BOT due by meeting time
ED informal evaluation is due by December 16, 2021. Every Board Member is to complete an evaluation in Board on Track by this date.
C.
Policies for Adoption
A. Dupuy made a motion to 1. Approve grading policy for Virtual Students as presented and attached.
2. Approve student policy for "felony" charges or convictions.
P. Ours seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
SAM.GOV
SAM.GOV registration will be updated by Pat Ours, with Mr. Jones as the contact and user.
E.
Bamboo HR Proposal
J. Couvillion made a motion to Approve Bamboo HR Proposal as discussed and attached.
A. Tassin seconded the motion.
Mr. Jones indicated it takes 4-8 weeks to implement & he will set up the training. Cost $2021.22 for a 3 year license.
III. Finance
A.
Monthly Financials
Discussion ensued. No action taken.
B.
Approval of PO's
A. Dupuy made a motion to POs approved as attached and discussed.
21-147 Tunk's $2568.50
21-148 Glynn's A/C $59800.00
21-150 PC911 $2449.00
21-151 Ancient Fence $14928.00
21-152 Ducote & Co $5675.00.
P. Ours seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Invoice #20-0038 for $875.00 and Invoice #20-0039 for $1,400.00 for Mark Johnson presented for payment by B. Augustine to Mr. C. Jones for payment. Mr. Jones will handle accordingly.
C.
Director's Financial Dashboard
Funding for the month of November 2021 to include ESSER Cares, SL Claims, and MFP for November 2021 was presented by Mr. Jones.
IV. Development
A.
Director's Report
Updates given by Mr. Jones.
J. Couvillion made a motion to to develop a Master Plan Committe to include A. Tassin, A. Dupuy, P. Ours, K. Bordelon, S. Celestine, C. Jones. Chaiman S. Celestine.
B. Augustine seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Campus Visitation Policy
Discussion ensued. No action taken.
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 7:32 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
A. Dupuy
Documents used during the meeting
- RRCA ASSETS AND INVENTORY PROCEDURES.docx
- policy-felony.docx
- po 21-153 bamboo hr.pdf
- 21-147 tunks.pdf
- 21-148 glynns.pdf
- 21-150 computers 911.pdf
- 21-151 ancient landmark fence quote.pdf
- 21-152 ducote.pdf