Soleil Academy
Minutes
Soleil Academy Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday August 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Location
3900 Agnes Ave. Lynwood, CA 90262
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Board Meeting will be held at 3900 Agnes Ave. Lynwood, CA. 90262 and on zoom on the above date and time. During the meeting, the Board will consider, discuss, and may take action upon any of the agenda items listed below.
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Directors Present
B. Weinstein-Sanders, E. Funes, K. Armstrong, S. Johnson
Directors Absent
V. Reynolds
Ex Officio Members Present
B. Gutierrez
Guests Present
Addison Grant (remote), M. Serrano, R. Avilez
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Minutes from 8/1/26 Soleil Academy Board Meeting
III. Finance Committee
A.
Updates
B.
Review of Financials
C.
Unaudited Actuals
R. Avilez reviewed the unaudited financials showing that Soleil Academy ended the year with a positive net income.
Management updates are now previewed in the board memo
IV. Academic Committee
A.
Updates
The team reviewed academic progress from the previous school year, noting double-digit growth in ELA and significant growth in math, though with varying performance across grade levels. The main focus moving forward is to address grade-level variability, strengthen ELA, and accelerate SPED outcomes.
M. Serrano provided an overview of summer staff PD which encompassed building the instructional foundation and aligning whole school culture and systems. She also reviewed key initiatives for the year: Project Glad strategies, sound wall streamlining, and mastery trackers with academic dashboards.
V. Governance
A.
Updates
The board scheduled public and decision hearings for September 15 and October 20
B.
Board Goals
The conversation was focused on academic excellence.
A dashboard was presented that defines academic excellence and includes supporting metrics.
The team identified specific academic targets emphasizing the need to track student progress through data collection systems. The discussion focused on establishing appropriate metrics to measure both achievement and growth, particularly for vulnerable students, while ensuring data visibility for all stakeholders.
A structured system to support teacher development and academic excellence, focusing on creating a teacher profile to understand the trajectory needed for academic success was also discussed.
R. Avilez reported on Soleil's financial status, including enrollment at 71% capacity with strong ADA percentages averaging 95%. Audited actuals showing total revenue and net income for the previous fiscal year. The committee also discussed plans to propose a change in banking institutions in September due to current accounts not earning competitive interest rates.