Soleil Academy
Minutes
Soleil Academy Board Meeting
Date and Time
Saturday July 15, 2023 at 9:00 AM
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.
PUBLIC COMMENT – Members of the public calling in or participating via Zoom will be given the opportunity to address the Board during the meeting. Members of the public who wish to comment during the Board meeting may use the “raise hand” function on the Zoom platform to indicate their desire to speak at the beginning of consideration of that agenda item or during the period provided for comments from the public on non-agenda items. Members of the public who wish to speak on any item are requested (but not required) to identify themselves and indicate on which agenda item they wish to speak. The Board will provide an opportunity for the public to speak on each agenda item for a maximum of three (3) minutes per person or six (6) minutes if a translation is required.
Directors Present
A. Pariano, J. Kinoshita, J. Noel, S. Johnson, V. Reynolds
Directors Absent
V. Gonzalez-Diaz
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
A. Pariano
Ex Officio Members Present
B. Gutierrez
Non Voting Members Present
B. Gutierrez
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Set the agenda
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve 6/24/23 Soleil Academy Board Meeting Minutes
B.
Approval of Board Meeting Calendar for 23-24 SY
C.
Approval of Executive Director Bonus Payout
D.
Approval of Operations Director Bonus Payout
III. Management Update
A.
Soleil Management Updates
Welcoming new staff on Monday for 3.5 weeks of professional development
Current enrollment is 337/345.
Employee Retention Credit has been processed.
IV. Finance
A.
Updates
No updates
V. Governance
A.
Updates
B.
Executive Director Evaluation
ED's most significant accomplishments this year:
- Dual Role
- Teacher retention
- Parent Engagement
- Enrollment goal
Areas to strengthen:
- Academic achievement
- Leadership retention rates
- Create board approved Strategic Plan
C.
Board Self-Evaluation
Board strengths and areas to strengthen were discussed.
Board priorities for the upcoming school year:
- Increase academic achievement
- Secure a private site
- Recruit more board members
D.
Strategic Planning
The board reviewed the board self-evaluation and engaged in a productive conversation around next steps. Thereafter, the team drafted the primary goals for the strategic plan.
B. Gutierrez explained the evolution of the ED Bonus Payout. Average Daily Attendance has always been a large component. Payout is based on percentage and best case scenario is 95%.
Financial management bonus is not prorated. Audits must demonstrate that we meet or exceed professional accounting standards and budgets must demonstrate a positive ending balance.
Staff Retention is based on TNTP survey results.
Student achievement is standard based on charter petition goals. The additional metric is a comparison with a school that's in the 70th percentile.
Strategic Planning- goals are created annually. Succession planning was the number 1 goal for all key leaders. Facilities- goal dates were set.