Soleil Academy

Minutes

Soleil Academy Board Meeting: October 21, 2023

Date and Time

Saturday October 21, 2023 at 9:00 AM

Location

12315 Thorson Ave Lynwood, CA. 90262 (Satellite Option: 3900 Agnes Ave. Lynwood, CA 90262)

 

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Board Meeting will be held at 12315 Thorson 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.

 

ACCESSIBILITY – If you need special assistance, disability-related modifications, translation, or other reasonable accommodations in order to participate in this meeting, please contact Gricelda Ramirez at (323) 409-0801. Notification at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting will enable Soleil Academy to make arrangements that will ensure accessibility.

Directors Present

J. Kinoshita, J. Noel, S. Johnson (remote), V. Reynolds

Directors Absent

A. Pariano, V. Gonzalez-Diaz

Ex Officio Members Present

B. Gutierrez

Non Voting Members Present

B. Gutierrez

Guests Present

M. Serrano, R. Avilez

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

J. Kinoshita called a meeting of the board of directors of Soleil Academy to order on Saturday Oct 21, 2023 at 9:11 AM.

B.

Record Attendance

V. Reynolds made a motion to Vote to accept Sonja Johnson as remote attendee due to just cause.
J. Noel seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Set the agenda

II. Consent Agenda

A.

Approve 9/20/23 Soleil Academy Board Meeting Minutes

J. Noel made a motion to Approve the minutes from 9/20/23 Soleil Academy Board Meeting Minutes Soleil Academy Board Meeting: September 20, 2023 on 09-20-23.
V. Reynolds seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Approval of Prop 39 Submission to Lynwood Unified School District

J. Noel made a motion to Approve Prop 39 Submission to Lynwood Unified School District.
V. Reynolds seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Approval of Amendments to Fiscal Policies

J. Noel made a motion to Approve Amendments to Fiscal Policies.
V. Reynolds seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

III. Management Update

A.

Soleil Management Updates

B. Gutierrez shared highlights:

  • 80 families attended first in-person Cafecitos
  • Applying to the Community Schools Grant 2024
  • $9000 fundraised so far this year.

R. Avilez shared Operations updates:

  • Very slight drop in attendance
  • Demographics data shared
  • Enrollment retention rate 93.06%
  • Prop 39 interest forms being collected
  • Upcoming events: Fall Festival, Winter Wonderland, Dia de Los Muertos, Lynwood Parade
  • Family Engagement: Cafecitos, Parent Workshop

B. Gutierrez reviewed LCAP Goal  update

 

IV. Finance

A.

Updates

We are in a healthy fiscal position due to average daily attendance.  Current ADA exceeds budgeted. Numbers are expected to decrease due to upcoming winter season

 

 

V. Governance

A.

Updates

We need one more member for Finance Committee.

Reviewed priorities and action items for each committee.

 

Giving Tuesday: Plan is to have Board Members recruit new members.

 

Reviewed backwards planning for upcoming approvals.

 

 

B.

Executive Director Bonus Structure (VOTE)

V. Reynolds made a motion to Approve Executive Director Bonus Structure.
J. Noel seconded the motion.

Changes: 

  • Removed strategic planning to increase focus on academic achievement
  • Scaffold ADA payout
  • Revised student achievement goals
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VI. Academic

A.

Updates

Phase 1 coming to a close- walkthroughs to assure curriculum alignment and explicit phonics instruction.

 

Phase 2 beginning in November. Moving to standards based grading, school data platform Parsec, RTI program, Guided Reading.

 

Reviewed whole school tiered intervention support.

BM Noel suggested to assess the quality of Tier 1 instruction.

 

Based on SBAC scores, math also needs to be a focus.

VII. 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 10:36 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
J. Kinoshita