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Élan Academy Charter School

August Board Meeting

Published on August 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM CDT

Date and Time

Wednesday August 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM CDT

6501 Berkley Dr., New Orleans, LA 70131; (504) 619-9720; www.elanacademy.org 

The matters listed are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair to be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may, in fact, be discussed. Other items not listed may be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. All agenda items are informational unless otherwise denoted, though all committee reports require a vote for acceptance. The meeting will be held on the campus of the school. 

 

All meetings are lived streamed from: https://tinyurl.com/elanboard
 

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance   1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order  
  C. Approve MInutes from June 2025 Board Meeting Approve Minutes Jeremy Thibodeaux 2 m
     
  D. Approve Minutes from July 2025 Board Retreat Approve Minutes Jeremy Thibodeaux 2 m
     
II. CEO Report 5:35 PM
  A. CEO Report FYI Melanie Clark 10 m
III. Finance/Development Committee 5:45 PM
  A. Finance Report Presentation Discuss Lori Knight 10 m
  B. FYE 2025/2026 Finance/Development Committee Goal Setting Discuss Lori Knight 10 m
IV. Academic Achievement Committee 6:05 PM
  A. LEAP Testing Results Discuss Gary Briggs 5 m
  B. FYE 2025/2026 Academic Committee Goal Setting Discuss Gary Briggs 10 m
V. CEO Support And Eval 6:20 PM
  A. FYE 2025-2026 CEO Goals Discuss Darren Patin 5 m
  B. FYE 2025/2026 CEO Support & Evaluation Committee Goal Setting Discuss Darren Patin 10 m
VI. Governance 6:35 PM
  A. FYE 2025/2026 Governance Committee Goal Setting Discuss Jeremy Thibodeaux 10 m
VII. Other Business 6:45 PM
  A. Grievance Letter FYI Jeremy Thibodeaux 2 m
  B. Differentiated Stipend Compensation Distribution Plan Approval Vote Melanie Clark 5 m
VIII. Closing Items 6:52 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote

Guests are welcome to speak during each agenda item with recognition from the presiding officer. In the event to comments or debate may appear to be lengthy, the presiding officer will set a time limit the open comment period; will define the time length each person is afforded to speak; will recognize the order of the respondents, and each person will be asked to state their name, city, parish, and affiliation with the school (examples: employee, administration, parent, community guest, school board representative). This policy subject to change, as necessary.