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Élan Academy Charter School

August 2026 Board Meeting

Published on August 24, 2026 at 2:41 PM CDT

Date and Time

Wednesday August 26, 2026 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 2026 Board Meeting Approve Minutes Jeremy Thibodeaux 1 m
     
  D. Approve minutes from 2025/2026 Governance Committee Meetings Approve Minutes Jeremy Thibodeaux 1 m
   

Minutes need to be board approved due to lack of physical quorum at committee meetings

  
  E. Approve minutes from 2025/2026 Finance/Development Committee Meetings Approve Minutes Jeremy Thibodeaux 1 m
   

Minutes need to be board approved due to lack of physical quorum at committee meetings

  
  F. Approve minutes from 2025/2026 Academic Committee Meetings Approve Minutes Jeremy Thibodeaux 1 m
   

Minutes need to be board approved due to lack of physical quorum at committee meetings

  
  G. Approve minutes from 2025/2026 CEO Support Committee Meetings Approve Minutes Jeremy Thibodeaux 1 m
   

Minutes need to be board approved due to lack of physical quorum at committee meetings

  
II. CEO Report 5:36 PM
  A. CEO Report Discuss Melanie Clark 60 m
III. Finance/Development Committee 6:36 PM
  A. FYE 2026 YTD Financial Review Discuss Jeremy Thibodeaux 10 m
  B. FYE 2027 Budget Discussion Discuss Jeremy Thibodeaux 15 m
IV. Governance Committee 7:01 PM
  A. Discussion and approval of FYE 2026/2027 Board/Committee meeting calendar Discuss Jeremy Thibodeaux 5 m
V. Other Business 7:06 PM
  A. FYE 2026 Audit/AUPs Engagement Letter Approval Vote Jeremy Thibodeaux 2 m
  B. FYE 2026/2027 Budget Adoption Vote Jeremy Thibodeaux 2 m
VI. Closing Items 7:10 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.