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Élan Academy Charter School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday May 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM

Elan Academy

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.  

 

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Directors Present

D. Barnes, G. Briggs, G. Thomas-Batiste, J. Thibodeaux, L. Knight, R. Green, S. Rademaker

Directors Absent

C. Silas, D. Patin

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

J. Thibodeaux called a meeting of the board of directors of Élan Academy Charter School to order on Wednesday May 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM.

C.

Approval of Today’s Meeting Agenda

J. Thibodeaux made a motion to approve today's minutes.
G. Briggs seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes

S. Rademaker made a motion to approve the minutes from April 2025 Board Meeting Board Meeting on 04-30-25.
G. Briggs seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Head of School Report

A.

Head of School Report

L. Knight made a motion to approve the minutes from Head of School report April 2025.
G. Thomas-Batiste seconded the motion.

Dr. Clark presented the Head of School Support 

  • Enrollment Projections 2025-26
  • Proposed 2025-26 Organization Chart
  • Operations- Facilities updates
  • Hiring Updates

 

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

III. Governance Committee Report

A.

Governance Committee Report

G. Briggs made a motion to approve the minutes from April Governance Committee.
R. Green seconded the motion.

Jeremy Thibodeaux presented the Governance Committee Report.

  • Board Retreat in July 2025 (19th or 26th)
  • Officer Slate for 2025-2026
  • Committee Chairs for 2025-2026
  • HoS evaluations
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Academic

A.

Academic Committee Report

L. Knight made a motion to approve the minutes from APril 2025 Academic Report.
G. Briggs seconded the motion.

Dr. Clark presented the April 2025 Academic Committee Report.

  • iReady Reading EOY Assessment
  • iReady Math EOY Assessment
  • Projected Reading Proficiency - LEAP
  • Projected Math  Proficiency - LEAP
  • NWEA MAP Data Roll-Up
  • ELPT Results
  • 8th Grade Graduating Class
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

V. Finance

A.

Finance Committee Report –

G. Briggs made a motion to approve the minutes from April 2025 Finance Report.
L. Knight seconded the motion.

Jeremy Thibodeaux presented the April 2025 Finance Report.

  • April Financial Dashboard (Financial Activity and Position)
  • Budget vs Forecast
  • Forecast vs Actual
  • Balance Sheet
  • Financial Position
  • Discussed the proposed FY 2025-26 Budget
    • Vote at June 2025 Board meeting
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
J. Thibodeaux made a motion to Authorize Dr. Clark to move an additional $500,000 from the operational fund to the LAMP account.
G. Thomas-Batiste seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VI. Development

A.

Development Committee Report –

G. Thomas-Batiste made a motion to approve the minutes from the April 2025 Development Committee report.
R. Green seconded the motion.

Lori Knight presented the Development Committee report.

  • Teacher Appreciation Breakfast
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

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 6:18 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
D. Barnes
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.