Élan Academy Charter School

Minutes

Finance/Development Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday December 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Location

6501 Berkely Dr., New Orleans, LA 70131

6501 Berkley Drive, 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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Committee Members Present

C. Silas, D. Patin, J. Thibodeaux

Committee Members Absent

L. Knight

Guests Present

M. Clark

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

J. Thibodeaux called a meeting of the Finance/Development Committee Committee of Élan Academy Charter School to order on Wednesday Dec 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM.

C.

Minutes Approval from November Finance Committee Meeting

C. Silas made a motion to approve the minutes from Finance/Development Committee Meeting on 11-19-25.
D. Patin seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Finance Committee

A.

FYE 2026 YTD Overview

Discussion deferred until next Finance Committee meeting.

B.

FYE 2025 Audit Approval

J. Thibodeaux presented the FYE 2025 Audit, AUP, and Form 990.

  • Clean audit opinions across the board.
  • No exceptions noted in the BESE or LLA AUP reports.
  • Form 990 is in agreement with the audit report

D. Patten made motion to recommend to the full board to accept the FYE 2025 Audit, AUP, and Form 990 report as presented. Seconded by C. Silas. Motion passed

III. 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 5:21 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
D. Patin