Élan Academy Charter School
Minutes
August 2026 Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday August 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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
A. Gonzalez, D. Patin, G. Briggs, J. Thibodeaux, L. Knight, T. Patterson
Directors Absent
C. Silas, G. Thomas-Batiste
Guests Present
Alicia Humphries, M. Clark
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes from June 2026 Board Meeting
No Discussion
D.
Approve minutes from 2025/2026 Governance Committee Meetings
No Discussion
E.
Approve minutes from 2025/2026 Finance/Development Committee Meetings
No Discussion
F.
Approve minutes from 2025/2026 Academic Committee Meetings
No discussion
G.
Approve minutes from 2025/2026 CEO Support Committee Meetings
No discussion
II. CEO Report
A.
CEO Report
III. Finance/Development Committee
A.
FYE 2026 YTD Financial Review
- Reviewed FYE2026 YTD Financials with Sector 4
- Review and approve engagement letter provided by Daigrepont & Brian, CPA
B.
FYE 2027 Budget Discussion
- Factor in Depreciation when reviewing the 2027 Budget
- Need to review the budget that was presented and reviewed at the July 2026 meeting — some changes were made (La. Governor Exe Order changes and depreciation added)
- Need to get the audit completed and definitely add a Dec board meeting to solely approve the audit
- Question for the board to consider: How much of a deficit are we willing to have for FYE 2027 Budget, but must decrease over time not increase.
IV. Governance Committee
A.
Discussion and approval of FYE 2026/2027 Board/Committee meeting calendar
Consider approving the calendar and not the JUne Retreat
Need to raise funds — Gala for 2027
- Consider all of your connections and resources
- $85K Goal
- Possibly increase Board Dues
- Share/Like Elan Academy Social Media
- Car Decal
- Board Committee Goals — revise/update/reassess; great goals but may have been too aggressive 1st year out.
Jeremy (Board Chair)
- Calendar of Events
- Use a signup for school events
- Invite board members to visit school on Friday Mornings