International School of Louisiana Board of Trustees
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday July 30, 2014 at 6:00 PM
Trustees Present
A. Yon, B. Richard-Montgomery, C. Reed, D. Bordson-Bozzo, D. Drucker, D. Wilson, J. Wettermark, M. Amoss, V. Diaz
Trustees Absent
B. Griffin, M. Lappa
Guests Present
Ann Espina, Aviva Le, Carolina Cottingham, David Powell, Melanie Tennyson, Melissa Boudreaux, Michael Pedalino, Rico Espina, S. Chapman, Shannon Fazande, Tracy Shields
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Amoss called a meeting of the board of trustees of International School of Louisiana Board of Trustees to order on Wednesday Jul 30, 2014 at 6:00 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
D. Wilson made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 06-25-14 Board Meeting on 06-25-14.
C. Reed seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Acceptance of the Committee Reports
There were no committee reports.
E.
Board President's Comments
Mr. Amoss is term limited and will leave the board after serving a total of six years as a member of the Board of Trustees, as well as, President for one year. .
II. Other Business
A.
Open Public Comment
There were no public comments.
B.
Q & A With Head of School
Teachers return to ISL on Aug. 4th. Grades 1-8 return Aug.18th. Kindergarten begins on Aug.20th.
The one year Camp St. campus lease has been signed with RSD for one year.
There are ongoing issues with ERRISA, Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
ISL board needs to prepare to offer it's employees the La. Public employees Deferred Compensation Plan.
The three JPPS charter schools will meet with Jacob Landry concerning MFP funding cut.
Welcome to Tracy Shields, the new Dir. of Finance.
C.
Open Public Comment
Mr. Michael Pedalino asked what is the biggest enrollment roadblock for the ISLJP school. Mrs. Tennyson suggested that several students have withdrawn from ISLJP because of the distance from the Westbank to the Bunche School.
III. Strategic Planning
A.
Annual Retreat and Strategic Planning Discussion
The annual facilitated retreat was positive. Mr. Amoss sent a cohesive, final summary of the retreat to all board members.
IV. Board Officer Elections
A.
Nominate and vote on Board Officers for the 2014-2015 school year
Nominations for officers of the Board of Trustees for the for 2014-15 school year were made: President - Dominique Wilson, Vice President - Mike Lappa, Secretary - Barbara Griffin, and Treasurer - Duane Drucker. No other nominations were made from the Board nor attendees. The nominees were elected by a unanimous vote by the Board.
V. Governance/Nomination Committee Matters
A.
Nomination of Michael Pedalino for board membership (vote at August board meeting)
There was no open public comment.
The Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the nomination of Michael Pedalino to the Board of Trustees for a three year term. The vote to elect Mr. Pedalino will be at the Aug.27th board meeting.
B.
To elect Vanessa Diaz for board membership
The board voted unanimously to elect Vanessa Dias to serve a three year term on the board of trustees.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
Ms. Vanessa Diaz seconded by Mrs. Wilson, made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:40pm. The board voted unanimously to approval the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Wettermark