International School of Louisiana Board of Trustees
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday August 27, 2014 at 6:00 PM
Location
ISL CAMP Street
Trustees Present
A. Yon, C. Reed, D. Bordson-Bozzo, D. Drucker, D. Wilson, J. Wettermark, M. Amoss, M. Lappa, V. Diaz
Trustees Absent
B. Griffin, B. Richard-Montgomery
Guests Present
Adeira Berger, Ana Espiritu, Ann Winchell, Chislaine Carney, Emily Thomas, Enrico Espiritu, Jairo Maldenade, Jennifer Gittime, Karla Cochran, Laura Adelman-Cannon, Melanie Tennyson, Rosa Alvarado, Susan Chapman, Tracy Shields, Viveinne Bishop
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
D. Wilson called a meeting of the board of trustees of International School of Louisiana Board of Trustees to order on Wednesday Aug 27, 2014 at 6:00 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
D. Drucker made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 07-30-14 Board Meeting on 07-30-14.
M. Amoss seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Acceptance of the Committee Reports
C. Reed made a motion to accept all committee reports.
A. Yon seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
E.
Board President's Comments
Mrs. Wilson acknowledged that Mr. Yon and Mr. Amoss, both past presidents of the ISL Board of Trustees and each having served six years on the board, will leave the board after this meeting. Mrs. Wilson thanked them for theirs of commitment and hard work.
II. Other Business
A.
Open Public Comment
There was no public comment.
B.
Q & A With Head of School
The opening of the 2014-15 school year began with two weeks of teacher orientation followed by a very successful opening of school. Current enrollment of the ISL CMO is 1375. Mandated school testing will occur 3 times per year. Director of Institutional Development, Karla Cochran, reminds us of the Sept. 27th ISL gala. Mrs. Tennyson met with Mr. Richard, with Latter and Blum, to consider the Turnbull Bakery for a possible campus. Tracy Shields, new Dir. of Finance, is getting the finance department running smoothly and is preparing an AFR. There are 58 new ISL employees. Mrs. Tennyson is working to resolve the J.P. Entergy billing issue. Susan Chapman is interviewing potential consultants to write a business plan for "Replicating Quality Schools". The $10,000 grant, to be completed and submitted by Dec. 15th, would cover the cost of a consultant.
C.
Open Public Comment
There was no open public comment.
III. Governance/Nomination Committee Matters
A.
To elect Michael Pedalino for board membership
M. Lappa made a motion to elect Mr. Michael Padalino to serve a three year term on the Board of Trustees.
J. Wettermark seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
IV. Employee/Personnel Matter
A.
Executive Session - Empolyee/Personnel Matter
J. Wettermark made a motion to adjourn to executive session to discuss an employee/personnel matter.
D. Drucker seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
M. Pedalino made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:14pm.
C. Reed seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
J. Wettermark.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:14 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Wettermark