International School of Louisiana Board of Trustees
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday September 23, 2015 at 6:00 PM
Location
CAMP Street
Trustees Present
B. Griffin, B. Richard-Montgomery, C. Reed, D. Drucker, D. Wilson, H. Rodgers iv, M. Lappa
Trustees Absent
D. Bordson-Bozzo, J. Wettermark, M. Pedalino, V. Diaz
Guests Present
Amy Fescher, Ana Espirito, Aviva Le, BJ Richard, Emily Thomas, Jacqueline Richard, Melanie Tennyson, Melissa Boudreaux, Miyouo Shears, Rosa Alvarado, Susan Chapman
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 Sep 23, 2015 at 6:08 PM.
C.
Board President's Comments
Mrs. Wilson welcomed the guests.
D.
Approve Minutes
H. Rodgers iv made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 08-26-15 Board Meeting on 08-26-15.
M. Lappa seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Acceptance of the Committee Reports
B. Richard-Montgomery made a motion to approve minutes from the Strategic Planning Committee Meeting on 09-21-15 Strategic Planning Committee Meeting on 09-21-15.
C. Reed seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Other Business
A.
Open Public Comment
A guest commented that she is concerned about what will happen to students after finishing fifth grade at the Olivier St. campus. What will be the middle school options for these students? Mrs. Wilson recommended she make an appointment with Mrs. Tennyson to get clarity on that.
B.
Q & A With Head of School - HOS Report
Mrs. Tennyson said that all ISL staff attended a day of professional development on Sept. 23rd. Kindergarten screenings are now completed and all 504 and IEP's are completed. Total current enrollment for all three campuses is 1,404. Administration will participate in a webbinar concerning the PARCC scores that we will receive at the end of Oct. The Development Dept. is working on the ISL Gala Fundraiser as well as the open house event related to the 2016-17 admission cycle. JPPSS repaired drainage at Bunche School. IDEA funds have been confirmed at Olivier and six Buddy Benches have been installed. Camp St. renovation has been delayed. ISL has been given a lease on the John Dibert property to house some ISL students during the renovation of the windows, chillers, and roof. Type 2 MFP for 2015-16 is $9,857 per student. Ms. Berger resigned as principal of Bunch School and was replaced by Laura Cannon for the remainder of this year. The Bunche School lease will be up in 2017.
C.
Finance - Update
Mr. Drucker said the Finance Committee did not meet this month because of multiple audits of the Finance Department. The next Finance Committee meeting will be Oct. 20th.
D.
Development - Refrigerator Art Auction/Gala
The ISL Gala fundraiser will be this Saturday and auction items will be up for bidding on line.
E.
Open Public Comment
The ISL Gala auction includes the "heard of goats" item as well as the "bounce house" for children.
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
C. Reed made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:30pm.
H. Rodgers iv seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:30 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
B. Griffin