Libertas College Prep
Minutes
April Board Meeting
Date and Time
Saturday April 21, 2018 at 9:30 AM
Location
ExEd (11858 La Grange Ave # 2, Los Angeles, CA 90025)
Directors Present
B. Dougan (remote), K. Maguire, M. Lopez, S. Aggarwal, S. Hurder
Directors Absent
None
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
S. Hurder called a meeting of the board of directors of Libertas College Prep to order on Saturday Apr 21, 2018 at 9:41 AM.
C.
Approve Agenda
K. Maguire made a motion to Approve the agenda.
S. Aggarwal seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approve Minutes From Prior Board Meeting
M. Lopez made a motion to approve minutes.
K. Maguire seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Libertas Mission
Kara recited the Libertas mission.
F.
Public Comment
No comment from the public.
II. Leadership Update
A.
Head of School Update
Allison Metz presented the Head of School report. The Board was briefed and had discussion about some of the upcoming staffing changes. School culture and spirit appears to be in good order.
III. Task Force Updates
A.
Governance Update
Stephanie presented the governance update.
B.
Finance Update
Stephen and Allison presented a first draft of the proposed 2018-2019 school budget. The Board had meaningful discussion regarding scenarios for managing costs related to Special Education. The Board agreed upon a plan of action for the near-term and "plan b" should hiring requirements not be met (difficulty recruiting the a SpEd Coordinator with appropriate experience).
C.
Academics update
Allison presented the academics update. The Board walked through interim results and had meaningful discussion about 6th and 7th grade ELA/Math.
IV. Motions to Approve
A.
Acknowledge receipt of LAUSD oversight visit report
The Board had an extended debrief of the LAUSD oversight report. The group outlined both areas of celebration and areas to work on going forward. The Board delegated these tasks and will be following up offline.
V. Closing Items
A.
Meeting effectiveness survey
B.
Adjourn Meeting
K. Maguire made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
M. Lopez 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 11:44 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
S. Aggarwal