Libertas College Prep
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Saturday March 25, 2023 at 9:30 AM
Location
5101 S. Western Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90062
Accommodations: It is important to us that our meetings be open to all. Guests or members of the public needing reasonable accommodations to attend or participate in any meeting should contact Anna Hurst at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting at annachurst@libertascollegeprep.org or at (310) 902-6808.
Directors Present
B. Johnson, C. Chambers, G. Olson (remote), G. Pope, H. Echeverria (remote), J. Alvarado (remote), J. John C. Heintz (remote), J. Turner, N. Cabrel, S. Wechsler, T. Ossei-Anto
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
A. Carlstone-Hurst (remote), D. Maguire, E. Hodes, V. Ayala
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Motion to approve the agenda.
D.
Approve Minutes
E.
Public Comment
II. Leadership Updates
A.
School Dashboard Update
Brandis read the Libertas mission statement. Dan began by providing an update of the latest "happenings" at Libertas, including math and ELA intervention sessions, academic support, black history month celebrations, middle school dance, pi day, and enrollment recruitment activities.
Dan provided an update on the recent strikes that have been occurring in the academic community and recent agreements that have been reached.
Dan went on to walk through the school dashboard update including academics, SEL goals, human capital and finance. Dan also updated the board on enrollment and new student who has joined and helped recruit new students. Interest forms have gone up compared to prior year and enrollment is trending to be higher than prior year. Vanessa updated the board on lottery registration workshops and recruitment activities that are currently underway.
Dan provided an update on the staff survey data including growth areas and comments. He also described next steps for areas of improvement.
Dan noted that we are in good standing with tour tax exempt status. He also spoke through charter renewal process.
Dan noted that HS enrollment has been very positive and many students are going to high performing private schools.
B.
Board Dashboard Update
Brandis walked through the board dashboard and the progress towards Board goals that were set in our September Board retreat. Brandis spoke about the current Board member numbers, Board norms, and Board member participation in task forces or committees. Brandis also described how the Board is acting as a steward of Libertas to their networks and communities.
C.
Finance Update
Evan provided an update on budget to actuals and forecasts for the year.
III. Motions
A.
Motion to authorize Dan Maguire to open an Ameriprise account.
B.
Motion to approve Dan Maguire to purchase treasury securities and interest earning deposits and maintain accounts with California Credit Union and Ameriprise for a total of $500K.
C.
Motion to approve updated fiscal policies with investment policies.
D.
Motion to approve Eide Baily as the 2023-2024 audit firm.
E.
Motion to approve the 2nd Interim Financial Report.
IV. Closed Session
A.
Motion to enter into closed session to discuss Head of School performance evaluation and contract.
B.
Report out the results of the closed session.
Discussed the head of school evaluation for this school year and voted to approve the 2023-2024 salary of $127,200.
No public comment at this time.