Veritas Preparatory Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday August 24, 2018 at 8:15 AM
Location
Veritas Prep Charter School 1st Floor Conference Room or Dial-In Number: 866-848-2216, Conference Code: 7783935205, Leader Code: 2356
Trustees Present
A. Mendelson, D. Fuller (remote), D. Janes (remote), L. Doherty, M. Sweet, T. Gabinetti (remote), T. Moran
Trustees Absent
C. Alves, D. Ford, G. Moody, J. Crowell, M. Landon, R. Sela
Guests Present
A. Clark, R. Romano
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Sweet called a meeting of the board of trustees of Veritas Preparatory Charter School to order on Friday Aug 24, 2018 at 8:15 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes
Did not approve minutes as the majority of trustees were not physically present.
II. Finance
A.
Audit Update
Audit has gone very well. Full report will be given to the finance committee in September and shared with the board.
B.
HVAC Project update
HVAC project has been executed with great success. The system is up and running and the contractors will finish remaining items at next school break. Lisa shared a financial report and finance committee will be discussing a strategy to increase the school's cash reserve.
III. Governance
A.
Trustee Recruitment
We are still hoping to recruit and onboard two new trustees this year. Please bring any potential candidates to gov com.
B.
Strategic Planning
Strategic planning was identified as an important next step based on the board survey data. Gov Com will create a draft strategic plan and share it with the board for feedback in September.
IV. Academic Achievement
A.
Charter Accountability Goals
Amy Clark presented progress toward each goal in the accountability plan. Amy explained which data was being tracked, what steps have been taken to track data toward each goal. She shared outcomes for each measure in the accountability plan and actions being taken to improve outcomes for this year ahead.
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
R. Romano