Aurum Preparatory Academy
Minutes
Aurum Preparatory Academy Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday April 25, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Location
1034 66th Ave
Oakland, CA 94621
Directors Present
C. Pehl, E. Cardona, J. Huddle (remote), V. Hayes
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
D. Vincent, F. Sassin (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Roll Call -- Establish Quorum
C.
Approval of the Agenda
II. Consent Items
A.
Board Meeting Minutes
B.
Board Meeting Minutes
C.
Approve monthly check register(s)
Board reviewed the transations on check register
Dir. Pehl made motion to approve the check register
Dir. Cardona seconded the motion.
Motion passed unanimously.
III. Information and Discussion
A.
Public Comment
Jessica Majerus provided public comment about her credential still being connected to the school. Also discussed items that were mentioned in a previous meeting around curriculum and student metrics.
B.
Response to Previous Public Comment
Dir. Hayes provided response to some of the comments from previous board meetings.
- Was able to show how Jessica was no longer associated with the school to the Board.
- Discussed that overage in attorney expense was attributed to work to onboard a new executive director and work to manage communications between a prior employee that was deemed to be a risk for litigation.
C.
Executive Director's Report
Dr. Vincent provided a report of the current state of the school.
- Discussed upcoming events for students.
- MAP Testing
- Academic growth for students in ELA and Math
- Discussed the work to get a lease renewal for school on Acts Full Gospel campus
- Discussed offers that were extended to candidates for the 24-25 school year.
D.
Back Office Provider Financial Report
E.
Facility Update
Reviewed the proposed lease renewal that was provided by Acts.
Discussed a couple of modifications to the lease that were needed to ensure the appropriate contribution to repair systems affecting the building used by Aurum.
Dir. Pehl made a motion to approve signing the lease after modification of language in the lease that adjusted the contribution to system repairs.
Dir. Cardona seconded the motion.
Motion passed unanimously.
F.
Material Revision to Charter for Enrollment Update
Dr. Vincent provided information on the results on the Material Revision that was denied.
Spoke to the issues raised at the ACOE board meeting.
G.
Annual Tax Returns--Form 990 and 199
Board reviewed the tax returns for the school.
Dir. Hayes made suggestions to correct spelling issues of names on the tax returns.
IV. Action Items
A.
Ratify Second Interim Financial Report
Board reviewed the Second Interim Report.
After review, Dir. Pehl made a motion to approve the report.
Dir. Hayes seconded the motion.
Motion approved unanimously.
V. Closing Items
A.
Board Comments
No comments were made.
B.
Next Board Meeting
Next board meeting was scheduled for May 23, 2024.
Dir. Pehl made motion to approve the agenda.
Dir. Cardona seconded the motion.
Motion passed unanimously.