Libertas Academy Charter School
Minutes
LACS Board of Trustees Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday May 19, 2020 at 5:00 PM
Location
MEETING TO BE HELD VIA ZOOM:
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Meeting ID: 506 994 6767
Password: 12345
Trustees Present
A. Surrette (remote), D. Barrows (remote), J. Lauren (remote), J. Lopez-Figueroa (remote), K. Diamond Kayiatos (remote), L. Davis (remote), T. Curtis (remote)
Trustees Absent
H. Zavala, M. Walachy
Ex Officio Members Present
J. Hernandez
Non Voting Members Present
J. Hernandez
Guests Present
Dr. Shekenna Williams
I. Opening Items
A.
Welcome - Dr. Shakenna Williams
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Call the Meeting to Order
L. Davis called a meeting of the board of trustees of Libertas Academy Charter School to order on Tuesday May 19, 2020 at 5:10 PM.
D.
Approve Minutes of 04-28-20
D. Barrows made a motion to approve the minutes from LACS Board of Trustees Meeting on 04-28-20.
J. Lauren seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Public Comment
II. Management Report
A.
School update and highlights
III. Academic Achievement Committee
A.
AAC May Update
AAC met in May and discussed many of the same thing MM covered in his management rpt
IV. Development
A.
Development Committee May Update
DB updated the team on May's development mtg: 42k to raise in 6 weeks to hit our goal! Development team making calls a 2nd solicitation letter to make this happen.
V. Finance
A.
May Financials
D. Barrows made a motion to approve April financial.
J. Lauren seconded the motion.
NOTE: Voting on April financials NOT May as listed in agenda.
April Financials - Tony updated team on Aprils financials. We are in a good position going into last couple months of the school year.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
April Financials - Tony updated team on Aprils financials. We are in a good position going into last couple months of the school year.
B.
FY21 Budget Draft Review
MM showed the group 3 drafted versions of a budget for FY21. We will vote on this budget in June. These 3 drafts highlight where LACS would have to make cuts if put in the position to do so.
VI. Governance
A.
Governance Committee May Update
LD updated the group: Board assessments are complete! We will go over this assessment in June at retreat as they tie into board committee goals.
Recruitment remains a big goal. Would be nice to start next year with 11 trustees.
Recruitment remains a big goal. Would be nice to start next year with 11 trustees.
VII. Other Business
A.
Goodbye Jose!
The group said their farewell to Jose as this was his last official meeting.
VIII. Closing Items
A.
Next meeting
June 12th is our next meeting and is our retreat. We will conduct the retreat remotely thus the meeting will only be in the morning versus all day.
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:18 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
L. Davis
Completion and accuracy rates for remote learning work.: A small percentage are not doing much / any work (less than 25% of work) and these students are at risk of attending additional summer school or repeating grade. Leadership team has been granularly analyzing data to see who is completing work and supporting students who are not getting things done. Launching various programs & trackers to help engage these students. This extended school closure has the potential to further the achievement gap and LACS team is launching various programs to minimize this gap
Student recruitment - Goal 90 students per grade. Only have done one campaign due to COVID however 75 families for 6th grade who have accepted the invite to join. Another lottery will be held to build these numbers up. In a good place as of now.
Headcount : Goal to be 100% staffed by start of year. Currently 3 open roles and MM has final interviews with these candidates this week.
Facilities update: Will dig through this in more depth at retreat. Clear on process going forward to solidify facility plan
Budget Priorities : 100% support of our current staff model, sustain current academic program, end fiscal with balance budget,