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Royal Public Schools

Minutes

Royal Public Schools Regular Board Meeting

August 22, 2023

Date and Time

Tuesday August 22, 2023 at 12:00 PM

Location

4018 S. Presa St. #300 San Antonio, TX 78223

Executive Session (Authorization): Closed Session for Any and All Reasons Permissible by Texas Law, including, but not limited to, Texas Government Code Sections 551.071, 551.072, 551.073, 551.074, 551.075, 551.076, 551.082, 551.083, 551.084, pertaining to any item listed on this agenda, as permitted by applicable law.

Directors Present

A. Saavedra (remote), B. Warren, J. Cortez-Haass (remote), R. Tijerina

Directors Absent

None

Guests Present

Kati Burke, S. Tarim, jackie Hernandez (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

B. Warren called a meeting of the board of directors of Royal Public Schools to order on Tuesday Aug 22, 2023 at 12:03 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

After the record of attendance, Benjamin called the meeting to order.

C.

Public Comments

No public comment.

D.

Federal Program Hearing Opportunity for the Stakeholders

Dr. Tarim presented proposed federal grants, and the board reviewed them and how they would be used for this year.

E.

Approval of Previous Board Meeting Minutes

R. Tijerina made a motion to approve the minutes from Royal Regular Board Meeting on 06-13-23.
A. Saavedra seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. CEO REPORT

A.

A presentation about the school

Dr. Tarim provided a PPT regarding enrollment attendance and hew hires and talked about the state of the school.

III. ACADEMIC REPORTS

A.

Information About State Testing

Dr. Tarim presented state academic results along with the campus preliminary results.  He said that the state STAAR results were postponed until the end of October.

B.

TNTP Presentation

Dr. Tarim talked about the TNTP partnership and presented data about the progress of this partnership.

IV. FINANCIAL REPORTS

A.

Review and Take Action on Board Financial Reports

R. Tijerina made a motion to approve the financial reports as presented.
A. Saavedra seconded the motion.

Kati explained the current financial of the organization and responded to the questions. 

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Review and Take Action on Budget Amendments

A. Saavedra made a motion to Approve budget amendments as presented.
R. Tijerina seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

C.

Review and Take Action on the 2023-24 SY Budget

A. Saavedra made a motion to approve the 2023-24 SY budget as presented.
R. Tijerina seconded the motion.

Kati presented the new budget and responded to questions.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

V. NEW BUSINESS

A.

Nomination of a New Board Member

Dr. Tarim mentioned that there is no new nomination.  

B.

Approval of Board Meeting Calendar

A. Saavedra made a motion to approve the board meeting calendar for this current year.
R. Tijerina seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

C.

Review of Annual Board Training

Dr. Tarim reminded the board members about the required board training hours.

D.

Consider and Take Action on Security Arm Guard

A. Saavedra made a motion to approved the resolution as presented with the options.
R. Tijerina seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

E.

Consider and Take Action on CEO Compensation (in Executive Session)

A. Saavedra made a motion to approve the CEO compensation as discussed in the executive session.
R. Tijerina seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

VI. 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 1:07 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
B. Warren