Empower College Prep
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday June 27, 2016 at 6:00 PM
Location
Empower College Prep, A216
Board members are invited to participate by attending the meeting in person or calling in. Please review the attached materials prior to the meeting.
Some members may call in telephonically at 712-432-0140, access code 276624#
Trustees Present
G. Perez, J. Godel, J. Van Arsdale, K. Erickson (remote), P. Welborn, S. Breen, S. Leyvas
Trustees Absent
A. Collins, E. Pierson
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
P. Welborn called a meeting of the board of trustees of Empower College Prep to order on Monday Jun 27, 2016 at 6:05 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
Amend minutes to indicate Genaro is a guest, not a board member.
J. Van Arsdale made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 05-23-16 Board Meeting on 05-23-16.
K. Erickson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Action Items
A.
Vote to approve 2016-17 scholar and human resources handbooks
Amend handbook to reflect accurate date FY16-17, parent/guardian, and check powers of School Director vs. Executive Director.
J. Godel made a motion to approve Scholar Handbook w/ amendments to date (FY16-17) and parent/guardian replacing parent throughout book.
S. Breen seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
J. Godel made a motion to Jared Amend, Sheila approved
hiring power assigned to Director of Development, Director of Finance and Operations, and Heads of Schools for their respective teams, with approval of the Executive Director, and to Executive Director for the previously stated Director positions.
Add "other deadly objects" to items prohibited in addition to firearms to on p. 21.
S. Breen seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Board Assessment Results
C.
Discuss and vote on bylaws
Discussion ensued but no motion was made to vote
D.
Vote to approve revised FY16 budget including Prop 123 funding
S. Breen made a motion to approve budget as proposed.
J. Van Arsdale seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Vote to approve proposed FY17 budget including Prop 123 funds
J. Van Arsdale made a motion to approve FY17 budget as proposed.
J. Godel seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
Vote to approve new Board member
J. Godel made a motion to approve Hugo Larios as Board member.
J. Van Arsdale seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
G.
Executive Session-Review Executive Director Agreement
The board voted to enter into executive session for purposes of discussing employee matters pursuant to A.R.S. 38-431.03 (A)(1).
After discussion, the board reentered public session.
After discussion, the board reentered public session.
H.
Vote to approve Executive Director Employment Agreement
J. Godel made a motion to approve the Executive Director's employment agreement as presented to the board.
J. Van Arsdale seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
III. 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 7:55 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
A. Collins