Empower College Prep

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday January 23, 2017 at 6:00 PM

Location

Empower College Prep-High School, 2411 W. Colter Street, Phoenix, AZ 85015

Board members are invited to participate by attending the meeting in person or calling in. Please review the attached materials prior to the meeting.
Call in number: 712-770-4700, access code 558890#

Trustees Present

A. Collins, G. Perez, J. Godel, J. Van Arsdale, P. Welborn

Trustees Absent

K. Erickson, S. Leyvas

Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened

P. Welborn

Ex Officio Members Present

B. Holman

Non Voting Members Present

B. Holman

Guests Present

H. Larios, N. Mitchell, P. Martin

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

J. Godel called a meeting of the board of trustees of Empower College Prep to order on Monday Jan 23, 2017 at 6:08 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

J. Van Arsdale made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 01-02-17 Board Meeting on 01-02-17.
A. Collins seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Reports

A.

Executive Director Report

B. Holman shared a summary of the ED report and fielded questions. 
P. Welborn arrived.

B.

Academic Committee: Revised goals and timeline from strategic plan

A.Collins discussed with the board the goal of the academic committee to develop guiding documents for each component of the school's mission as a revised goal for its work this year. 

C.

Finance Committee: Mid Year Report

J.Van Arsdale gave a summary of the year to date financial report for ECP and fielded questions. 

D.

Development Committee: Mid-year report and Individual board member progress to goal

N.Mitchell gave a summary of year to date giving from the board and in total from all categories. 

E.

Governance Committee

J.Godel shared that the governance committee has developed an outline for the recruitment and onboarding of new board members.

III. Action Items

A.

Marketing Committee: Vote to accept committee recommendation regarding brand

P. Welborn made a motion to officially name Empower College Prep as Empower College Prep Elementary School, Empower Collegiate Academy as Empower College Prep High School, and Empower College Prep as the parent name of the organization.
G. Perez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Vote on approval of charter for governance committee

This item was tabled. 

IV. Other Business

A.

Summary of Current Events

A few personal announcements were made but no board discussion or action occurred.  

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 7:25 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
A. Collins