Empower College Prep
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday February 27, 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.
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Trustees Present
A. Collins, J. Van Arsdale, K. Erickson (remote), P. Welborn
Trustees Absent
G. Perez, J. Godel, S. Leyvas
Ex Officio Members Present
B. Holman
Non Voting Members Present
B. Holman
Guests Present
A. Eich, Anthony Lorenzo, H. Larios (remote), P. Martin
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 Feb 27, 2017 at 6:08 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
J. Van Arsdale made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 01-23-17 Board Meeting on 01-23-17.
A. Collins seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
Scholar Life Moment
Arizona Professional Educators presented a check to three Empower College Prep students to fund a trip to Washington DC for observing colleges and speaking with a representative from congress.
II. Reports
A.
Executive Director Report
B.Holman fielded questions on the School Director's report.
B.
Academic Committee
A.Collins gave a summary of the Academic committee progress in defining measures of success and further developing the Real World Application components for Empower's academic program.
C.
Finance Committee
Financial updates were included in the School Director's Report.
D.
Facilities Committee
B. Holman gave an update on facilities projects.
E.
Marketing Committee
Discussion was tabled.
F.
Governance Committee
Discussion was tabled.
G.
Audit Presentation
ECP Auditor, Anthony Lorenzo presented the completed audit to the board.
III. Action Items
A.
Vote to approve change in grades (3-7, 8-10 effective July 1st)
P. Welborn made a motion to approve the site specific grade level changes to serve 3-7th grade at the Empower College Prep Elementary School and 8th -12th grade at Empower College Prep High School (Empower Collegiate Academy).
A. Collins seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Vote to approve capacity increase (w/ Certification of occ. pending)
J. Van Arsdale made a motion to increase the enrollment cap for Empower College Prep from 680 students to 915 for the FY18 school year, which includes 555 at the elementary campus (currently called Empower College Prep) and 360 at the high school campus (currently called Empower Collegiate Academy).
A. Collins seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
Vote to approve change in address of "charter office"
J. Van Arsdale made a motion to change the charter holder address including the administrative offie for Empower College Prep to 2411 W. Colter Street, Phoenix, AZ 85015.
A. Collins seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
Discuss personnel plan and compensation
The board discussed possible revision to the organizational staff structure and compensation plan for next fiscal year.
E.
Vote to approve HR handbook
P. Welborn made a motion to approve the proposed changes to the HR handbook for the 2017/2018 school year.
J. Van Arsdale seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
IV. Other Business
A.
Summary of Current Events
No summary was given.
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 8:14 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
A. Collins