Empower College Prep
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday June 26, 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 (remote), K. Erickson (remote), P. Welborn, S. Breen
Trustees Absent
G. Perez, J. Van Arsdale
Ex Officio Members Present
B. Holman
Non Voting Members Present
B. Holman
Guests Present
A. Eich, H. Larios (remote), N. Mitchell, P. Jaramillo
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 26, 2017 at 6:14 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
S. Breen made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 05-22-17 Board Meeting on 05-22-17.
K. Erickson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Reports
A.
Executive Director Report
B.Holman gave an update on school activity and performance and fielded questions from board members.
B.
Board Chair Report
P.Welborn reminded board members of the board retreat in July.
C.
Development Committee
N.Mitchell gave an update on fundraising progress to date. Board discussion followed.
D.
Program Committee
A.Collins and B.Holman presented an updated operational plan for completing tasks related to developing various components of the academic program aligned to the board's strategic goals and four year objectives for the academic program.
III. Action Items
A.
Amend Promotion Criteria
S. Breen made a motion to approve the presented revised promotion criteria for 3-8 grade and 9-12 grade.
A. Collins seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Approve Proposed budget
K. Erickson made a motion to approve the 17-18 school year budget as presented in the official Arizona Department of Education budget template. No material change was made from the previous 2017-18 budget approved by the board.
A. Collins seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
NPBC Lease
P. Welborn made a motion to grant authority to Empower's CEO, Brian Holman, to sign up to a 3-year lease with North Phoenix Baptist Church, allocating up to $250,000 each year for the lease.
K. Erickson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
2017-18 Development Plan & Goals
S. Breen made a motion to approve the 2017-18 proposed fundraising plan, including a $1000 give or get ask for all board members where 50% of that amount must be a personal contribution from the board member. The board ask is in addition to the other areas of the fundraising plan in which board members will participate.
K. Erickson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
E.
Executive Session- 2017-18 CEO compensation plan
Upon a vote made and approved by the board, the meeting moved into Executive Session for a discussion related to personnel matters.
The discussion concluded and the board entered back into public meeting.
The discussion concluded and the board entered back into public meeting.
IV. Other Business
A.
Summary of Current Events
No announcements or comments were made.
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 7:47 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
A. Collins