Empower College Prep
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday January 11, 2021 at 4:30 PM
Location
2411 West Colter Street
Phoenix, AZ 85015
* notice can be found on campus in the front office
Notice of Public Meeting can be found at:
2411 West Colter Street
Virtual Meeting
Alysse Masad is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Board Meeting
Time: Jan 11, 2021 04:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Trustees Present
A. Brooks (remote), B. Adams Bressler (remote), C. Daniels (remote), K. Erickson (remote)
Trustees Absent
P. Welborn
Ex Officio Members Present
B. Holman (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
B. Holman (remote)
Guests Present
A. Masad (remote), B. Jones (remote), Dave Dillman (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
K. Erickson called a meeting of the board of trustees of Empower College Prep to order on Monday Jan 11, 2021 at 4:30 PM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Approve December Minutes
B. Adams Bressler made a motion to approve the minutes from Governing Board Meeting on 12-14-20.
C. Daniels seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| B. Adams Bressler |
Aye
|
| K. Erickson |
Aye
|
| C. Daniels |
Aye
|
| P. Welborn |
Absent
|
| A. Brooks |
Aye
|
II. New Business
A.
Capital Budget Discussion
III. Reports
A.
Finance / Ops Report
Discussed future spending
Discussed budgets
Discussed budgets
B.
ES/MS Report
Discussed past goals for the school year
Discussed scholar enrollment
Discussed growth
Discussed scholar enrollment
Discussed growth
C.
HS Report
Discussed goals for seniors
Discussed staff stability
Discussed staff stability
D.
Executive Director Report
Discussed continued virtual learning
Discussed continued COVID planning
Discussed continued COVID planning
IV. Voting Items
A.
Approve capital expenditure up to 650K for FY21
B. Adams Bressler made a motion to Approve the Senior Management Team to use up to $650K to acquire land, create additional classroom space, and develop new eating space in FY21.
A. Brooks seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. Brooks |
Aye
|
| P. Welborn |
Absent
|
| C. Daniels |
Aye
|
| K. Erickson |
Aye
|
| B. Adams Bressler |
Aye
|
B.
Approve SY22 Calendar
C. Daniels made a motion to Accept the 2022 school calendar as the governing board.
K. Erickson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| P. Welborn |
Absent
|
| K. Erickson |
Aye
|
| B. Adams Bressler |
Aye
|
| C. Daniels |
Aye
|
| A. Brooks |
Aye
|
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 6:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
A. Masad
Discussed space needs for next year and capacity
Discussed additional capitol expenditures planned for the next five years and costs, as reflected in the financial report
Discussed current reserves and need to update five year budget projections due to changes in student enrollment, grants, personal costs and COVID related operating expenses