Empower College Prep
Minutes
May Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday May 23, 2022 at 4:30 PM
Location
2411 W. Colter St.
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Trustees Present
A. Brooks (remote), B. Adams Bressler (remote), K. Erickson (remote)
Trustees Absent
C. Daniels, P. Welborn
Ex Officio Members Present
B. Holman (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
B. Holman (remote)
Guests Present
A. Eich
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Approve April Minutes
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| P. Welborn |
Absent
|
| C. Daniels |
Absent
|
| B. Adams Bressler |
Aye
|
| K. Erickson |
Aye
|
| A. Brooks |
Aye
|
II. Reports
A.
Senior Management Team Reports
III. New Business
A.
HB2862 Compliance
Reviewed and made no recommended changes to the language. Expressed interest in discussing desired outcomes and performance, likely in June.
IV. Voting Items
A.
Vote to approve FY23 Operating and Capital Budget
DFO summarized attached budget and provided additional details for capital budget. Asked for approval of FY23 operating budget and for capital projects that are not tied to a fiscal year, including:
$3.6M for the building of preschool (includes related capital expenditures already approved for architect and general contractor)
$15K for equipment for the retention basin
Board noted that approval was conditional on final ESSER 3 approval, and that approval was internal, proposed and adopted budgets would be approved in state forms in later meetings.
Group discussed dates for approval of proposed and adopted budget, landed on June 27 and July 11.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| P. Welborn |
Absent
|
| B. Adams Bressler |
Aye
|
| A. Brooks |
Aye
|
| C. Daniels |
Absent
|
| K. Erickson |
Aye
|
V. Executive Session to discuss personnel matters
A.
Discuss employment contracts
Group met and discussed personnel matters, including employment contracts. No motions or votes ensued as a result.
Program
•Awaiting test results to analyze and develop goals for upcoming year
•Staffing
•Elementary school has 3 positions open
•2nd grade, 8th grade, 0 candidates
•Substitute, strong candidate
•High school has 2 position open
•Front Office Associate, 3 candidates interviewing
•Substitute, 1 offer pending
Finance
3rd Quarter report submitted to bondholders
No significant changes in financial projections since last month, April books reviewed this week
Executive Director
-Staffing
Central Office offer letters distributed Friday, project to have 4 openings (Tech Coordinator, Payroll clerk, 2 bus drivers)
-Architect and General Contractor near 100% drawings, expect to have bids for GMP in June
-Grant awarded for extended campus, $430K
-Exploring contracted service for grant writing, Board recommended exploring this but considering multiple options and results of different options with similar organizations, including how independent they worked and how much work we end up doing; encouraged to explore commission option vs. retainer option
-Revising proposed alternative to A-F Accountability Formula based on feedback provided