Etoile Academy Charter School
Minutes
January Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday January 6, 2022 at 6:00 PM
Location
Etoile Academy Charter School
6648 Hornwood Drive
Houston, TX 77074
Directors Present
A. Adatia (remote), A. Caritis, A. Yusuf, H. Nasizadeh (remote), J. Lomas (remote), J. Lynch (remote), M. Bair, P. Wright (remote), R. Guill (remote), T. Ghani
Directors Absent
E. Enriquez, J. Archer
Ex Officio Members Present
K. Colombero
Non Voting Members Present
K. Colombero
Guests Present
B. Jean-Louis, Joe Hoffer
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
A. Caritis called a meeting of the board of directors of Etoile Academy Charter School to order on Thursday Jan 6, 2022 at 6:22 PM.
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Public Comment
D.
Approve Minutes
A. Yusuf made a motion to approve the minutes from November Board Meeting on 11-18-21.
A. Caritis seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
A. Yusuf made a motion to approve the minutes from December Board Meeting on 12-15-21.
A. Caritis seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Superintendent Summary and Chair Updates
A.
Superintendent Summary regarding school data and upcoming events
Kayleigh provided the Superintendant update, including an update on staff and student attendance given current covid challenges.
J. Lomas made a motion to approve 990.
J. Lynch seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
A. Caritis made a motion to approve ESSER II/IIII amended budgets.
T. Ghani seconded the motion.
Discussion led by L. Reid re the amended budgets
A. Yusuf made a motion to approve Brown, Guill and Houston endowment grants.
A. Caritis seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Committee Reports
Resource developemnt committee provided a report to the Board.
- Discussion re board contribution and making contribution before next Board meeting
- Michelle will circulate a link to direct donation or REACH auction
- Michelle discussed donation options
- Discussed library event and other resource development events, and an update on the France and NOLA trips.
Governance committee provided an update re the Superintendant evaluation and the Board discussed whether the tool effectively measures the core competencies of a Superintendant.
T. Ghani made a motion to approve Superintendant tool.
A. Caritis seconded the motion.
See above
Governance committee shared a proposed board skills matrix document and requested feedback from the Board.
Joe Hoffer provided a presentation concerning updated case law relevant to charter/board liability.
III. Consent Agenda
A.
Public Hearing of Charter First
Hearing re Charter First and discussion re score
B.
Public Hearing of TAPR
Hearing re TAPR, report on website and a hard copy went home with all students
IV. 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 8:04 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
T. Ghani