Etoile Academy Charter School
Minutes
February Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday February 17, 2022 at 6:00 PM
Location
Etoile Academy Charter School
6648 Hornwood Drive,
Houston, TX 77074
Directors Present
A. Caritis, A. Yusuf (remote), E. Enriquez, H. Nasizadeh, J. Lomas (remote), J. Lynch (remote), M. Bair, P. Wright, T. Ghani
Directors Absent
A. Adatia, R. Guill
Ex Officio Members Present
K. Colombero
Non Voting Members Present
K. Colombero
Guests Present
B. Jean-Louis
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Public Comment
D.
Approve Minutes
II. Growth Updates
A.
Growth Update
B.
Vote on Greenlighting Metrics
Ampersand reviewed the final greenlighting metrics
III. New Business
A.
Academic Achievement
NWEA MAP growth data discussed
Community Preschools, a potential PreK partner, gave a presentation about their services.
B.
Finance and Facilities Committee
Larry Reed, contracted CFO, gave an overview of the end of January status financials.
- Local revenue is looking strong.
- expenses are largely tracking according to budget
- currently have 173 days of cash on hand
Charlotte, contracted accountant, gave a recap of revenue and expenses broken down by fund.
Facilities
Research and Development
- Board participating in giving is currently at 80%. Please make your donation by next board meeting.
- Another way to donate is to give gifts for REACH auctions
- Guill foundation board lunch event coming up
- cultivation and stewardship event in April
- Research and development committee is working on fundraising plan
C.
Governance
- Reviewing the board matrix skills
- currently have 2 gaps in finance
- posted volunteer job on LinkedIn; ask that everyone share the job post and look at connections who would be interested in serving on the board
- Board training discussion around fiduciary responsibilities. Board members should look at the Hoeffer slides for reminders.
IV. Superintendent Update
A.
Superintendent Summary regarding school data and upcoming events
Superintendent gave an update on the library, organizational goals, and student/staff retention numbers
Chair shared updates about key growth partners, the 10 year growth model, growth timeline and current campus options