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Etoile Academy Charter School

Minutes

June Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday June 22, 2022 at 6:00 PM

Location

Etoile Academy Charter School

6648 Hornwood Drive 

Houston, TX 77074

Directors Present

A. Caritis, E. Enriquez, J. Lomas (remote), M. Bair, P. Wright, R. Guill, T. Ghani

Directors Absent

A. Yusuf, H. Nasizadeh, J. Lynch

Ex Officio Members Present

K. Colombero (remote)

Non Voting Members Present

K. Colombero (remote)

Guests Present

B. Jean-Louis

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

M. Bair called a meeting of the board of directors of Etoile Academy Charter School to order on Wednesday Jun 22, 2022 at 6:26 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Public Comment

None. 

D.

Approve Minutes

P. Wright made a motion to approve the minutes from May Board Meeting on 05-12-22.
R. Guill seconded the motion.

Guest attended: Lia Vallone

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Growth and Committee Updates

A.

Growth Update

Discussion re growth update and our financial model. M. Bair provided an additionla updated re consultants and action plan re engaging additional consultants.

 

Board reviewed Greenlighting Metrics Report and discussed whether certain metrics should be "critical indicators" or other sections that would warrant pausing growth. 

B.

Committee Reports

Resource development 

--new grant from the Baxter Foundation (100k)

 

All other committee reports handleded in New Business 

III. New Business

A.

Academic Achievement

Committee walked through recent STAAR/NWES data

A. Caritis made a motion to approve TEKS certification.
P. Wright seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
R. Guill made a motion to approve low attendance/closed school days waiver for 9.13.22, 12.17.22, 2.4.22, and 5.2.22.
T. Ghani seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Finance and Facilities Committee

Facilities Commitee provided an update on the Hornwood and Bisonette properties.

 

Facilities Committee also led a discussion re Contract RFQs and Design Build Model and Construction Manager at Risk.

 

Finance Commmittee led discussion re budget amendments. 

P. Wright made a motion to approve design build model.
T. Ghani seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
A. Caritis made a motion to approve professional contract RFQs for Bissonette.
R. Guill seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
A. Caritis made a motion to approve budget amendment.
R. Guill seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

C.

Governance

Discussion re results of Superintendant evalution, will be conducting te evaluations earlier next year.

 

Discussion re recommedations for new members, all recommended by M. Bair. 

T. Ghani made a motion to approve N. Iqbal as new board member.
P. Wright seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
P. Wright made a motion to approve G. Berg to board.
T. Ghani seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
T. Ghani made a motion to approve L. Vallone as nbew board member.
P. Wright seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
J. Lomas made a motion to approve superintendent salary.
A. Caritis seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

IV. Superintendent Update

A.

Superintendent Summary regarding Annual Goals and Academics

This section was covered in academic committee report. 

V. Consent Agenda

A.

Contract Approval

A. Caritis made a motion to approve consent agend items.
P. Wright seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

VI. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

J. Lomas made a motion to adjourn meeting.
T. Ghani seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:50 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
A. Caritis