Etoile Academy Charter School
Minutes
June Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday June 22, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Location
6648 Hornwood Dr. Houston, TX 77074
Directors Present
A. Caritis, A. Yusuf, G. Berg (remote), J. Lynch, L. Vallone, M. Bair, N. Iqbal, P. Wright (remote), R. Guill
Directors Absent
E. Enriquez
Ex Officio Members Present
K. Colombero
Non Voting Members Present
K. Colombero
Guests Present
B. Jean-Louis, Heston Nguyen, R. Moore
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 Thursday Jun 22, 2023 at 5:10 PM.
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Public Comment
D.
Approve Minutes
N. Iqbal made a motion to approve the minutes from May Board Meeting on 05-04-23.
R. Guill seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Superintendent and Growth Updates
A.
Superintendent Update
B.
Chair Update
Committee chairs provided updates.
III. New Business
A.
Academic Achievement Committee
A. Caritis made a motion to approve updates to staff handbook.
R. Guill seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Resource Development Committee
C.
Finance Committee
A. Yusuf made a motion to approve budget amendment.
J. Lynch seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
L. Vallone made a motion to approve ratified contracts.
A. Yusuf seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
N. Iqbal made a motion to approve auditor FY23.
A. Yusuf seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
A. Caritis made a motion to approve resolution HB 1707.
J. Lynch seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
Facilities Committee
E.
Governance
M. Bair made a motion to approve new board member Joel Munoz.
A. Caritis seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
F.
Executive Sessions
A. Caritis made a motion to enter into an executive session.
N. Iqbal seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
A. Caritis made a motion to to exit executive session.
L. Vallone seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
G.
Votes
A. Caritis made a motion to move to proceed with demand related to environmental litigation.
A. Yusuf seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
A. Caritis made a motion to move to approve superintendent salary of $180,000 for FY24.
A. Yusuf seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
A. Yusuf made a motion to approve 15% bonus of FY23 salary for superintendent for FY23.
R. Guill seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
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 7:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
L. Vallone
K. Colombero provided the Superintendent update, including updates re K. Colombero executive coaching.