ࡱ> QSP` 2bjbjss .8-(((((((DBBB8z,< 1   . !!! t0v0v0v0v0v0v0$2h[50(# ##0((  0,%%%#4( ( t0%#t0%%r/T((0  £VB#h/X00<1v/5$505(0D-!h!J%!<"-!-!-!00$-!-!-!1#### $ D <4p"(((((( MINUTES OF THE ALGIERS CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES Thursday, January 25, 2007, 6:30 P.M. A meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Algiers Charter School Association, Inc. (ACSA) was held at Our Lady of Holy Cross College, 4123 Woodland Drive, New Orleans, LA 70131 on Thursday, January 25, 2007. The following Trustees were present: Elsie J. Rose, President Glenn P. Orgeron, Vice President Dr. Myles M. Seghers Mark L. McNamara Donna St. Louis Cassandra Bookman Calvin W. Turner, Jr. Also present were Chief Executive Officer Brian Riedlinger, Chief Operating Officer John Schwab, ACSA Director of Finance Bob Fulton, Director of Information Technology Rich Valerga, Director of Exceptional Student Services Patty Spampneto, Communications Manager David Grubb and OPSB Liaison Lourdes Moran. The meeting was called to order at approximately 6:30 p.m. President Rose requested that counsel for ACSA, Lee C. Reid, act as Secretary of the Meeting and Parliamentarian. Mr. Reid called the roll, which was followed by the Meditation and the Pledge of Allegiance led by Eisenhower Elementary Student Kineta Ruffin. Thereafter, the Trustees approved unanimously the Minutes of the October 26, 2006 meeting. Chief Executive Officers Report Dr. Riedlinger gave an overview of the status of ACSA schools and upcoming activities, which covered the following: i) an update on ACSA Professional Development in-services held with teachers and administrators; ii) a review of the registration process for ACSA schools and student intake; iii) a review of exceptional student services testing and the process implemented by the ACSA to accomplish the testing requirements; iv) a review of the funding grants received to date and those grant requests pending; v) reviewed regular reports on the Arts School, Community Schools, Pre-Post Testing, Schools as Technology Centers, 80% Senior Graduation Rate, 50% Graduates into Post Secondary Education/Training, 25% Graduates Qualify for TOPS. The Board then posed questions to Dr. Riedlinger related to his presentation. Chief Operating Officers Report Mr. Schwab then presented his monthly report, covering i) the status of legal fees; ii) a review and update on facilities and maintenance expenditures for each school and progress on assessment of capital improvements; iii) interaction and assistance from OPSB on issues relevant to the Type 4 charters; iv) progress on pest control initiatives; v) report on Chartwell food service provider and the excellent report they recently received from the State; and, vi) an update on the Kaboom playground build days. The Board then posed questions to Mr. Schwab relating to his report, including questions related to school facilities. OPSB Liaisons Report Ms. Moran outlined that Mr. Joseph Peychaud has been appointed to act as Charter School Director for the OPSB. Mr. Peychaud will now handle all issues related to OPSBs charter schools. Ms. Moran then reviewed the variances in OPSB and RSD funding to the charter schools, progress plans for facilities for OPSB charter schools and progress on obtaining restart monies for the schools. Director of Finance Report On behalf of Mr. Fulton, Mr. Gay relayed that funding through the RSD has been difficult to secure and its funding mechanisms have been difficult to understand. ACSA staff continues to work on a daily basis to secure all federal and state funds for each school. The Board then heard a presentation from Giant Campus Summer Programs. The ACSA staff will review the proposition of engaging Giant Campus and come back with a recommendation at a future Board meeting. The business agenda was then undertaken. New Business Mr. Schwab presented the necessity for an increase in the ACSAs credit card limit. It was suggested that the Finance Committee review the requested increase and make a recommendation for vote at a future meeting of the Board. Mr. Valerga reported that the ACSA will purchase a new student information system to account for all students in the ACSA. The 2006-2007 budget reflected the purchase, so no vote of the Board was necessary. Trustees Remarks Ms. Rose relayed that she attended the RSD charter application meeting with members of the ACSA staff. She was very proud of the job they did and the progress ACSA was making. She also expressed her thanks to her fellow Board Members for the individual meetings she had and asked that all review the summary from the Board retreat to set goals and budget priorities. Ms. Bookman relayed that ACT preparation courses were being offered for free at UNO. She asked that ACSA staff alert the ACSA principals and students, so they can take advantage of this offer. Ms. St. Louis reported that the fundraising committee is organizing and will attend the upcoming NSNO fundraising training event. She also drew the attention of her fellow Board Members to recent Time Magazine and Wall Street Journal articles on charter schools and education issues. She suggested all review these articles in relation to the work they were doing with ACSA. Adjournment There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned by unanimous vote upon the motion of Ms. Bookman, duly seconded by Mr. McNamera, at approximately 9:00 pm. /s/ Lee c. 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