Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting
Creative Arts Charter School | Room 202
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
[Note: The Spanish version of this document was translated using Google Translate]
A meeting of the Board of Directors (“Board”) of CREATIVE ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL (“CACS”) was held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at 1601 Turk St, San Francisco, California.
Roles
- Facilitator:
- Timekeeper:
- Recorder: Judy
- Committee Update:
- Process Checker: Deniz
Following are the minutes of the meeting:
OPEN SESSION
Welcome & Check-In:
- Motion to call to order: Kate
- Roll Call and Establishment of Quorum
Name | Present | Absent |
BOARD MEMBERS |
Kate Maselli Zimman, President | x |
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Justin Amirault, Treasurer | x |
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Judy Lewenthal Daniel, Secretary | x |
|
Deniz Bahar | xl |
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Melanie Brooks |
| x |
Janice Cavaliere | x |
|
Antonio Cuellar | x |
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Scot Gensler | x |
|
Caroline Goodman |
| x |
Laura Lifland | x |
|
Kristine Wagner | x |
|
Laura Farley, Staff Representative | x |
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ADMIN/STAFF |
Fernando Aguilar | x |
|
Ann Ledo-Lane | x |
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Brooke Nagel | x |
|
Jenny Kipp |
| x |
Public Comment on General Matters:
Welcome, Expectations & Check In
- Name
- Role (guardian, grandparent, staff, etc.)
- Children and grades (if applicable
- 1 word to describe how you are feeling about the first board meeting of the year
- Seating of the 2019/20 Board (Ital indicates newly seated BOD member)
- Joe Adams
- Justin Amirault
- Deniz Bahar
- Melanie Brooks
- Judy Daniel
- Caroline Goodman
- Laura Farley
- Kate Maselli Zimman
- Janice Cavaliere
- Juan Antonio Cuellar
- Scot Gensler
- Laura Lifland
- Kristine Wagner
Public Comment on General Matters
Consent Agenda
- Motion to approve consent agenda: Kate
- Motion seconded: Judy
- Approval - unanimous: Kate Maselli Zimman, Justin Amirault, Judy Lewenthal Daniel, Deniz Bahar, Janice Cavaliere, Antonio Cuellar, Scot Gensler, Laura Lifland, Kristine Wagner, Laura Farley
Community Builder
Target throws (Exploratorium exercise) + distortion goggles
Board Roles
19-20 Board Roles
Appointed Board Roles
- For approval at the August meeting
President: Kate Maselli Zimman - Co-Secretary: Judy Daniel
- Treasurer: Justin Amirault
- SFUSD Liaison: Joe Adams
- Co-FA/Development Chair: Melanie
- Motion to approve Appointed Board Roles: Laura Lifland
- Motion seconded: Scot Gensler
- Approval - unanimous: Kate Maselli Zimman, Justin Amirault, Judy Lewenthal Daniel, Deniz Bahar, Janice Cavaliere, Antonio Cuellar, Scot Gensler, Laura Lifland, Kristine Wagner, Laura Farley
Open Roles
To be appointed at the September meeting
- Vice-President: TBD
- Co-Secretary: TBD
- Assistant Treasurer: TBD
- Co-FA/Development Chair: TBD
Rotating Roles & Meeting Logistics
- Food Ordering - Yes
- Ann (order); Deniz (payment)
Committee Review
- First committee meeting next week, with largely the same crew as last year.
- Actively seeking 8th grade and everyday fundraising chairs, and we're enlisting the help of the FA to find them.
- Mel meeting with the annual fund crew tomorrow (Weds., 8/21) to begin our comms plan for the year, and see if we have final numbers for 18/19.
- Auction focus this year will be to find solid sub-committee leads, and find new awesome chairs for the event.
- Very excited to have a board Dev co-chair this year!
- Educational Data (5 min) - Brooke
- SBAC, grades, years @ CACS, slice & dice to look for patterns for school/teachers
- Brooke/Fernando: Strong in defining direction; need support on delivery (data set support)
- NEW: Sean Harris, Laura Lifland - to join team
- This year’s focus on yard - 5 yr facilities lease agreement
- Monthly meetings + additional, ad-hoc/as-needed support
- EdTec: back office, reporting, charter-focused finance/funding/law-reference support
- Governance & Strategic Plan (5 min)
- Ensure we’re updating Strategic Plan and living by it
- Outreach/Diversity (5 min) - Brooke
- Bring and serve families/students of color into the fold; transition into CACS (new year); bilingual communications/documentation; support families’ experience @ CACS
- Every message (from anyone @ CACS) will be distributed in both English & Spanish
- Support enrollment preferences > 20/21: preference for students who live in public housing)
- Outreach: preschools, enrollment events (SFUSD enrollment fair, Parents for Public Schools (PPS))
- Teacher/Staff Support (5 min) - Deniz
- Mid- and EOY survey results, next steps/goals + action items
Brown Act Review - Kate
Executive Director’s Report - Fernando
- Personnel Update
- AA Performance Initiative
- 2019/20 school year >> Essential Question: “What will it take for us--individually and collectively--to remain urgently, relentlessly committed to interrupt adult-centered and Eurocentric (or white supremacy cultural) practices in our school and hold ourselves and each other accountable for social justice, art-centered classrooms rooted in love that insist on the success and sense of belonging of our black students and our students with IEPs?”
- Work with Verta Maloney
- Restorative Practices
- New Leadership Roles
- Brooke: Director of Curriculum & Instruction
- Maria: Director of Culture & Climate
Finance Presentation - Justin
Board Roster - Kate
Board Retreat & Next Steps
HW Review:
CLOSED SESSION
- Conference with Labor Negotiators
- Agency Designated Representatives: Justin Amirault
- Employee Organization: UESF
OPEN SESSION
Closed Session Report Out
Process Check & Closing - Deniz
- Motion to adjourn: Joe
- Motion seconded: Justin
- Vote - Approved - unanimous: Kate Maselli Zimman, Justin Amirault, Judy Lewenthal Daniel, Deniz Bahar, Janice Cavaliere, Antonio Cuellar, Scot Gensler, Laura Lifland, Kristine Wagner, Laura Farley
Meeting adjourned: 9:00pm
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