Achilles D. Williams

The meeting includes the 2025-2026 South Louisiana Charter Academy Budget Hearing, review of the March and May 2025 Board Meeting Minutes, approval of the 2025-2026 Budgets for ICA and SOBA, and review of May 2025 Financial Reports for SOBA and ICA. Also includes the South Louisiana Charter Foundation Annual Board Meeting, Annual Ethics and Conflict of Interest Policy Review, Nominating Committee Report, CSUSA IMPACT Event, CSUSA Annual Conference, and CSUSA Management Update.

The agenda included a roll call, a budget presentation for the South Louisiana Charter Academy, including Iberville Charter Academy and South Baton Rouge Charter Academy. The meeting also involved the approval of nominating committee recommendations for board trustees and officers, a review of administrative items, including the approval of the March and May 2025 board meeting minutes, and a review of financial reports for SOBA and ICA. Additionally, the agenda covered the annual ethics and conflict of interest policy review, the approval of the STCF annual board meeting calendar, school reports, old business such as the CSUSA IMPACT Event, and new business including a CSUSA Management Update.

The meeting included discussion of the contract for transportation services between DS Busing and South LA Charter Foundation for Iberville Charter Academy, review of the Annual Tier 3 Financial Disclosure Form, January financial reports for Iberville Charter Academy (ICA) and South Baton Rouge Charter Academy (SOBA), marketing activities, the CSUSA-LA Annual Board Retreat, progress of the CSUSA Support Center renewal, and the CSUSA Annual Conference.

The board meeting included a review and action on the March 2025 meeting minutes, the 2025-2026 Transportation Contract for Iberville Charter Academy, and the 2025-2026 school calendars for Iberville and South Baton Rouge Charter Academies. Financials were reviewed, including the annual Tier 3 Financial Disclosure, March 2025 financial reports for SOBA and ICA, and discussion of the 2025-2026 budget workshop and hearing dates. School reports from Iberville Charter Academy High School were presented. Old business included the CSUSA-LA Annual Board Retreat and the CSUSA Annual Conference. New business covered the CSUSA IMPACT Event, a discussion and action on the South Louisiana Charter Academy Material Amendment, the CSUSA policy regarding background checks, and the South Louisiana Charter Foundation Annual Meeting, including the activation of the Nominating Committee for Trustee and Officer Recommendation Report, annual acknowledgment of the Ethics and Conflict of Interest Policy, the annual Board Meeting Calendar, annual ethics training for board members, and IDEN:Go Fingerprinting.

The board meeting included discussions and decisions on several key areas. The agenda was amended to include SRO Contracts for SOBA and ICA, approval of recommendations for an auditing firm, and an agreement for educational support services from BOSS. The audit review by Postlewaithe and Netterville was cancelled. Financial reports for May 2023 were reviewed and approved for both ICA and SOBA. The board also discussed school and enrollment reports, and reviewed SRO contracts for SOBA and ICA, approving the SOBA contract and authorizing the chairman to execute the ICA contract after revisions. Keefe McCullough was approved as the Foundation Auditor. An agreement for Educational Support Services from BOSS was also approved.