Bricolage Academy

Governing Board

Bricolage Academy Board of Directors Meeting - Wednesday November 10th, 2021 @4:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Arnel Cosey present vice-chair On Time At Adjournment
Merritt Lane present Treasurer On Time At Adjournment
Yvette Jones present chair On Time At Adjournment
Tonya Johnson present member On Time At Adjournment
Annie Phillips not present member
Randy Philipson present member On Time At Adjournment
Tiffany Harvill present member On Time At Adjournment
John Sawyer present member On Time At Adjournment
Norman Barnum present secretary On Time At Adjournment

PUBLIC COMMENT EXPECTATIONS, YVETTE JONES

Requests for public comment will be made prior to every vote taken by the Bricolage Board of Directors. Members of the public are invited to sign up to speak for up to two minutes and are required to keep their comments limited and relevant to the agenda item that the board is voting on.


Our meetings are open to the public and public record. As such, if your comment is about a private matter, please contact the board via email (yjones@bricolagenola.org) or speak with the board chair privately.


Bricolage Academy is meeting virtually per Proclamation number 145 JBE 2021.

CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER, YVETTE JONES

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 23, 2021, YVETTE JONES

Approve the minutes form the Board meeting held on September 23, 2021

By: Tonya Johnson Seconded by: Merritt Lane

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

APPROVAL OF THE PUPIL PROGRESSION PLAN, YVETTE JONES

Approve the Pupil Progression Plan

By: John Sawyer Seconded by: Norman Barnum

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

APPROVAL OF CASH MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT POLICY, YVETTE JONES

Approve the Cash Management and Investment Poicy

By: Merritt Lane Seconded by: Tonya Johnson

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

REPORT FROM THE BOARD CHAIR, YVETTE JONES

  • REQUIRED BOARD OF ETHICS TRAINING
  • Discussed email that was sent to board to complete required online ethics training. The training has to be completed online due to COVID and space restrictions.
  • CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMPLETION
  • Urged board members to complete Conflict of Interest forms that we emailed to all board members prior to the meeting.
  • CEO INTERIM SURVEY
  • A survey was sent to all staff that report directly to MS. Wilbern and the board to evaluate her role as Interim CEO.

REPORT FROM THE SCHOOL'S INTERIM CEO, ANTIGUA WILBERN

Ms. Wilbern discussed the following during the Interim CEO's Report.


  • SCHOOL PERFORMANCE DATA
  • She went over in detail our LEAP test scores with comparisons to schools often compared to Bricolage.
  • THE FIRST QUARTER OF SCHOOL
  • Discussed the challenges, improvements, and strategies to improve during the first quarter of school.
  • PREPARING AND CELEBRATING OUR FOUNDING CLASS
  • Discussed preliminary plan to celebrate our founding class, this is something that Middle School staff are working diligently to ensure that our 8th grade graders are celebrated and prepared as they enter high school next year.
  • COVID-19 UPDATES
  • Gave updates on COVID-19 policies from NOLA PS. Weekly COVID testing is still in place every Thursday on campus for staff and students.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 5:00pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Merritt Lane Seconded by: Tonya Johnson

There was no notable discussion on the motion.