Cesar Chavez Academy - Organization

Organization

The Board has a negotiated contractual agreement with The Leona Group to manage the business, curriculum, academic, personnel and most of the day-to day affairs of the Academy. As such the Board does not hire employees, perform any review of management of Cesar Chavez employees, administer any benefits or pay structures, or become involved in the day-to-day management of the school. The Board meets on a monthly basis – the 2nd Monday of each month – rotating between all three school buildings. The agreement between The Leona Group and the CCA Board is three years in length and has been renewed at each time of expiration since the first agreement was signed in 1995. In terms of compensation for The Leona Group’s services, the Board pays the Leona Group approximately 10% of annual revenues (approximately $1.5 million annual based on school revenues of approximately $15 million in 2006) to manage the affairs of the school. These dollars are on top of the Board’s responsibility to fund all of the salaries and benefits for all Cesar Chavez employees as well as all other expenses of the Academy. In many ways it is applicable to consider The Leona Group as the “central office” administration for all of the many activities needed by the school, such as paying bills, administering contracts, hiring, performance, grant writing, etc. The Board is responsible for Academy policies and procedures, all budgetary issues and approval, negotiating the management agreement with the school management firm (The Leona Group) as well as ensuring that The Leona Group is meeting all of the agreed upon provisions of the contractual management agreement.