Persons wishing to address the Board may do so at this time upon recognition from the President, or when the President requests comments from the Public as the Board is considering the item. Please state your name, community or organization you represent, and the topic you wish to share with the Board. You will be given 3 minutes to make your presentation. Pursuant to the Brown Act, the Board cannot enter into formal discussion with individuals making public comments to the Board. The Board cannot take action on any issues raised during public comments that are not on the meeting agenda. Individual members may respond to public comments during the individual Board Members section.

Board Member Reports 

President

Governance

Finance and Facilities

Safety School Culture and Charter Excellence

1. Prop 28 Arts and Music Grant 
   1. Westlake Village Symphony
   2. Artists in Residence Program 
2. Bridges Bash
3. CSDC Conference
   1. Title IX
   2. Leadership Update 
4. Farm to Table Program
5. Charter Director's Meeting
   1. Abuse and Molestation Nuclear verdicts in California
6. Safety Training
   1. CalSpra
   2. Crisis Communication Plan 
7. Prop 39 Facilities Request 

Consent Items: Items proposed for the consent items are noted on the posted agenda and are considered by the Director to be of a routine nature.  Any item may be removed from the consent items at the request of any Board member and placed under the appropriate action category.  A vote will be taken for the consent items so that any items requiring a vote can be properly addressed.  It is recommended that all consent items be approved.

6.1       Financial Reports
            6.1.1    Checks
            6.1.2    Financial Statements
            6.1.3    Purchase Orders
            6.1.4    Amazon Purchases

6.2        Personnel Report

The Governance Committee reviewed the Student Accident Policy and made changes that outline procedures in accordance with our insurance provider, Charter Safe. 

The Governance Committee has thoroughly reviewed this policy and recommends approval. 

Some minor revisions were made to the recently updated Board of Director's Appointment policy. The redlined updates include: outline of the Board appointment process aligned with our Bylaws, and components of BP9220 that are aligned with our Board bylaws. 

In addition, we confirmed with YMC that Directors do not need to be United States citizens in order to serve, so this line was struck from the policy. 

This policy has been reviewed by our Governance Committee as is recommended for Board approval. 

This policy has been integrated into BP 9221, and it is recommended that this policy be retired. These revisions have been reviewed and discussed by the Governance Committee. 

Approval of this item is recommended. 

Our membership is scheduled to renew on 1/1/2024. 
 

The standard rate for the BoardOnTrack platform is $12,995.  For the coming membership year, Dr. Simon negotiated the contract with Board on Track and has reached an agreement for an annual rate of $5,500 for the 2024-2025 membership. 

Approval of this item is recommended. 

 

The Governance Committee discussed the need to add a three year term to our Board in order to stagger the terms of currently seated board members. Adding a seat to the Board will increase the number of seats to 6. The Board will consider returning to a 5 seat Board again at a meeting in Spring 2024. 

The Governance Committee recommends the addition of a 6th Board seat for reconsideration at the end of SY 2023-2024. 

Approval of this item is recommended. 

Chief Human Resource Officer at Viewpoint School, Heather Kruse, is recommended by the Governance Committee to be appointed into a three year seat as a Director. The committee thoroughly vetted her experiences and recommends her appointment. If appointed, Ms. Kruse will take an oath of office.

Approval of this item is recommended. 

As the 4th graders are no longer attending Astrocamp, we have been researching alternative day trips for our 4th grade students. We are proposing that the 4th graders attend a day long field trip with the Santa Barbara Adventure Company which includes a ropes course and beach olympics. The cost for this field trip will be covered by parent donations. 

Approval of this item is recommended. 

This policy was reviewed by the Governance Committee and revised to include information about retention of students with IEP's. This policy aligns with our current practices and has been thoroughly reviewed by our Governance Committee. 

We recommend approval of this policy.