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East Bay Innovation Academy

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday March 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM PDT

Location

EBIA's regular board meetings are held in person at EBIA, 3400 Malcolm Avenue, Oakland, CA at 8 PM. 


 

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 8:00 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   Brett van Zuiden 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Brett van Zuiden 1 m
  C. Review and Approve Minutes from February 19, 2025 REGULAR Board Meeting Approve Minutes Brett van Zuiden 1 m
    Minutes for Board Meeting on February 19, 2025  
  D. Opening Session - Public Comment (Any Agenda or Non-Agenda Items)   Brett van Zuiden 15 m
   

Public comment is limited to a maximum of 3 minutes of comment time per speaker

  
II. Board Governance & Consent Agenda 8:18 PM
  A. Review and Approve East Bay Innovation Academy Consent Agenda Items Vote Brett van Zuiden 10 m
   

Consent Agenda Items:

  • EBIA Check Register February 2025
  • Audit Firm selection

 

 

 

  
     
     
  B. EBIA Board Resolution Authorizing Representatives to the State Allocation Board Vote Miranda Thorman 5 m
   

Resolution No. 1 Authorizing Representatives to the State Allocation Board / Office of Public School Construction and the Filing of Applications for Funding under the State School Facility Programs.

  
     
III. Closed Session: Conference with Labor Negotiators 8:33 PM
 

Agency designated representatives: Miranda Thorman, Executive Director

Employee organization: East Bay Innovation Teachers Association

  
  A. Adjourn Public Meeting for Closed Session Vote Brett van Zuiden 1 m
  B. Open Closed Session FYI Brett van Zuiden 1 m
  C. Closed Session Discussion Discuss Miranda Thorman 10 m
   

Conference with Labor Negotiators

Agency designated representatives: Miranda Thorman, Executive Director

Employee organization: East Bay Innovation Teachers Association

  
  D. Adjourn Closed Session and Move to Public Session Vote Brett van Zuiden 1 m
IV. Reconvene Board Meeting - Open Public Session 8:46 PM
  A. Open Public Session Roll Call FYI Brett van Zuiden 1 m
  B. Report Actions Taken (if any) in Closed Session FYI Brett van Zuiden 5 m
V. Public Hearing: EBIA/ETA Sunshine Proposal for Collective Bargaining Agreement 8:52 PM
 

 EBIA’s proposal for negotiating a successor collective bargaining agreement with ETA

 ETA’s proposal for negotiating a successor collective bargaining agreement with EBIA

  
  A. EBIA’s proposal for negotiating a successor collective bargaining agreement with ETA Vote Miranda Thorman 10 m
     
  B. ETA’s proposal for negotiating a successor collective bargaining agreement with EBIA FYI Michelle Fitts 10 m
VI. Finance and Development 9:12 PM
 

EdTec will join the EBIA Board February, April, May and June during the 2024-2025 school year board meetings. Alternate month updates will be high level as needed provided by the Executive Director. 

  
  A. Bank Transition Vote Miranda Thorman 10 m
   

EBIA Board will vote on transition from Wells Fargo to TriCounties Bank

  
VII. Academic Excellence 9:22 PM
 
Academic Excellence
 
  A. EBIA Executive Director's Report Discuss Miranda Thorman 20 m
   
  • Enrollment Update
  • Program Updates

 

  
     
VIII. Facility Updates 9:42 PM
  A. Facilities Updates Discuss Miranda Thorman 10 m
IX. School Governance and Other Matters 9:52 PM
  A. Confirm Board Meeting Dates through 2024 - 2025 School Year Discuss Brett van Zuiden 1 m
   

Current board meetings through the end of the school year are scheduled as follows - do we need to make any adjustments that we can incorporate into our schedule now?

 

 

8:00 PM Tuesday, 4/22/2025

8:00 PM Monday, 5/19/2025

8:00 PM Wednesday, 6/11/2025 - End of 2024/2025 School/Fiscal Year

 

July 2025 Summer Break - 2025/2026 Fiscal/School Year Begins

  
  B. Closing Session - Public Comment (Any Agenda or Non-Agenda Items) FYI Brett van Zuiden 10 m
   

Public comment is limited to a maximum of 3 minutes of comment time per speaker

  
X. Closing Items 10:03 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Brett van Zuiden 1 m