East Bay Innovation Academy

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday June 12, 2017 at 7:30 PM

Location

3400 Malcolm Avenue, Oakland, CA 94605

Directors Present

Julia Gitis, Kelly Garcia, Ken Berrick, Laurie Jacobson Jones, Rochelle Benning

Directors Absent

Gary Borden, Kate Doyle, Tom Pryor

Guests Present

Devin Krugman, Michelle Cho

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Rochelle Benning called a meeting of the board of directors of East Bay Innovation Academy to order on Monday Jun 12, 2017 at 7:41 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

Laurie Jacobson Jones made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 05-17-17 Board Meeting on 05-17-17.
Julia Gitis seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Adjourn Open Session

Laurie Jacobson Jones made a motion to adjourn.
Julia Gitis seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Closed Session Pursuant to 54957

A.

Open Closed Session and Record Attendance

B.

Conference with Labor Negotiator

The board received an update from the labor negotiator.

C.

Adjourn Closed Session

Laurie Jacobson Jones made a motion to close.
Kelly Garcia seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

III. Resume Open Sesson

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Report on Closed Session

Shelley reported that we met with our labor negotiator.

C.

Ratification of Collective Bargaining Agreement between EBIA and ETA

Kelly Garcia made a motion to ratify the collective bargaining agreement.
Julia Gitis seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Public Comment

IV. Academic Excellence

A.

Year End Update - Intersession and Capstone

6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th graders went on successful Intersession trips. They were the most successful trips to date.
Capstone projects also went well this year.

B.

LCAP

Laurie Jacobson Jones made a motion to approve the LCAP plan.
Kelly Garcia seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Summer School and other key EBIA Summer Activities

Summer school will run Jul 3 - Jul 28. Approximately 70 students and 4 teachers will participate.

V. Enrollment/Hiring Updates

A.

Provide update on 2017-2018 Enrollment

David provided an enrollment update. Enrollment numbers in the middle and high school are strong. See board slides for more details.

B.

Hiring Update

David provided a hiring update on new and returning teachers. David is excited about the talent coming in the pipeline.

VI. Finance/Business Operations

A.

May YTD Financial Update

Michelle provided a financial update. See board slides for more details.

B.

Review and Approve 2017-2018 Budget

Michelle reviewed the 2017-2018 budget. See board slides for details.
Laurie Jacobson Jones made a motion to approve the budget.
Kelly Garcia seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Review 2016 - 2017 EBIA Schoolwide Scorecard

This agenda item is moved to the next board meeting.

D.

EBIA Back Office Support for 2017-2018

Laurie presented a back office update.

VII. Governance

A.

Review and vote on Consent Agenda

Laurie Jacobson Jones made a motion to approve the consent agenda, assuming no material changes will come up with item 6- AIP- which depends on the schoolwide scorecard which will be discussed in the next board meeting.
Julia Gitis seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VIII. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:11 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Julia Gitis