East Bay Innovation Academy
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday August 16, 2017 at 8:00 PM
Location
3400 Malcolm Avenue, Oakland, CA 94605
Directors Present
Julia Gitis, Kelly Garcia, Laurie Jacobson Jones, Rochelle Benning, Tom Pryor
Directors Absent
Gary Borden, Kate Doyle, Ken Berrick
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 Wednesday Aug 16, 2017 at 8:06 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes - June 2017 Board Meeting
Laurie Jacobson Jones made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 06-12-17 Board Meeting on 06-12-17.
Tom Pryor seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approve Minutes - July 2017 Special Board Meeting
Laurie Jacobson Jones made a motion to approve minutes from the Special Board Meeting - July 2017 on 07-05-17 Special Board Meeting - July 2017 on 07-05-17.
Tom Pryor seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Public Comment - Up to a Maximum of 3 Minutes per Speaker
A community member from the neighborhood mentioned that many of EBIA's neighbors are retired educators and ready to volunteer at the school.
II. Academic Excellence
A.
Spring 2017 SBAC and AP Results
Devin reviewed the SBAC and AP results including demographic score breakdowns. See board slides for more details.
B.
Review 2016-2017 School Scorecard
Devin reviewed the 2016-2017 school scorecard. See board slides for details.
C.
2017 Summer Activity Report Out
Devin gave an overview of Summer Activities including PD for teachers. See board slides for details.
D.
EBIA Academic Programs 2017-2018
Devin provided an update on the mission and plan in the 2017-2018 school year including the course catalog, instructional priorities, and culture and climate priorities. Michelle Cho gave an overview of operational priorities for the schoolyear. See board slides for details.
III. Enrollment/Staffing Update
A.
Update on 2017-2018 Enrollment Status
Devin provided an enrollment update. The first day of school was Monday. We are still accepting new students and will have final enrollment numbers next month.
B.
Update on 2017-2018 Staffing
Devin provided a staffing update. Teachers are fully staffed and we are excited about some strong hires. There is still an outstanding vacancy for the Upper School Director of Instruction.
IV. Facility
A.
Facility Update
Shelley and Laurie gave an update on facilities.
V. Finance
A.
2016-2017 EBIA Unaudited Financials for OUSD
Michelle Cho provided a financial update for 2016-2017.
Laurie Jacobson Jones made a motion to approve and allow submission of the unaudited financials to OUSD.
Kelly Garcia seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Development Update
Topic was postponed to the next board meeting.
VI. Governance
A.
Consent Agenda
Laurie Jacobson Jones made a motion to approve the consent agenda.
Julia Gitis seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VII. Other Business
A.
Important EBIA Dates
Shelley invited the board and members of the public to attend the Back to School nights next week. Devin gave an overview of the monthly cafelitos for current parents which will alternate each month between the two campuses.
B.
Public Comment
VIII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
Laurie Jacobson Jones made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Kelly Garcia seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:33 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Julia Gitis