East Bay Innovation Academy

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday October 18, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Location

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


 

Directors Present

Brett van Zuiden, Kelly Garcia, Rochelle Benning

Directors Absent

Brad Edgar, Devin Krugman, Michael De Sousa

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 Oct 18, 2023 at 8:09 PM.

C.

Review and Approve Minutes from 9/20/2023 REGULAR Board Meeting

Rochelle Benning made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 09-20-23.
Brett van Zuiden seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

D.

Opening Session - Public Comment (Any Agenda or Non-Agenda Items)

No public comments.

II. Board Governance & Consent Agenda

A.

Review and Approve East Bay Innovation Academy Consent Agenda Items

For specifics please see board packet.

III. Approve Spending Plans

A.

Arts, Music, Instructional Materials Grant

Miranda shared details on the grant.  For specifics please see board packet.

Rochelle Benning made a motion to approve the Arts, Music and Instructional Grant with the corrected amount $71,769.
Kelly Garcia seconded the motion.

Note- the board will fix the typo in the grant total.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Educator Effectiveness Grant

Miranda shared details on the grant.  For specifics please see the board packet.

Rochelle Benning made a motion to approve the Educator Effectiveness Grant.
Brett van Zuiden seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

IV. Academic Excellence

A.

EBIA Executive Director's Report

Miranda shared an Executive Director's Report.  For specifics please see board packet.

V. Finance and Development

A.

East Bay Innovation Academy - Finance Update

Miranda shared a Financial Update.  For specifics please see board packet.

VI. Facility Updates

A.

Facilities Updates

Miranda and Shelly shared a facilities update.  For specifics please see board packet.

Rochelle Benning made a motion to approve the Prop 39 facilities request form.
Brett van Zuiden seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

VII. School Governance and Other Matters

A.

Confirm Board Meeting Dates through 2023 - 2024 School Year (and early 2024 - 2025)

Shelly shared that the next board meeting is for Nov 15th.

B.

Closing Session - Public Comment (Any Agenda or Non-Agenda Items)

There is no public comment.

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 9:30 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Kelly Garcia