Education for Change Public Schools
Minutes
Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday February 25, 2021 at 4:00 PM
Location
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Meeting ID: 892 9032 9016
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Directors Present
D. Tillotson (remote), E. Camp (remote), L. Weston (remote), M. Barr (remote), M. Ewing (remote), N. Driver (remote), R. Leyva (remote)
Directors Absent
C. Ryan, R. Benford
Directors who left before the meeting adjourned
N. Driver
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
N. Driver called a meeting of the board of directors of Education for Change Public Schools to order on Thursday Feb 25, 2021 at 4:08 PM.
B.
Roll Call
C.
Public Comments
No public comments.
D.
Adopt the Agenda
D. Tillotson made a motion to Move to adopt the agenda.
L. Weston seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Sunshine Proposals CEFC ESS
A.
Education for Change Public Schools’ Initial Proposal for bargaining a collective bargaining agreement with Coalition of Educators for Change, CTA/NEA
M. Barr made a motion to Approve sunshine proposal for bargaining an agreement with Coalition of Educations for Change regarding Educational Support Staff (ESS).
L. Weston seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| R. Leyva |
Aye
|
| C. Ryan |
Absent
|
| E. Camp |
Aye
|
| D. Tillotson |
Aye
|
| M. Barr |
Aye
|
| N. Driver |
Abstain
|
| M. Ewing |
Aye
|
| R. Benford |
Absent
|
| L. Weston |
Aye
|
B.
Coalition of Educators for Change, CTA/NEA’s Initial Proposal for bargaining a collective bargaining agreement on behalf of education support staff employees of Educators for Change Public Schools
Bargaining team from Coalition of Educators for Change presented negotiation process for a collective bargaining agreement for EFC's Education Support Staff.
Public comment was heard.
III. CEFC Certificated contract ratification
A.
CLOSED SESSION: CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section 54957.6.)
L. Weston made a motion to Swap III B and C in Agenda.
R. Leyva seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
N. Driver made a motion to Go into closed session.
M. Ewing seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Report out on Closed Session
D. Tillotson reported that no action was taken in closed session.
C.
Return to Open Session
M. Barr made a motion to Return to Open Session.
R. Leyva seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Board Ratification/Approval of Initial Collective Bargaining Agreement Between EFC & the Certificated Exclusive Representative, CEFC, Covering July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023
N. Driver made a motion to Approve the Collective Bargaining Agreement between EFC and CEFC.
M. Ewing seconded the motion.
Rosie Leyva read from our Values.
IV. Superintendent's Report
A.
Superintendent Report
Larissa presented Superintendent's report.
Public Comments were heard.
N. Driver left.
V. Board Committee Updates
A.
Executive Committee
Haven't met since the last meeting.
B.
Finance Committee
M. Barr provided Finance 101 training at December 10th Finance meeting.
2nd interim data was reviewed at Feb. 23rd Finance Committee meeting.
C.
Student Outcomes Committee
Focused on sub-group of kids who are having difficulty with distance learning.
Public Comment was heard.
VI. Other Business
A.
Approve Minutes
M. Barr made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 12-01-20.
R. Leyva seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Approve Consent Calendar
S. Chari gave perspective on EFC construction projects.
Public Comment was heard.
E. Camp made a motion to Approve the consent calendar.
M. Barr seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Consideration and approval of Board resolution approving participation in the California School Finance Authority’s ASAP Program to provide cash flow financing for planned February through June 2021 apportionment deferrals.
Public Comments were heard.
E. Camp made a motion to Approve participation in the California School Finance Authority's ASAP program.
R. Leyva seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
M. Barr made a motion to Adjourn th emeeting.
L. Weston 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 5:28 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
E. Camp