Education for Change Public Schools

Minutes

Regular Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday May 20, 2021 at 4:30 PM

Location

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PER GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S SHELTER IN PLACE’ EXECUTIVE ORDER DATED MARCH 19, 2020 (HERE) AND BY ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA DATED MARCH 16, 2020 (HERE): 
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Directors Present

C. Ryan, D. Tillotson (remote), E. Camp (remote), L. Weston, M. Barr (remote), M. Ewing (remote), N. Driver (remote), R. Leyva

Directors Absent

R. Benford

Directors who arrived after the meeting opened

C. Ryan, L. Weston, R. Leyva

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 May 20, 2021 at 4:33 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Public Comment*

No public comments.

D.

Adopt the agenda

E. Camp made a motion to Approve the agenda.
D. Tillotson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
L. Weston arrived at 4:36 PM.

II. Board Committee Updates

A.

Family Leadership Council

M. Ewing provided summary from last FLC meeting including effort to increase communication between teachers and families next school year. 
C. Ryan arrived.

B.

Executive Committee

Reaching out to recruit and vet new board members. Will be recommending to board for Rosie Leyva to move to executive committee. 

C.

Finance Committee

Discussed Latitude project.

D.

Academic Excellence Committee

Did not meet since last board meeting.

III. Other Business

A.

Approve Minutes

M. Barr made a motion to approve the minutes from Regular Board Meeting on 04-01-21.
L. Weston seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Approve Consent Calendar

D. Tillotson made a motion to Approve consent calendar.
M. Ewing seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Superintendent's Report

L. Adams presented the superintendent report. 

D.

Brown Act Training

N. Driver presented refresher training for the Brown Act.

 

E.

Vote for closed session

E. Camp made a motion to Move to closed session.
M. Barr seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
R. Leyva arrived.

IV. Closed Session

A.

Conference with Labor Negotiators

D. Tillotson made a motion to go out of closed session.
L. Weston seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Report out on Closed Session

N. Driver reports that no action was taken.

V. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

D. Tillotson made a motion to Adjourn meeting.
M. Barr 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 6:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
E. Camp