Education for Change Public Schools
Minutes
Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday June 10, 2021 at 4:30 PM
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ACCESSING BOARD INFORMATION:
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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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):
THESE ARE VIRTUAL-ONLY MEETINGS
Education for Change welcomes your participation at the Board meetings. The purpose of a public meeting of the Board of Directors (“Board”) is to conduct the affairs of the organization in public. Your participation assures us of continuing community interest in our Schools and assists the Board in making the best decisions for our Schools. To assist you in the ease of speaking/participating in our meetings, guidelines are provided at the bottom of this agenda.
Board Meeting Documents - Available to Public the Day of the Meeting; after the meeting, please see ‘Accessing Board Information’ above.
Directors Present
D. Tillotson (remote), E. Camp (remote), L. Weston, M. Barr (remote), N. Driver (remote), R. Leyva (remote)
Directors Absent
C. Ryan, M. Ewing, R. Benford
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
L. Weston
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
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 Jun 10, 2021 at 4:35 PM.
C.
Public Comments
No public comments.
D.
Approve Agenda
D. Tillotson made a motion to Approve the agenda.
R. Leyva seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Coalition for Education for Change Updates
A.
Discussion with CEFC Representative
Jess Kunz and Diana Jauregui, new co-presidents of CEFC introduced themselves.
III. Board Committee Updates
A.
Family Leadership Council
B.
Executive Committee
Haven't met since last board meeting.
C.
Finance Committee
Will be discussing budget further in the agenda.
L. Weston arrived.
D.
Academic Excellence Committee
D. Tillotson presented update from the last Student Outcomes Committee meeting.
- Discussed end of the year data. Results are better than expected but not what we want. SCAI data was remarkably strong considering the pandemic circumstance. Carol Dweck's growth mindset about self advocacy is an important factor we continue to explore.
- Peer support and other support measures are being explored to increase African American chronic absence challenges.
- Greatest hiring challenge is the small hiring pool with more competition, resulting in greater vacancies to date.
- DEI committee to work with Nicole about hiring process and board education.
IV. Other Business
A.
Approve Minutes
Because of access issues, we will approve at next meeting.
B.
Approve Consent Calendar
D. Tillotson made a motion to Approve consent calendar.
E. Camp seconded the motion.
Meals will be reimbursed as long as used.
Typo identified by M. Barr.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Typo identified by M. Barr.
V. FY22 Planning
A.
FY22 Budget
E. Camp made a motion to table vote on budget until after LCAPs are approved at next meeting.
L. Weston seconded the motion.
- Almost balanced budget with 5% COLA.
- Revenues include significant stimulus funds, including roll-over from FY21. Plans to even out spending across school years out to FY24.
- Sites engaged all stakeholders to determine investments - different strategies per site (e.g. literacy tutors at Achieve).
- Increased mental health support appears in schools' budgets.
B.
Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) and Federal Addendum Presentations
Sundar presented the LCAPs. This is a site-led decision making process. Metrics are aggressive but achievable.
VI. Superintendent Report
A.
Discussion
Next report will be in August since we just had a superintendent's report recently.
VII. Closed Session
A.
Vote for closed session
M. Barr made a motion to Table going into closed session.
R. Leyva seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Conference with Labor Negotiators
C.
Report out on Closed Session
VIII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
M. Barr made a motion to Adjourn meeting.
R. Leyva 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