Education for Change Public Schools
Minutes
Special Board meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday July 14, 2021 at 4:00 PM
Location
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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):
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.
- To view the full year calendar of meetings, click here. Individual meeting agendas are also linked in that document.
- All approved Board minutes can be accessed here.
- All recordings of board meetings can be found here.
- For more information concerning this agenda or to access materials relating to this meeting AFTER the meeting has concluded, please contact EFC at efcboard@efcps.net or call 510-568-7936.
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.
Directors Present
C. Ryan, E. Camp, M. Barr, M. Ewing, N. Driver, R. Leyva
Directors Absent
D. Tillotson, L. Weston, R. Benford
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 Wednesday Jul 14, 2021 at 4:01 PM.
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Public Comments
No public comments.
D.
Adopt the Agenda
M. Barr made a motion to approve the agenda.
C. Ryan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Coalition for Education for Change Updates
A.
Discussion with CEFC Representative
No updates.
III. Business
A.
Approve Minutes
C. Ryan made a motion to approve the minutes from Regular Board Meeting on 06-15-21.
R. Leyva seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
D. Consent Calendar
E. Camp made a motion to approve consent items.
M. Ewing seconded the motion.
Contracts are for agencies to support our SPED program. Financial impact is covered in June approved budget.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Declaration of Need
M. Barr made a motion to approve the Declaration of Need for all 6 EFC schools.
R. Leyva seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approval of CSC resolutions for funding
C. Ryan made a motion to borrow from CSC.
M. Ewing seconded the motion.
Approve funding arrangement with Charter School Capital (CSC) to manage cash flow in order to move forward with our construction projects.Â
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. Closed Session
A.
Vote for closed session
E. Camp made a motion to to go into closed session.
M. Barr seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Conference with Labor Negotiators
No updates at this time.
C.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(2).):(1)
M. Barr made a motion to move into due process.
M. Ewing seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Report out on Closed Session
N. Driver reported that the board voted unanimously to move forward with due process case in Cox Academy.
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
C. Ryan made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
M. Ewing 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 4:54 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
E. Camp