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Full Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday December 8, 2022 at 4:30 PM

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Directors Present

D. Ardayfio (remote), D. Grant (remote), E. Camp (remote), E. Cisneros (remote), L. Weston (remote), M. Barr (remote), N. Driver (remote), V. Almendarez (remote)

Directors Absent

L. Gaines

Directors who arrived after the meeting opened

N. Driver

Non Voting Members Present

S. Chari (remote)

Guests Present

K. Andrews (remote), L. Adam (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

E. Camp called a meeting of the board of directors of Education for Change Public Schools to order on Thursday Dec 8, 2022 at 4:36 PM.

C.

Public Comments

No public comments were made. 

D.

Adopt the Agenda

M. Barr made a motion to adopt the agenda with the modification of Eva Camp acting as chair until Nick Driver arrives.
L. Weston seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Board Committee Updates

A.

Family Leadership Council

D. Ardayfio  & E. Cisneros shared updates from the recent meeting. There was talk about changes or improvement to make. Speeding up the IEP process for students. 

B.

Executive Committee

E. Camp shared about meeting on Dec. 2. Board recruitment was discussed and onboarding of new members. Talked about checking in with board members about their experiences. 

C.

Finance Committee

M. Barr shared about meeting on Nov. 29th. There was discussion on the status on 1st interims and update on audit but no specific action was taken during the meeting. Funding came in for the Latitude facility updates. 

D.

Student Outcomes Committee

There has not been a meeting between full board meetings to report on. 

III. Consent Items

A.

Approve Minutes from 10.20.22 Full Board Meeting

D. Grant made a motion to approve the minutes from Full Board Meeting on 10-20-22.
E. Cisneros seconded the motion.

Approved within the consent item vote. 

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Geosyntec Proposal for Ongoing Environmental Inspection and Reporting Support

D. Grant made a motion to approve the items on the consent agenda.
E. Cisneros seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Action Items

A.

Approval of Curriculum Adoption, Development, and Implementation Policy

M. Barr made a motion to approve the Curriculum Adoption, Development, and Implementation Policy.
L. Weston seconded the motion.

L. Adam shared details on this item. 

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Facilities Use Agreement Between Oakland Unified School District and Learning Without Limits

M. Barr made a motion to approve facilities Use Agreement Between Oakland Unified School District and Learning Without Limits.
D. Grant seconded the motion.

S. Chari shared details on this item. Board members made comments. 

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Facilities Use Agreement Between Epic 1112 LLC and Latitude 37.8 High

S. Chari asked to remove it from the agenda and add it to the next meetings agenda. 

D.

Notification to ACOE of Bank Account, or Change in Bank Account, for Electronic (ACH) Receipt of Pass-Through Apportionment Funding

L. Weston made a motion to approve the Change in Bank Account.
V. Almendarez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
N. Driver arrived at 5:05 PM.

E.

Approval of 1st Interims

M. Barr made a motion to approve of 1st Interims.
V. Almendarez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

V. Discussion Items

A.

Superintendent’s Report

L. Adam shared updates on COVID safety, Grants, student outcomes and upcoming events. 

 

Board members asked questions. 

B.

Brown Act Training

N. Driver led Brown Act training for the below present board members. 

 

Board Members in Attendance:

Damon Grant

Doreen Ardayfio

Erika Cisneros

Eva Camp

Lauren Weston

Mike Barr

Nick Driver

Valia Almendarez

N. Driver made a motion to move into closed session.
E. Cisneros seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VI. Return from Closed Session and Report Out

A.

Return from Closed Session and Report Out

Board returned from closed session and no action was taken. 

VII. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

M. Barr made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
V. Almendarez 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 6:04 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
K. Andrews

THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE - Notice is hereby given that the order of agenda items may be changed without prior notice.

*PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR - “Request to Speak” forms are available to all audience members who wish to speak on any agenda items or under the general category of “Public Comment.”  “Public Comment” is set aside for members of the audience to raise issues that are not specifically on the agenda.  However, due to public meeting laws, the Board can only listen to your issue, not respond or take action.  These presentations are limited to three (3) minutes and total time allotted to non-agenda items will not exceed fifteen (15) minutes.  The Board may give direction to staff to respond to your concern or you may be offered the option of returning with a citizen-requested item

*PRESENTATIONS ON AGENDA ITEM - Any person wishing to speak to any item on the agenda will be granted three minutes to make a presentation at the time of that item.

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