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Full Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday January 12, 2023 at 4:30 PM

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Directors Present

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

Directors Absent

D. Ardayfio, L. Weston

Directors who arrived after the meeting opened

E. Cisneros

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

N. Driver called a meeting of the board of directors of Education for Change Public Schools to order on Thursday Jan 12, 2023 at 4:34 PM.

C.

Public Comments

No public comment was made. 

D.

Adopt the Agenda

M. Barr made a motion to adopt the agenda.
E. Camp seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Board Committee Updates

A.

Finance Committee

M. Barr shared there has not been a meeting since the previous full board meeting and nothing to report on. 

B.

Student Outcomes Committee

D. Grant shared details from recent Student Outcomes Committee Meeting. The committee reviewed data from most recent assessments. Which included data on suspensions as well as Belonging survey data.

III. Coalition for Education for Change Updates

A.

Discussion with CEFC Representative

No update from CEFC. 

IV. Consent Items

A.

Approve Minutes from 12.08.22 Full Board Meeting

E. Camp made a motion to approve the minutes from Full Board Meeting on 12-08-22.
D. Grant seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

V. Action Items

A.

Adoption of revised Student Suspension/Expulsion Policy

V. Almendarez made a motion to adopt revised Student Suspension/Expulsion Policy.
E. Camp seconded the motion.

L. Adam shared about revisions. Document can be found in meeting folder. 
Board members asked questions. 

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Facilities Use Agreement Between Epic 1112 LLC and Latitude 37.8 High

M. Barr made a motion to approve Facilities Use Agreement Between Epic 1112 LLC and Latitude 37.8 High.
L. Gaines seconded the motion.

S. Chari shared details on this item. 

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Services Fee Agreement with CFOMW, Tax LLC for Employee Retention Tax Credit

D. Grant made a motion to approve services Fee Agreement with CFOMW, Tax LLC for Employee Retention Tax Credit.
M. Barr seconded the motion.

S. Chari shared details on this item.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VI. Discussion Items

A.

Superintendent’s Report

L. Adam shared her Superintendent's Report. 

There were updates on:

- COVID Safety & Impacts

- Attendance

- Home Office Effectiveness Survey Results

- Family Engagement

- Grants

- Upcoming Events

E. Cisneros arrived at 4:53 PM.

VII. Return from Closed Session and Report Out

A.

Report from Closed Session

Board entered into closed session at 5:01 pm. 

 

Board returned from closed session at 5:18 pm

 

Board reported there was no action taken during closed session. 

VIII. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

E. Camp made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
L. Gaines 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 5:19 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.

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