Education for Change Public Schools
Minutes
Full Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday April 6, 2023 at 4:30 PM
Location
In Person:
EFC Home Office
333 Hegenberger Road, Suite 705, Oakland, CA 94621
Virtual Zoom Link:
https://efcps-net.zoom.us/j/85408077542?pwd=aWE0enJtVklpdkE2OHliSk1aYjd2dz09
Additional Locations:
4412 Ygnacio Avenue, Oakland, CA 94601
4698 Hillside Rd, Madera, CA 93636
ACCESSING BOARD INFORMATION:
- All approved Board minutes can be accessed here.
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- 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.
The state of emergency is scheduled to end on February 28, 2023. As such, legislative bodies subject to the Brown Act will no longer have the authority to hold fully remote meetings without meeting all of the access and notice requirements of the Brown Act. In practice, this means that, as of March 1, all such bodies will need to meet in person in most situations. While it is true that a member of such a body can still join virtually, that member's location must: (1) be open to the public during the entirety of the meeting, (2) the address of that location must be posted in the agenda, and (3) the agenda must be posted at that location 72 hours in advance for regular meetings and 24 hours in advance for special meetings. Any charter board meeting that is found to be non-compliant with the Brown Act beginning on March 1 may receive a Notice of Concern.
This Board Meeting Documents - Available to the public the day of the meeting; after the meeting, please see 'Accessing Board information/ above.
Directors Present
D. Ardayfio (remote), D. Grant, E. Cisneros, M. Barr, N. Driver, S. Urzua
Directors Absent
E. Camp, L. Weston, V. Almendarez
Non Voting Members Present
S. Chari
Guests Present
K. Andrews (remote), L. Adam
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 Apr 6, 2023 at 4:35 PM.
C.
Approve Motion to Meet Virtually Pursuant to AB 361
D.
Public Comments
E.
Adopt the Agenda
M. Barr made a motion to Adopt the Agenda with the removal of item 1C.
D. Grant seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Board Committee Updates
A.
Family Leadership Council
E. Cisneros and D. Ardayfio shared updates from the most recent meeting.
B.
Executive Committee
No updates from the Executive Committee. There has not been a meeting since the last full board meeting.
C.
Finance Committee
There will be a more in-depth update as an agenda item.
D.
Student Outcomes Committee
No updates from the Student Outcomes Committee. There has not been a meeting since the last full board meeting.
III. Consent Items
A.
Approve Minutes from 3.11.23 Full Board Retreat
E. Cisneros made a motion to approve the minutes from Full Board Retreat on 03-11-23.
S. Urzua seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. Discussion Items
A.
Superintendent’s Report
L. Adam shared her Superintendent's report which can be found in the document's folder. Board members made comments.
B.
CEFC ESS Bargaining Unit Sunshine Proposal
Francisco Flores shared details on the Sunshine Proposal.
V. Closed Session
A.
Collective Bargaining Update
M. Barr made a motion to enter into closed session.
S. Urzua seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VI. Return from Closed Session and Report Out
A.
Returning from Closed
No action was taken during closed so nothing to report.
VII. Action Items
A.
Ratification of 2023-2026 Collective Bargaining Agreement with CEFC Certificated bargaining unit
D. Grant made a motion to approve the 2023 - 2026 CEFC Certificated bargaining agreement.
E. Cisneros seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
EFC Sunshine Proposal
D. Grant made a motion to approve the EFC Sunshine Proposal for the Classified staff.
M. Barr seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Approval of 2021-2022 Financial Audit
S. Urzua made a motion to approve the 2021-2022 Financial Audit.
M. Barr seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators
M. Barr made a motion to approve the team to complete the form to officially declare the need for fully qualified educators.
E. Cisneros seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Approval for Addendum to Business Services Agreement with Only by the Numbers (Financial Services Provider)
M. Barr made a motion to approve the addendum to continue business services agreement with Only by the Numbers.
S. Urzua seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
Approval of Contract Amendment for Overaa Construction (General Contractor, Achieve Academy)
S. Urzua made a motion to approve contract amendment with Overaa Construction.
E. Cisneros seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VIII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
M. Barr made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
E. Cisneros 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 5:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Andrews
No public comment.