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Education for Change Public Schools

Minutes

Full Board Meeting

Date and Time

Friday June 16, 2023 at 12:00 PM

Location

In Person:

EFC Home Office
333 Hegenberger Road, Suite 705, Oakland, CA 94621

 

Virtual Zoom Link:

https://efcps-net.zoom.us/j/86320551247?pwd=QnljaXBvZkx5WERqTGY1LzU0VzBBQT09
 

Additional Locations: 

4046 Waterhouse Road, Oakland, CA, 94602
6955 Foothill Blvd., Oakland, CA 94605 
1776 4th St, Berkeley, CA 94710

1026 Taylor Avenue, Alameda CA 94501


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Directors Present

E. Cisneros, M. Barr (remote), N. Driver (remote), S. Urzua (remote), V. Almendarez (remote)

Directors Absent

D. Ardayfio, D. Grant, E. Camp, L. Weston

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 Friday Jun 16, 2023 at 12:02 PM.

C.

Public Comments

No public comment was made. 

D.

Adopt the Agenda

V. Almendarez made a motion to adopt the agenda.
E. Cisneros seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Board Committee Updates

A.

Student Outcomes Committee

L. Adam shared that there will be updates from the recent Student Outcomes Committee meeting later during the meeting. 

B.

Executive Committee

N. Driver shared updates from the Executive Committee meeting. The committee interviewed a board candidate that they will introduce to the board during the next board meeting in August. 

III. Consent Items

A.

Approve Minutes from Full Board Meeting 6.8.23

S. Urzua made a motion to approve the minutes from Full Board Meeting on 06-08-23.
V. Almendarez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
M. Barr
Abstain
D. Ardayfio
Absent
N. Driver
Aye
E. Cisneros
Aye
V. Almendarez
Aye
S. Urzua
Aye
L. Weston
Absent
E. Camp
Absent
D. Grant
Absent

B.

Approval of EPA expenditures

M. Barr made a motion to approval of EPA expenditures.
E. Cisneros seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Discussion Items

A.

Superintendent’s Report

L. Adam shared her recent Superintendent's report which can be found in the Board Documents folder linked at the top of the agenda. 

B.

EOY Preliminary Student Outcomes Data

L. Adam presented a high-level summary of the EOY student outcomes data that was recently presented during the most recent Student Outcomes Committee Meeting. 

 

Board members made comments. 

V. Action Items

A.

Approval of 2023-24 Board Meeting Calendar

M. Barr made a motion to approve the 2023-24 Board Meeting Calendar.
V. Almendarez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Approval of LCAPs

M. Barr made a motion to approve the LCAPs.
V. Almendarez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Approval of 2023-24 Budget

S. Urzua made a motion to approve the 2023/2024 budget.
V. Almendarez seconded the motion.

S. Chari presented the proposed 23/24 school year budget. The document/slides can be found in the Board Documents link at the top of the agenda. 

Board members made comments. 

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VI. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 12:43 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.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY - Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting of the Governing Board may request assistance by contacting Education for Change Public Schools at efcboard@efcps.net or call 510-568-7936.

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