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Education for Change Public Schools

Minutes

Full Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday April 25, 2024 at 4:30 PM

Location

In Person:

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

 

Zoom Link: 

https://efcps-net.zoom.us/j/86851133365?pwd=MmxWdnIvUXZId0dBVUNTdElxbVhoQT09

 

Additional addresses:

1 Airport Dr, Oakland, CA 94621


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Directors Present

D. Grant, E. Cisneros, M. Barr, N. Driver, N. Gangopadhyay (remote), S. Urzua, S. Ycoy-Walton (remote), V. Almendarez (remote)

Directors Absent

E. Camp, L. Weston

Directors who arrived after the meeting opened

V. Almendarez

Directors who left before the meeting adjourned

V. Almendarez

Guests Present

Chris Campbell (remote), K. Andrews (remote), L. Adam, Marlene Garcia, S. Chari (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 Apr 25, 2024 at 4:36 PM.

C.

Public Comments

Comment was made. 

D.

Adopt the Agenda

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

II. Board Committee Updates

A.

Family Leadership Council

S. Ycoy-Walton shared updates from the most recent FLC meeting. 

B.

Executive Committee

N. Driver shared an update on the Executive Committee. 

C.

Finance Committee

M. Barr shared updates from the Finance Committee. 

D.

Student Outcomes Committee

D. Grant shared updates from the SOC committee. 

III. Consent Items

A.

Approval of Consent Items

M. Barr made a motion to approve the consent items with some grammatical fixes in one of the docs.
D. Grant seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
M. Barr made a motion to approve the minutes from Full Board Meeting on 02-21-24.
D. Grant seconded the motion.

Included with the consent items. 

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Almendarez arrived.
E. Cisneros made a motion to move the first 2 action items in front of the discussion items.
D. Grant seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Appointment of board candidate Christopher Campbell to a 3-year term on the EFC Board of Directors

M. Barr made a motion to approve the appointment of Chris Campbell to a 3-year term on the EFC Board of Directors.
D. Grant seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
D. Grant
Aye
N. Driver
Aye
M. Barr
Aye
L. Weston
Absent
V. Almendarez
Aye
S. Urzua
Aye
E. Cisneros
Aye
S. Ycoy-Walton
Abstain
E. Camp
Absent
N. Gangopadhyay
Aye

C.

Appointment of Christopher Campbell to the Finance Committee

M. Barr made a motion to appointment of Chris Campbell to the Finance Committee.
E. Cisneros seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
N. Gangopadhyay
Aye
S. Urzua
Aye
D. Grant
Aye
E. Cisneros
Aye
S. Ycoy-Walton
Abstain
L. Weston
Absent
E. Camp
Absent
V. Almendarez
Aye
N. Driver
Aye
M. Barr
Aye
D. Grant made a motion to change the agenda to move Marlene Garcia's appointment in front of the discussion items.
M. Barr seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Appointment of Marlene Garcia to complete the remainder of the 1-year FLC term on the EFC Board of Directors

E. Cisneros made a motion to approve the appointment of Marlene Garcia to complete the remainder of the 1-year FLC term on the EFC Board of Directors.
D. Grant seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Almendarez left.

IV. Discussion Items

A.

Superintendent Report

L. Adam shared her Superintendent's report. The document can be found in the folder linked at the top of the agenda. 

B.

Brown Act Training

N. Driver led Brown Act Training. 

 

Board members in attendance:

 

  • Damon Grant
  • Erika Cisneros
  • Mike Barr
  • Nick Driver
  • Marlene Garcia
  • Chris Campbell
  • Sonia Urzua
  • Stephisha Ycoy-Walton
  • Niloy Gangopadhyay

 

 

 

V. Action Items

A.

Arts, Music in Schools Grant Report

M. Barr made a motion to approve the Arts, Music in Schools Grant Report.
E. Cisneros seconded the motion.

L. Adam shared details about this item. 

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Arts, Music, and Instructional Materials Discretionary Block Grant Expenditure Plan

E. Cisneros made a motion to approve the Arts, Music, and Instructional Materials Discretionary Block Grant Expenditure Plan.
M. Barr seconded the motion.

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

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E. Cisneros made a motion to head into a closed session.
S. Urzua seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VI. Return from Closed Session and Report Out

A.

Report Out from Closed Session

N. Driver reported that there was no action was taken during closed session. 

VII. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

E. Cisneros made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
S. Urzua 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 6:14 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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