Environmental Charter Schools
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday March 27, 2017 at 5:00 PM PDT
Location
16315 Grevillea Ave. Lawndale, CA 90260
Board Members Term and End Date
Mr. Ken Deemer, President..................................................3 years June 30, 2019
Ms. Denise Berger, Vice President......................................3 years June 30, 2017
Bruce Greenspon, Treasurer...............................................1 year June 30, 2017
Ms. Farnaz Golshani–Flechner, Secretary.......................... 3 years June 30, 2018
Mr. William Robertson.........................................................3 years June 30, 2017
Mr. Jorge Arroyo..................................................................1 years June 30, 2017
Ms. Amy Johnson................................................................3 years June 30, 2017
Ms. Jenni Owen...................................................................3 years June 30, 2017
Mr. Anthony Jowid...............................................................2 years June 30, 2019
Staff
Ms. Alison Diaz, Executive Director & Founder
Ms. Kami Cotler, Director of Strategic Initiative
Ms. Tracy Bondi, Director of Finance and Operations
Ms. Danielle Kelsick, Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Mr. Robert Gloria, Principal at ECMS - Gardena
Ms. Beth Bernstein, Principal at ECMS - Inglewood
Ms. KC Villoria, Principal at ECHS
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the order of consideration of matters on this agenda may be changed without prior notice.
REASONABLE LIMITATIONS MAY BE PLACED ON PUBLIC TESTIMONY
The Governing Board’s presiding officer reserves the right to impose reasonable time limits on public testimony to ensure that the agenda is completed.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS MAY BE MADE
Notice is hereby given that consistent with the requirements of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, special presentations not mentioned in the agenda may be made at this meeting. However, any such presentation will be for information only.
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 ECS at 812 West 165th Place, Gardena, CA 90247; telephone (310) 214-3400; fax (310) 214-3410.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information concerning this agenda or for materials relating to this meeting, please contact ECS at 812 West 165th Place, Gardena, CA 90247; telephone (310) 214-3400; fax (310) 214-3410.
Mr. Ken Deemer, President..................................................3 years June 30, 2019
Ms. Denise Berger, Vice President......................................3 years June 30, 2017
Bruce Greenspon, Treasurer...............................................1 year June 30, 2017
Ms. Farnaz Golshani–Flechner, Secretary.......................... 3 years June 30, 2018
Mr. William Robertson.........................................................3 years June 30, 2017
Mr. Jorge Arroyo..................................................................1 years June 30, 2017
Ms. Amy Johnson................................................................3 years June 30, 2017
Ms. Jenni Owen...................................................................3 years June 30, 2017
Mr. Anthony Jowid...............................................................2 years June 30, 2019
Staff
Ms. Alison Diaz, Executive Director & Founder
Ms. Kami Cotler, Director of Strategic Initiative
Ms. Tracy Bondi, Director of Finance and Operations
Ms. Danielle Kelsick, Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Mr. Robert Gloria, Principal at ECMS - Gardena
Ms. Beth Bernstein, Principal at ECMS - Inglewood
Ms. KC Villoria, Principal at ECHS
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the order of consideration of matters on this agenda may be changed without prior notice.
REASONABLE LIMITATIONS MAY BE PLACED ON PUBLIC TESTIMONY
The Governing Board’s presiding officer reserves the right to impose reasonable time limits on public testimony to ensure that the agenda is completed.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS MAY BE MADE
Notice is hereby given that consistent with the requirements of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, special presentations not mentioned in the agenda may be made at this meeting. However, any such presentation will be for information only.
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 ECS at 812 West 165th Place, Gardena, CA 90247; telephone (310) 214-3400; fax (310) 214-3410.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information concerning this agenda or for materials relating to this meeting, please contact ECS at 812 West 165th Place, Gardena, CA 90247; telephone (310) 214-3400; fax (310) 214-3410.
Agenda
I. | Opening Items | |
Opening Items
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A. | Record Attendance and Guests | |
B. | Call the Meeting to Order | |
II. | Review and Approval of Agenda | |
Ad Hoc Compensation Committee
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A. | Motion to approve the agenda | |
B. | Approve Previous ECS Board Meeting Minutes | |
ECS Board Meeting Minutes January 30, 2017 |
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Approve minutes for Board Meeting on January 30, 2017 | ||
III. | Presentations from the Floor | |
Ad Hoc Technology Committee
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A. | PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR | |
At this time any person wishing to speak to any item not on the agenda will be granted three minutes to make a presentation to the Board. |
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B. | PRESENTATIONS ON AGENDA ITEMS | |
Any person wishing to speak to any item on the agenda will be granted five minutes to make a presentation. |
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IV. | Reports / Presentations | |
Development Committee
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A. | Executive Director's Report | |
Jane Goodall
Early Renewal Human Capital CCSA We are a network ... |
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B. | Site Principal Report Outs | |
ECMS I |
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V. | Committee Reports | |
Facilities Committee
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A. | Academic Excellent Committee | |
Will meet quarterly and it will coincide with data reports.
Academic Excellence Committee minutes linked in the consent agenda. |
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B. | Diversity and Equity Committee Taskforce | |
Diversity and Equity Taskforce minutes linked in the consent agenda.
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C. | Finance Committee | |
ED Tec Report (FILE NAME: 170226 ECS Finance Committee Slides)
Finance Committee minutes linked in the consent agenda. |
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D. | Facilities Committee | |
ECHS LAWNDALE Powerpoint (FILE NAME: 170228 ECHS Facilities Update)
Facilities Committee Minutes linked in the consent portion of the agenda. 60K of permit fees returned |
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E. | Development Committee | |
Development Committee Minutes linked in the consent portion of the agenda.
Great Public Schools Now (GPSN) 200K Grant https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18WfLw5CCve37AA7P1_ilKD5mUPK9_aTIlQRATF8w9dE/edit#gid=1223038924 |
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F. | Govenance Committee | |
1. Board Pipeline Update
2. Adam Miller's Project 3. Strategic Planning See Governance Committee Minutes linked below. Strategic Planning Powerpoint (https://docs.google.com/a/ecsonline.org/presentation/d/1BVjhUl3hWHD1tavB4vpP4yW8JetnreirI3J407sh-TI/edit?usp=sharing) Summaries of each strategic next step (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VuYXOXEFJWiUHcXgmy-ywZtaOEPdQWQuNQN0P04roPE/edit) Committee agrees with cabinet's recommendations: ECS dreams of becoming a model educational program via sustained service & open source. ECS envisions becoming a k-12 network, a professional development center and a community hub to reach its end game. ECS is advancing our current strategic plan. Cabinet has identified our big rock as Human Resources. Therefore, the committee agrees with cabinet's recommendation to hire a Director of Human Capital. The committee also agrees with Cabinet's recommendation that we work to develop a three to five year strategic plan prioritizing the following three goals: 1 ECS's next school shall be a high school into which our MS students may matriculate. 2. ECS continue to become a professional development center, modeling for others our best practices and 3, ECS become a community hub. In addition, ECS Governance Committee agrees with Cabinet's recommendation that we revise our mission. Our current mission was created when we were just one school. We have grown significantly since then and when we think of our mission we realize we need to revise it to account for changes 1. Make implicit our explicit goals regarding equity, 2. Encompass all three schools, GAI/GA, and future growth and, 3 Is something that is memorable - easy to recite and owned by all stakeholders. The committee would like Alison to work with leadership to develop a plan for revision and return to the board with suggestions. |
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VI. | Upcoming Dates | |
Finance Committee
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A. | Next ECS Board Meeting | |
May 22, 2017
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B. | Next ECS Committee Meetings | |
Facilities Committee Meeting - April 21, 2017 Development Committee Meeting - April 28, 2017 Governance Committee Meeting - April 28, 2017 Finance Committee Meeting - May 5, 2017 Equity Taskforce Meeting - June 12, 2017 Academic Excellence Committee Meeting - July 10, 2017 |
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C. | Next Tour Dates | |
http://ecsonline.org/tour/
April 6, 2017 April 18, 2017 May 4, 2017 May 16, 2017 June 1, 2017 June 13, 2017 |
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VII. | Study Session | |
Governance Committee
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VIII. | Consent Agenda | |
A. | Approve Consent Agenda | |
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IX. | Action Items | |
A. | Action Items | |
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X. | Reflections | |
XI. | Closed Session | |
A. | Conference with Legal Counsel –Litigation | |
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Gov. Code Section 54956.9
Number of cases: 1 |
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B. | Report Out on Closed Session Action | |
XII. | Closing Items | |
A. | Adjourn Meeting | |
Time: |