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Environmental Charter Schools

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday January 30, 2017 at 5:00 PM PST

Location

16315 Grevillea Ave. Lawndale, CA 90260 - Library
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 year  June 30, 2017
 
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

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:00 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   Ken Deemer 1 m
   

Introduce Anthony Jowid and Adam Miller

  
  B. Call the Meeting to Order Vote Ken Deemer 1 m
  C. Approve Regular ECS Board Meeting Minutes on November 14, 2016 Approve Minutes Bruce Greenspon 1 m
     
II. Review and Approval of Agenda 5:03 PM
 
Ad Hoc Compensation Committee
 
  A. Motion to approve the agenda Vote Ken Deemer 1 m
III. Presentations From the Floor 5:04 PM
 
Ad Hoc Technology Committee
 
  A. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR FYI
   
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.

 
 
  B. PRESENTATIONS ON AGENDA ITEMS FYI
   
Any person wishing to speak to any item on the agenda will be granted five minutes to make a presentation.
 
IV. Public Hearing 5:04 PM
  A. ECHS College Readiness Grant FYI 5 m
   
(FILE NAME: 170130 ECHS College Readiness Grant Plan v.2) 



Public Hearing Notice: 
In order to ensure community and stakeholder input, the plan shall be discussed at a regularly scheduled meeting by the governing board of the charter school and adopted at a subsequent regularly scheduled meeting. [EC Section 41580(e)].
 
V. Reports 5:09 PM
 
Development Committee
 
  A. Executive Director's Update: FYI Alison Diaz 2 m
   
Reminder your 2017 Filing is now ready for you to complete

(FILE NAME: Form_700_2016_2017.pdf) 
(FILE NAME: Ref_Pamphlet_2016_2017.pdf) 
(FILE NAME: 2016 LACOE's Conflict of Interest Code.pdf) 
 
 
VI. Committee Reports 5:11 PM
 
Facilities Committee
 
  A. Finance Committee Report Highlights FYI Tracy Bondi/Dorothy Lee 5 m
   
(FILE NAME: 170120 Finance Committee Minutes_DRAFT ) 
 
  B. Facilities Committee Report Highlights FYI Alison Diaz 5 m
   
  • ECMSI Highlights
  • ECMS G Prop K
  • Prop 39 energy efficiency
  • ECHS Facilities updates

(FILE NAME: 170120 Facilities Committee Minutes_DRAFT)  
(FILE NAME: 170130 ECM-I Facilities Budget Slide) 
(FILE NAME: 170130 ECM-I Facilities Timeline) 
 
  C. Development Committee Report FYI Julie Vo 1 m
   
(FILE NAME:  170113 Development Committee Minutes_DRAFT) 
 
  D. Governance Committee Report FYI Ken Deemer 5 m
   
(FILE NAME: 170113 Governance Committee Minutes_DRAFT)
  • Introduce Anthony for Board Membership
  • Next Gov Meeting will focus on board effectiveness feedback
  • Working on Dashboard with team
  • Strategic Planning Workshop date
  
VII. Upcoming Dates 5:27 PM
 
Finance Committee
 
  A. Next ECS Board Meeting FYI
   

March 27, 2017

  
  B. Next ECS Committee Meeting FYI
   
  • Facilities Committee - February 3, 2017 
  • Proposed Strategic Planning Session - February 8
  • Development Committee - February 10, 2017 
  • Governance Committee - February 13, 2017 
  • Finance Committee - March 3, 2017  Please review the updated Board and Committee Calendar 
  • Equity Taskforce - March 13, 2017 (FILE NAME: 2016-2017BoardCommitteeCalendar_REV170127.pdf) 
  • Academic Excellence Kick off Meeting 

 
 
  C. Next Tour Dates FYI
   
www.ecsonline.org/tour
  • February 10, 2017 @ 2PM
  • February 21, 2017 @ 10AM 
  
  D. Community Forum Intersession @ ECHS FYI 5 m
   
http://ecsonline.org/forum17/
February 2, 2017 


(FILE NAME: Community Forum_2017.pdf)
 
  E. Green Ambassadors Institute - Field Trip: Los Angeles as a Learning Lab FYI 5 m
   

http://greenambassadors.org/register/
February 25, 2017

  
VIII. Study Session 5:37 PM
  A. ECS Partner Share Panel - a conversation with ECS program partners: Discuss Julie Vo 30 m
   
  • Betty LaMarr, Founder/CEO, EmpowHER Institute
  • Summer V. Vilkins, LMFT, Richstone Family Center
  • Cesar Zaragoza, Deputy Director of Program Operations, Woodcraft Rangers
  
  B. Dinner Break FYI Alison Diaz 15 m
  C. Development Mid-Year Update & Workshop FYI Julie Vo 60 m
IX. Consent Agenda 7:22 PM
  A. Consent Agenda Vote Alison Diaz 5 m
   
Approve Consent Agenda: 
  • Accept FY 2015-16 Audit Report (FILE NAME: Environmental Charter School 06 30 16 Audit FS Final 1) 
  • Approve the SPSA for High School (FILE NAME: 170130 ECHS SPSA 2016-17)   
  • Approve ECHS Math Placement Policy (FILE NAME: 170130  ECHS 9th Grade Math Placement Policy 16-17) 
  • Approve Anthony Jowid as a board member for a two and half year term beginning January 30, 2017 until June 30, 2019(FILE NAME: 170130 ECS Board Member Application, A.Jowid, A.Jowid Resume and A.Jowid Bio) 
  • Approve Adam Miller as a Board Governance Committee Member (FILE NAME: A.Miller Bio) 
  • Approve Creation of an Academic Excellence Board Committee with a charter and goals as recommended by the Governance Committee.  See committee meeting dates.  (FILE NAME: 170130 ECS Academic Excellence Committee Charter)
  • Check Register for December (FILE NAME: ECS Check Register December 2016) 
  • Private Donations for October and November (FILE NAME: ECS Private Donations October and November 2016)
  
X. Action Items 7:27 PM
  A. Approve Academic Excellence Committee Members Vote Jenni Owen 10 m
   
  • Ken Deemer, Jenni Owen, Kami Cotler, Danielle Kelsick as founding Academic Excellence
  • Are there other school / board members who should/would like to participate.  
  
  B. Approve board resolution authorizing the submission of ECS application to EarthShare California Vote Julie Vo 5 m
   
Approve board resolution authorizing the submission of ECS application to EarthShare California

(FILE NAME: Environmental Charter Schools - ESCA Membership Application 2017-18) 
(FILE NAME: 170130 ECS Board Resolution - EarthShare California) 
 
XI. Reflection
XII. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote
   

Time: