Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors Agenda

April 14, 2025, 5:30-9:00 PM

Agenda

Final

Allegiance STEAM Academy

Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors

Published on April 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM PDT

Date and Time

Monday April 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM PDT

Location

Meeting of the Board of Directors

ONSITE MEETING LOCATION:
5862 C St.

Chino, Ca. 91710

SATELLITE MEETING LOCATIONS:

7420 Locust Ave.

Fontana, Ca. 92336

Zoom Link:

https://zoom.us/j/97020143958

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD BY PARENTS AND CITIZENS

Allegiance STEAM Academy- Thrive charter school (“Allegiance STEAM Academy”), also known as ASA Thrive, is a direct-funded, independent, public charter school operated by the Allegiance STEAM Academy nonprofit public benefit corporation and governed by Allegiance STEAM Academy, Incorporated corporate Board of Directors (“Board”). The purpose of a public meeting of the Board, is to conduct the affairs of Allegiance STEAM Academy in public. We are pleased that you are in attendance and hope you will visit these meetings often. Your participation assures us of continuing community interest in our school.

1. Agendas are available to all audience members at the meeting. Note that the order of business on this agenda may be changed without prior notice. For more information on this agenda, please contact Allegiance at: info@asathrive.org

2. “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 Comments.”

3. “Public Comments” are set aside for members of the audience to comment. However, due to public meeting laws, the Board can only listen to your issue, not take action. The public is invited to address the Board regarding items listed on the agenda. Comments on an agenda item will be accepted during consideration of that item, or prior to consideration of the item in the case of a closed session item. Please turn in comment cards to the Board Secretary prior to the item you wish to speak on. These presentations are limited to three (3) minutes.

4. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and upon request, Allegiance STEAM Academy may furnish reasonable auxiliary aids and services to qualified individuals with disabilities. Individuals who require appropriate alternative modification of the agenda in order to participate in Board meetings are invited to contact Allegiance STEAM Academy

Agenda

Section Number	Topic Number	Details	Purpose	Presenter
I.	Public Hearing
	A.	Call Public Hearing to Order	FYI	Troy Stevens
	B.	Record Attendance	FYI	Troy Stevens
	C.	Public Comments on Public Hearing - Independent Study Policy Revision	Discuss	Troy Stevens
		Members of the public may address the Board prior to the start of the Regular Board meeting on Public Hearing item(s) that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board. Speakers may be called in the order requests are received, or grouped by subject area. No individual presentations shall be for more than three (3) minutes.
	D.	Revision to ASA Independent Study Policy	Vote	Sebastian Cognetta
		The local governing board shall consider, in a public hearing, the scope of its existing or prospective use of independent study as an instructional strategy, its purposes in authorizing independent study, and factors bearing specifically on the maximum realistic lengths of assignments and acceptable number of missed assignments for specific populations of pupils. Adopted policies shall reflect an awareness that excessive leniency in their terms can result in pupils falling so far behind their age peers as to increase, rather than decrease, the risk of their dropping out of school.
	E.	Adjourn Public Hearing	Vote	Troy Stevens
II.	Opening Items
	A.	Call the Meeting to Order		Troy Stevens
	B.	Record Attendance		Troy Stevens
	C.	Public Comments	Discuss	Marcilyn Jones
		Members of the public may address the Board at Regular Board meetings on Agenda or Non-Agenda items that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board, and at Special Board meetings on Agenda items only. Speakers may be called in the order requests are received, or grouped by subject area. No individual presentations shall be for more than three (3) minutes. By law, the Board is allowed to take action only on items on the agenda. The Board may, at its discretion, refer a matter to school staff or calendar the issue for discussion at a future Board meeting.
III.	Public Announcement for Reason for Closed Session
	A.	Closed Session	Discuss	Troy Stevens
		Closed Session: PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (Gov. Code section 54957(b)(1).) Title: (Chief Executive Officer)
IV.	Resume Open Session
	A.	Report from Closed Session, if any	Discuss	Troy Stevens
	B.	Pledge of Allegiance	FYI	Troy Stevens
	C.	Approval of Agenda for the Regular Board Meeting April 14th, 2025	Vote	Troy Stevens
		It is recommended that the Board of Directors approve the Agenda for Regular Board Meeting for April 14th, 2025.
	D.	CEO Report	Discuss	Sebastian Cognetta
		CEO Report (Including Principal Reports, any needed PACK updates, and Board Focus Areas Updates)
	E.	ASA AI Presentation	Discuss	Jenelle Dizon
		The ASA team that participated in the Silicon Schools Fund's AI Exploration Community Cohort to briefly share key learnings and takeaways with the Board.
V.	Items Scheduled for Consent
	A.	Approve Minutes	Approve Minutes	Troy Stevens
		It is recommended that the Board of Directors: Approve and adopt the Board Meeting Minutes for March 10th, 2025.
		Approve minutes for Special Board Meeting of the Board of Directors on March 10, 2025
	B.	Approve Check Registrar - ASA Chino	Vote	Sebastian Cognetta
		It is recommended that the Board of Directors: Approve and adopt the ASA Chino Check Register for February 2025
	C.	Approve Check Registrar - ASA Fontana	Vote	Sebastian Cognetta
		It is recommended that the Board of Directors: Approve and adopt the ASA Fontana Check Register for February 2025
	D.	Revision 2024-25 ASA Chino School Calendar (ESY / Summer School Dates)	Vote	Sebastian Cognetta
		It is recommended that the Board of Directors: Approve and adopt the Revised 2024-25 ASA Chino School Calendar.
	E.	Independent Study (IS) Policy Revision	Vote	Sebastian Cognetta
		It is recommended that the Board of Directors: Approve and adopt the Revised Independent Study Policy
	F.	Resolution to Authorize Course Assignment - Ed Code (EC 44258.3)	Vote	Sebastian Cognetta
VI.	Governance
VII.	Items Scheduled for Discussion or Action
	A.	ASA Chino Facilities MOU 2025-2026	Vote	Sebastian Cognetta
		It is recommended that the Board of Directors: Approve and adopt the ASA Chino Facilities MOU 2025-2026
	B.	Amendment to Intraorganizational Loan Agreement	Vote	Sebastian Cognetta
		It is recommended that the Board of Directors: Approve and adopt the Amendment to Intraorganizational Loan Agreement
	C.	ASA Board Recruitment and Selection Process	FYI	Sebastian Cognetta
VIII.	Finance
	A.	FY24 Budget - ASA Chino	Vote	Sebastian Cognetta
		It is recommended that the Board of Directors: Approve and adopt the FY24 Budget for ASA Chino
	B.	FY24 Budget - ASA Fontana	Vote	Sebastian Cognetta
		It is recommended that the Board of Directors: Approve and adopt the FY24 Budget for ASA Fontana
IX.	Other Business
X.	Communications
	A.	Communications - Comments from the CEO	Discuss	Sebastian Cognetta
	B.	Communications - Comments from the Board of Directors	Discuss	Troy Stevens
XI.	Closing Items
	A.	Adjourn Meeting	Vote

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