Equitas Academy Charter School

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday August 27, 2020 at 7:00 PM PDT

Location

Google Meet:
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Phone:
‪(US) +1 267-819-1652‬
PIN: ‪982 658 236‬#
PUBLIC COMMENT AT EQUITAS ACADEMY BOARD MEETINGS – An opportunity for the public to address the Board will be provided at the conclusion of the agenda. Members of the public who wish to speak on any item are requested to identify themselves and indicate on which agenda item they wish to speak. The Board will provide an opportunity for the public to speak for a maximum of three (3) minutes, unless granted additional time at the discretion of the Board. Testimony shall be limited in content to matters pertaining to Equitas Academy. The Board may not take any action on matters discussed during the public testimony period that are not listed on the agenda. Brown Act Compliance: Agenda posted at School.

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 a meeting of the Board of Directors, may request assistance in advance of the meeting by contacting Equitas Academy Charter School at 1700 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90015 or by phone (213) 201-0440.

Agenda

      Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 7:00 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   Catie Langston 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Oliver Bajracharya
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Oliver Bajracharya
    Approve minutes for Board Meeting on July 23, 2020  
II. Public Comment 7:01 PM
  A. Public Comment FYI Oliver Bajracharya
III. Consent 7:01 PM
  A. Charter School Revolving Loan Fund Equitas Academy 6 Vote Maggie Ford 5 m
   
Resolution of charter school revolving loan fund program applicant's governing board to approve the execution of the loan agreement with the California school finance authority. 
 
IV. Org Updates 7:06 PM
  A. CEO Update FYI Malka Borrego 10 m
   
CEO will update Board on the State of Organization and its focus on equity. 
 
  B. Approval of Time Off Vote Malka Borrego 5 m
   
Board to discuss and vote on staff time off. 
 
  C. Submission of Renewal of Equitas 4 Charter to LAUSD Vote Maggie Ford 5 m
   
The Board will approve the submission of the EQ4 Renewal Documents to LAUSD.
 
V. Leader Support And Eval 7:26 PM
  A. CEO and Acting CEO Reflection and Evaluation Discuss Oliver Bajracharya 5 m
   
Board to discuss CEO and Acting CEO reflection and evaluation. 
 
VI. Finance 7:31 PM
  A. Public Hearing for Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan Discuss Maggie Ford 10 m
   
The Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan (Learning Continuity Plan) is a key part of the overall budget package for K-12 that seeks to address funding stability for schools while providing information at the local educational agency (LEA) level for how student learning continuity will be addressed during the COVID-19 crisis in the 2020–21 school year. The provisions for the plan were approved by the Governor and Legislature in June in SB 98 and can be found in EC Section 43509.
 
  B. Unaudited Actuals for the Year Ending June 2020 Vote Slav Sobkov 5 m
   
The Board will review the unaudited actual financials for the year ending June 30, 2020. The unaudited actuals have been previously submitted to LAUSD as required by our authorizer. The discussion will allow the board to understand where we landed in terms of financials for the FY19-20 school year. 
 
  C. Finance Committee Goals FYI Prabhu Reddy 3 m
   
Committee to present FY20-21 goals. 
 
VII. Resource Development 7:49 PM
  A. Resource Development Committee Goals FYI Deepa Krishna 3 m
   
Committee to present FY20-21 goals. 
 
VIII. Academic Accountability 7:52 PM
  A. Academic Accountability Committee Goals FYI Alyssa Santino 3 m
   
Committee to present FY20-21 goals. 
 
IX. Governance 7:55 PM
  A. Governance Committee Goals FYI Tyler Bell 3 m
   
Committee to present FY20-21 goals. 
 
  B. Nominating Slate for SY20-21 Vote Tyler Bell 5 m
   
The nominating slate for Vice Chair is presented for a board vote. 
 
  C. New Board Member Vote Tyler Bell 2 m
   
Vote new Board member, Frank Spindler, to the board. 
 
X. Closing Items 8:05 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Oliver Bajracharya