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Equitas Academy Charter School

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday June 23, 2022 at 3:00 PM PDT

Location

900 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015

 

 

Topic: June Board Meeting
Time: Jun 23, 2022 03:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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PUBLIC COMMENT AT EQUITAS ACADEMY BOARD MEETINGS – An opportunity for the public to address the Board will be provided prior to discussion and action on agenda items. 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

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 3:00 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   Nadine Peters 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Tyler Bell
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Catie Langston
   

Board to approve minutes from 5/14/2022 meeting. 

  
    Approve minutes for Board Retreat on May 14, 2022  
II. Public Comment 3:01 PM
  A. Public Comment FYI Tyler Bell 1 m
III. Consent 3:02 PM
  A. 22-23 Equitas Employee Handbook Vote Cecilia Melgares
   

Board to approve the 22-23 Equitas Employee Handbook. 

2022-2023 Equitas Academy Employee Handbook.docx - Google Docs

  
  B. 22-23 Equitas Student & Family Handbook Vote Cecilia Melgares
   

Board to approve the 22-23 Equitas Student & Family Handbook. 

22-23 Student & Family Handbook.docx - Google Docs

  
  C. Annual Policies Vote Maggie Ford
   

Board to approve the following annual policies:

 

  • 22-23 Equitas School Wellness Policy
  • 22-23 Equitas Volunteer Policy
  • 22-23 Equitas Parent Involvement Policy
  • 22-23 Equitas Youth Suicide Prevention Policy
  • 22-23 Equitas Homeless Policy
  • 22-23 Equitas Uniform Complaint Policy
  • 22-23 Equitas Fiscal Policies & Procedures 

     

 

  
  D. SB740 Applications Vote Slav Sobkov
   

Board to approve SB740 applications. 

  
  E. 22-23 Expanded Learning Opportunities Plan Vote Maggie Ford
   

Board to approve Expanded Learning Opportunity Grant, a CDE required plan. 

  
  F. Insurance Renewal Contract with Alliant Vote Maggie Ford
   

Board to approve Insurance Renewal Contract with Alliant. 

  
  G. Revolution Foods SNP Renewal Contract. Vote Maggie Ford
   

Board to approve Revolution Foods SNP Renewal Contract.

  
IV. Public Hearing to Review Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) 3:02 PM
 

Pursuant to Education Code (EC) 52062(b)(1), school districts are required to hold at least one public hearing to solicit the recommendations and comments of members of the public regarding the specific actions and expenditures proposed in the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP). The public hearing shall be held at the same meeting as the public hearing for the Budget to be adopted as required by EC 42127(a)(1).

  
  A. LCAP and Local Indicators Discuss Maggie Ford 2 m
   

Public Hearing to review LCAP and Local Indicators

  
  B. Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) and Local Indicators Vote Maggie Ford 5 m
   

Board will vote to approve the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) for Equitas Academy, Equitas Academy 2 Equitas Academy 3 Equitas Academy 4 Equitas Academy 5 and Equitas Academy 6. The board will review the plans using the attached link here.

  
V. Organizational Updates: Celebrations of Year and Annual Board Meeting 3:09 PM
  A. Organizational Updates: CEO Update and Progress to Goals Discuss Malka Borrego 5 m
   

CEO provides an update on goals and organizational dashboard. Board provide feedback, support and evaluates the CEO. The focus for the June Board meeting is on Celebrations of Year and Budget Approval: Celebrations and State of Organization/Update on Dashboard, Our Equity work, Start of School Readiness and Staff Recruitment Update.  We are conducting a deeper dive in the areas of student learning outcome and staff retention.  These updates are positioned to inform the board on strategy planning for FY22-23. In addition, we will hear from EQ5 and EQ6 in our principal voices series. June Board Meeting Deck 2022

  
  B. FY23 Org Budget Vote Maggie Ford 10 m
   

Review and approve the 2022-23 preliminary and final budget including the Education Protection Account spending plan. 

  
  C. Board Review of Monthly Financials Vote Slav Sobkov 5 m
   

​Review of Monthly Financial Package, including Income Statements, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, Variance Analysis, and Check Register. Overview of the impact of COVID19 on FY21 revenues and spending and second interim report.

 

 

  
  D. All-Staff Pandemic Response Pay Vote Maggie Ford 1 m
   

Our goal is to ensure our compensation strategy is grounded in our values of equity, stability, and recognition. We also seek to align our organization's priority with a people's first approach. Therefore, all staff at Equitas Academy are being recognized for their individual and collective efforts to meet the needs of our scholars and their families during the pandemic in the 21-22 school year.

 

Equitas Academy will issue a one-time taxable payment of $1000.

  
  E. Celebrations & State of Organization Stakeholder Data Discuss Kyle Gouveia 10 m
   

Kyle Gouveia, Director of Data & Assessments, will present on the following:

  • Student Learning Data
  • Student & Family Voices
  • Staff Satisfaction
  
  F. Equity Work Discuss Brittany Rush 5 m
   

Brittany Rush, Director of DEIA, will present on our equity work: 

  • Priories for Upcoming Year
  • Promise 54 Data
  
  G. Start of School Readiness: School Priorities Discuss Gregg Gonzales 5 m
   

Gregg Gonzales will present on the following topics: budget, facilities, enrollment, schools and summer school. 

  
  H. Recruitment & Retention Discuss Jessica Edelman & Cristina Lowry 5 m
   

Jessica Edelman (Director of Teacher Talent) and Cristina Lowry (Director of People & Culture) to provide an update on staff recruitment and retention for the FY22-23. 


 

  
  I. Declaration of Need for Qualified Educators FY22-23 Vote Jessica Edelman 1 m
   

Submitted to our Board for Approval for the 2022-2023 Equitas Academy Charter Declaration of Need. The Declaration of Need (DON) is a staffing related document requiring annual Board Approval prior to submission to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC). The DON is a prerequisite to the issuance of any Emergency Permit and/or Limited Assignment Permit for public school employers by the CTC. Assembly Bill 15-05 requires Charter Schools to issue the document annually effective the 2022-2023 academic year. 

  
  J. Principal Voices/Principal Presentation Discuss Kawika Chun & Amanda Pardo 15 m
   

To ensure we have strong connections to our principals at each school, we have invited two principals to share about themselves, their work at the school sites and priorities for this year. 


 

  
VI. Resource Development 4:11 PM
  A. Committee Goals Discuss Deepa Krishna 5 m
   

Committee to provide an update on goals for FY21-22 and present FY22-23 goals.

Grants and Fundraising YTD April 2022 Resource Development Committee - Google Slides

  
VII. Academic Accountability 4:16 PM
  A. Committee Goals Discuss Alyssa Santino 5 m
   

Committee to provide an update on goals for FY21-22 and present FY22-23 goals.  

Academic Accountability Committee Goals 21-22 DRAFT.xlsx - Google Sheets

  
VIII. Finance 4:21 PM
  A. Committee Goals Discuss Prabhu Reddy 5 m
   

Committee to provide an update on goals for FY21-22 and present FY22-23 goals.

Equitas FY22 Finance Committee Priorities - Google Docs

  
IX. Governance Committee 4:26 PM
  A. Nominating Slate for SY22-23 Vote Frank Spindler 5 m
   

Present the nominating slate for SY22-23 officers, committee and terms for a board vote. 

Board Slate for FY22-23 as presented by Governance Committee - Google Docs 

  
  B. Board Calendar for SY22-23 Vote Frank Spindler 2 m
   

Board calendar for SY22-23 - 4th Thursday of the month from 3pm to 6pm.  

August 25, 2022

October 27, 2022
December 15, 2022

February 23, 2023 
April 27, 2023

May 19-20, 2023 (Board Dinner & Retreat)
June 22, 2023

  
  C. Committee Goals Discuss Frank Spindler 5 m
   

Committee to provide an update on goals for FY21-22 and present FY22-23 goals.

  
X. CEO Hiring Committee 4:38 PM
  A. Update on CEO Hiring Vote Tyler Bell 10 m
   

Committee will vote on new CEO canddiate and make job offer. 

  
XI. Conversation with Transitioning CEO 4:48 PM
  A. Presentation from Angella Martinez Discuss Angella Martinez 35 m
   

Angella Martinez (CEO, KIPP SoCal Public Schools) will discuss challenges of a new CEO and ways for the board to support a new CEO. 

  
XII. XI. CEO Performance and Compensation 5:23 PM
 

Review CEO compensation and performance for the FY21-22.

  
  A. CEO Compensation Discuss Prabhu Reddy 10 m
   

Board to review CEO compensation and compare to comparables. 

 

  
  B. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE (Gov. Code section 54957(b)(1). Discuss CEO evaluation and offer letter for FY22-23 as CEO and Advisor to CEO Vote Tyler Bell 25 m
   

Approve compensation for CEO role, bonus and advisor role as CEO. 

  
XIII. Closing Items 5:58 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Tyler Bell 1 m