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Youth Policy Institute Charter Schools (YPICS)

Regular Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday December 11, 2017 at 6:00 PM PST

Location

Bert Corona Charter High School - 12513 Gain Street, Pacoima CA 91331
Meeting Call In Number: (641) 715-3680, Access# 1004153. Board Members calling in from 1625 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90015, 25024 Highspring Avenue, Newhall, CA 91321, 1200 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, and 405 Hillgard Avenue , Los Angeles, CA 90024.

 

Agenda

      Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   Yesenia Zubia 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Gene Straub 1 m
  C. Flag Salute   5 m
  D. Additions/Corrections to Agenda   Gene Straub 2 m
  E. Approve November 6, 2017 Minutes Approve Minutes Gene Straub 2 m
    Minutes for Regular Board Meeting on November 6, 2017  
  F. Approve November 27, 2017 Minutes Approve Minutes Gene Straub 5 m
    Minutes for Regular Board Meeting on November 27, 2017  
II. COMMUNICATIONS 6:16 PM
 
Academic Excellence
 
  A. Presentations from the Public FYI Gene Straub 5 m
   
Any persons present desiring to address the Board of Directors on any proper matter. 

The YPI Charter Public Schools ("Charter Schools") welcome your participation at the Charter Schools' Board meetings. The purpose of a public meeting of the Board of Directors ("Board") is to conduct the affairs of the Charter Schools in public. Your participation assures us of continuing community interest in our Charter Schools. To assist you in the case of speaking/participating in our meetings, the following guidelines are provided:
Agenda Items: No individual presentation shall be more than five (5) minutes and total time for this purpose shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes per agenda item. 
Non-Agenda Items: No individual presentation shall be for more than three (3) minutes and total time shall not exceed fifteen (15) minutes. 
 
When addressing the Board, speakers are requested to state their name and address from the podium and adhere to the time limits set forth.

Ordinarily, Board Members will not respond to presentations and no action can be taken. However, the board may give direction to staff following a presentation.
 
Any public records relating to an agenda item for an open session of the Board which are distributed to all of the Board members shall be available for public inspection at 1157 S. Berendo Street, Los Angeles, California 90006, 12513 Gain Street, Pacoima, CA 91331, 9400 Remick Avenue, Pacoima, California 91331 and 10660 White Oak Avenue, Granada Hills, CA 91344.

Americans with Disabilities
YPI Charter Schools, Inc. adheres to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Should you require special accommodations, or more information about accessibility, please contact us at least 48 hours in advance at 818-834-5805/ 213-413-9600, or info@coronacharter.org / info@romerocharter.org. All efforts will be made for reasonable accommodations.
 
III. ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR INFORMATION 6:21 PM
  A. Review of YPICS School Compliance Binders FYI Yvette King-Berg 15 m
   
Binders will be available for Board review. 
 
  B. Wellness Policy FYI Yvette King-Berg 5 m
     
  C. Gear Up Program Update FYI Yvette King-Berg 5 m
  D. Gear Up Grant Budget Update FYI Irina Castillo 5 m
  E. School Climate Transformation Grant Budget Update FYI Irina Castillo 5 m
  F. Committee/ Council Reports FYI
   
  1. Academic Committee Reports
  2. Climate and Culture Committee Reports
    1. Student Leadership Council
  3. Parent/ Committee Advocacy/ Engagement Reports
    1. School Sight Council
    2. English Learner Advisory Committee
  4. LCAP Advisory Committee Reports
  
  G. Facilites Update FYI Ruben Duenas 5 m
   

This update is for all of the YPICS' schools. 

  
  H. Bert Corona Executive Administrator Report FYI Ruben Duenas 5 m
     
     
  I. Monsenor Oscar Romero Executive Director's Report FYI Kevin Myers 5 m
     
  J. Bert Corona Charter High School Executive Director's Report FYI Larry Simonsen 5 m
     
     
  K. Executive Director's Report FYI Yvette King-Berg 5 m
     
IV. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 7:21 PM
 
Audit
 
  A. Background FYI
   
All matters listed under the consent agenda are considered by the Board to be routine and will be approved/ enacted by the Board in one motion in the form listed below. Unless specifically requested by a Board Member for further discussion or removed from the agenda, there will be no discussion of these items prior to the Board's vote on them. The Executive Director recommends approval of all consent agenda items. 
 
  B. Consent Items Vote Yvette King-Berg 2 m
   

1. Recommendation to approve continued membership in the California Charter Schools Association.

  
V. ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR ACTION 7:23 PM
  A. Communication Policy Vote Yvette King-Berg 5 m
  B. October 2017 Financials for YPICS Vote Irina Castillo 5 m
     
  C. 1st Interim Report Vote Irina Castillo 5 m
     
     
     
  D. FY 16-17 Audit Vote Irina Castillo 5 m
   

Recommendation to receive and file the June 30, 2017 consolidated audit report for the YPI Charter Schools.

  
     
  E. YPICS Compliance Binders Vote Irina Castillo 5 m
   

Recommendation to approve LAUSD Certification of Board Compliance Review.

  
     
VI. Closing Items 7:48 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote
VII. ANNOUNCEMENTS 7:48 PM
  A. Closing Annoucements FYI Yvette King-Berg 2 m