Opening Items

Academic Excellence

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:  
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.

1. Academic Committee Reports
2. Climate and Culture Committee Reports
   1. Student Leadership Council
3. Parent/ Committee Advocacy/ Engagement Reports
   1. School Site Council
   2. English Learner Advisory Committee
4. LCAP Advisory Committee Reports

This update is for all of the YPICS' schools. 

Audit

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. 

1. Recommendation to approve the Study Smart Tutor Partnership Agreement. 
This agreement will provide the following high schools: Bert Corona, Discovery Prep, Monroe, and Vaughn with PSAT prep and tutoring.  Study Smart will also offer a PSAT parent workshop for each campus.  Recommendation to approve. 

Recommendation to approve the YPI Charter Schools November financials with the check registers as submitted. 

1. Recommendation to approve and submit “Request for Allowance of Attendance Because of Emergency Conditions” to the California Department of Education (J-13A)

Recommendation to approve and submit “Request for Allowance of Attendance Because of Emergency Conditions” to the California Department of Education to obtain approval of attendance and instructional time credit during the closure of Bert Corona Charter School and Bert Corona Charter High School (December 5 – December 8; 4 days), due to the Creek Fire.

1. Recommendation to acknowledge receipt of CTEIG funds ($567,528)

Recommendation to acknowledge the receipt of $567,528 of CTEIG Funds and approval to move funds to Vaughn Next Century Learning Center. The CDE approved the change in fiscal agent during the summer of 2017. This amount represents the final apportionment for the grant due to be received by YPICS.

1. Recommendation to recertify with Unidos  (Unidos US MOU)

UnidosUS, previously known as NCLR (National Council of La Raza), is the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization. Through its unique combination of expert research, advocacy, programs, and an Affiliate Network of nearly 300 community-based organizations across the United States and Puerto Rico, UnidosUS simultaneously challenges the social, economic, and political barriers that affect Latinos at the national and local levels. YPICs is an Affiliate of UnidosUS granting us access to RFPs, trainings, networking, peer-exchanges, and support. As outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Affiliates undergo a re-certification process every three years.

1. Board Resolution to have YPI Charter Schools join Charter Safe JPA

CharterSAFE JPA is a non-profit organization that is operated by a board of charter school leaders for the sole benefit of charter schools. This JPA is focused on stabilized insurance rates, using a combination of self insurance, reinsurance and conventional insurance to best ensure cost savings year-to-year.

1. Recommendation to accept President Gene Straub’s board resignation

1. Recommendation to elect an interim board chair -The interim will serve until the board has defined what they want in a board chair and feel ready to choose a regular board chair within the next two to four months.

Closed session will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m.