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Youth Policy Institute Charter Schools (YPICS)

Regular Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday March 19, 2018 at 6:00 PM PDT

Location

YPICS Central Office - 10660 White Oak Avenue, Granada Hills, CA 91344
Meeting Call In Number: (641) 715-3680, Access# 1004153.
Board Members calling in from 17112 Minnehaha Street, Granada Hills, CA 91344; 501 S. Bixel Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017; 25024 Highspring Avenue, Newhall, CA 91321; 1625 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90015; 17037 Chatsworth Street, Granada Hills, California 91344.
 

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   Mary Keipp
  C. Flag Salute   5 m
  D. Additions/Corrections to Agenda   Mary Keipp 2 m
  E. Approve February 26, 2018 Minutes Approve Minutes Mary Keipp 5 m
    Minutes for Regular Board Meeting on February 26, 2018  
II. COMMUNICATIONS 6:13 PM
 
Academic Excellence
 
  A. Presentations from the Public FYI Mary Keipp 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 6:18 PM
  A. Financials Approved in the February Board Meeting FYI Irina Castillo 5 m
  B. Committee/ Council Reports FYI 5 m
   
  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
  
  C. Facilites Update FYI Ruben Duenas 5 m
   

This update is for all of the YPICS' schools. 

  
     
  D. Bert Corona Executive Administrator Report FYI Ruben Duenas 5 m
     
  E. Monsenor Oscar Romero Executive Director's Report FYI Kevin Myers 5 m
     
  F. Bert Corona Charter High School Executive Director's Report FYI Larry Simonsen 5 m
     
     
  G. Executive Director's Report FYI Yvette King-Berg 5 m
     
     
     
IV. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 6:53 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 5 m
V. ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR ACTION 6:58 PM
  A. Board Member Selection Ad Hoc Committee Recommendations Vote Mary Keipp 5 m
  B. Audit Firm Selection Recommendation Vote Joe Lucente 5 m
VI. CLOSED SESSION 7:08 PM
  A. Matters to be discussed are those permitted by Government Code Section 54957 (personnel) Discuss Mary Keipp 30 m
   

The Board of Directors will now be moving into closed session to discuss matters described in Section VI.  Matters to be discussed are those permitted by Government Code Section 54957 (personnel) and 54956.9 (litigation).”

Convene to closed session

A.    PERSONNEL:  (Government Code 54957) 
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT – Review  of Senior Director of Programs Position

B.    PERSONNEL:  (Government Code 54957) 
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT – Evaluation of Current Administrators

C.    PERSONNEL:  (Government Code 54957)
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT – Evaluation of Executive Director

D.    PERSONNEL:  (Government Code 54957)
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT – Review of Potential New YPICS MFT/LCSW and School Psychiatrist Positions

E. PERSONNEL- (Government Code 54957) -YPICS Open Positions

  
VII. OPEN SESSION 7:38 PM
  A. Items Scheduled for Action Vote Mary Keipp 10 m
VIII. Closing Items 7:48 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote
IX. ANNOUNCEMENTS 7:48 PM
  A. Closing Annoucements FYI Yvette King-Berg 2 m