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Youth Policy Institute Charter Schools (YPICS)

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday September 24, 2018 at 6:00 PM PDT

Location

Bert Corona Charter School - 9400 Remick Avenue, Pacoima CA 91331
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   2 m
  D. Additions/Corrections to Agenda   Mary Keipp 2 m
  E. Approve June 28, 2018 Minutes Approve Minutes Mary Keipp 2 m
     
  F. Approve July 21, 2018 Minutes Approve Minutes Mary Keipp 2 m
     
  G. Approve July 27, 2018 Minutes Approve Minutes Mary Keipp 2 m
     
  H. Approve August 28, 2018 Minutes Approve Minutes Mary Keipp 2 m
     
  I. Approve September 10, 2018 Minutes Approve Minutes Mary Keipp 2 m
     
II. Communications 6:15 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 6:20 PM
  A. MORCS Construction Project F&E Purchase: Computers FYI Yvette King-Berg 5 m
  B. Committee/ Council Reports FYI 5 m
   

Each month council and committee meeting minutes are provided for the board to review. Board members will direct senior staff regarding any minutes or committee concerns that may arise.
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  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. Executive Director's Report FYI Yvette King-Berg 5 m
   

Bert Corona Charter School renewal with academic benchmarks.

  
IV. Consent Agenda Items 6:40 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
   
1. Recommendation to approve the YPICS revised EL Master Plan for 2018-2019
2. Recommendation to receive the 18-19 BCCS ASES Grant Award in the amount of $163,800.00 and additionally, recommend YPI to continue to manage the BCCS ASES Program for BCCS.


 
 
V. Items Scheduled For Action 6:45 PM
  A. Bert Corona Academic Achievement Plan Vote Yvette King-Berg 10 m
   

Recommendation to approve Bert Corona Middle School's Academic Achievement Plan

  
  B. YPICS FY17-18 Unaudited Actuals Vote Irina Castillo 10 m
  C. YPICS FY18-19 August Financials Vote Irina Castillo 10 m
VI. Closed Session 7:15 PM
  A. Matters to be discussed are those permitted by Government Code Section 54956 Discuss Mary Keipp 15 m
   
At 6:45PM The Board of Directors will be moving into closed session to discuss matters described in Section VI.  Matters to be discussed are those permitted by Government Code Section 54956 (Litigation).  

A.    PENDING LITIGATION: (Government code 54956.9)
 
VII. Open Session 7:30 PM
  A. Items Scheduled for Action Vote Mary Keipp 5 m
VIII. Closing Items 7:35 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote
IX. Announcements 7:35 PM
  A. Closing Announcements FYI Yvette King-Berg 2 m