Youth Policy Institute Charter Schools (YPICS)

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday February 11, 2019 at 6:00 PM PST

Location

Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter School - 1157 S. Berendo Street, Los Angeles CA 90006
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   1 m
  D. Additions/Corrections to Agenda   Mary Keipp 1 m
  E. Approve January 11, 2019 Board Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Mary Keipp 1 m
    Minutes for Special Board Meeting on January 11, 2019  
II. Communications 6:04 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 6:09 PM
  A. Brown Act Training by Young, Minney & Corr, LLP Vote Yvette King-Berg 30 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.
  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. YPICS Board Academic Excellence Committee FYI Cesar Lopez 5 m
     
  D. Facilites Update FYI Ruben Duenas 5 m
   

This update is for all of the YPICS' schools. 

 
  E. Bert Corona Executive Administrator Report FYI Ruben Duenas 5 m
     
     
  F. Monsenor Oscar Romero Executive Administrator Report FYI Rene Quon 5 m
     
     
  G. Bert Corona Charter High School Executive Administrator Report FYI Yolanda Fuentes 5 m
     
  H. Executive Director's Report FYI Yvette King-Berg 5 m
     
IV. Consent Agenda Items 7:14 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 receive and file 2017-2018 Accountability Report Card (SARC) for YPICS (Bert Corona Charter School, Bert Corona Charter High School, and Monseñor Oscar Romero Charter School.

2.) Recommendation to approve Board Resolution 2019-1 AB 2022 Notifying Parents and Students of Available Mental Health Services.

3.) Recommendation to approve the use of one-time unrestricted funds at each school site to support the implementation of California’s academic standards.

4.) Recommendation to approve CTEIG grant expenditure for an item above the spending authority of the Executive Director.

5.) Recommendation to approve Board Resolution 2019-2 AB216 Foster Youth Graduation Requirements.

6.) Recommendation to approve Board Resolution 2019-3 Multiple Transparency Laws.
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
V. Items Scheduled For Action 7:19 PM
  A. November and December 2018 YPICS Financials Vote Irina Castillo 10 m
     
  B. YPICS Con Apps Vote Irina Castillo 5 m
     
     
     
  C. Approval to Transfer Title IV Funds to Title I Vote Irina Castillo 5 m
  D. Implementation of Low-Performing Students Block Grant - BCCS and MORCS Vote Yvette King-Berg 2 m
   
Recommendation to approve plan for implementation of "Low-Performing Students Block Grant" allocated to BCCS and MORCS.
 
     
     
     
  E. Board Resolution Authorizing ED to submit the BCCHS Charter Renewal Vote Yvette King-Berg 5 m
   
Recommendation to approve the Board Resolution Authorizing ED to submit the BCCHS Charter Renewal
 
     
VI. Closed Session 7:46 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 8:01 PM
  A. Items Scheduled for Action Vote Mary Keipp 5 m
VIII. Closing Items 8:06 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote
IX. Announcements 8:06 PM
  A. Closing Announcements FYI Yvette King-Berg 2 m
   

April 22, 2019 Board Meeting , School Climate and Culture YPI will present budget update from 6:00-7:00.