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Youth Policy Institute Charter Schools (YPICS)

Regular Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday December 9, 2019 at 6:00 PM PST

Location

YPICS Learning and Support Center - 10660 White Oak Avenue, Suite B101, Granada Hills, CA 91344
Meeting Call In Number: (605) 313-5086, Access# 1004153.
 

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. Approval of November 18, 2019 Board Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Mary Keipp 1 m
    Minutes for Regular Board Meeting on November 18, 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 2670 W 11th 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 (818) 480-6810  or at info@coronacharter.org, info@romerocharter.org. All efforts will be made for reasonable accommodations.
 
III. Items Scheduled For Information 6:09 PM
  A. 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.
 
  B. Board Committee Reports FYI 5 m
  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 Administrator Report FYI Rene Quon 5 m
     
  F. Bert Corona Charter High School Executive Administrator Report FYI Larry Simonsen 5 m
     
  G. Executive Director's Report FYI Yvette King-Berg 5 m
     
  H. US Department of Education Visit Update FYI Yvette King-Berg 2 m
IV. Consent Agenda Items 6:46 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 review and approve revised and updated YPICS forms, documents, and materials related to state and federal compliance.

2. Recommendation to approve LAUSD Certification of Board Compliance Review.

3. Recommendation to ratify and accept Think Together MOU & Grant Agreement (CDE approved ASES and 21st Century grants).

4. Recommendation to approve revised YPICS Suicide Prevention Policy
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
V. Items Scheduled For Action 6:51 PM
  A. October 2019 YPICS Financials Vote Irina Castillo 10 m
     
  B. FY 18-19 YPICS Audit Vote Irina Castillo 5 m
     
  C. 1st Interim Report Vote Irina Castillo 5 m
     
     
     
  D. CA Laws Effective January 1, 2020 Board Resolution Vote Yvette King-Berg 2 m
   

Recommendation to approve Board Resolution 2019-8.

  
     
VI. Announcements 7:13 PM
  A. Closing Announcements FYI Yvette King-Berg 2 m
VII. Closing Items 7:15 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote