END OF STATE OF EMERGENCY AND NEW REMOTE PARTICIPATION RULES - Assembly Bill 2449
 

Governor Newsom announced that the COVID-19 state of emergency ended on February 28, 2023. With the end of the state of emergency, agencies are no longer able to utilize pandemic-era virtual meeting procedures. However, board members may continue to participate remotely by telephone and/or videoconference under traditional Ralph M. Brown Act teleconference rules. Effective January 1, 2023, Assembly Bill 2449 (AB 2449) allows individual board members to participate in meetings remotely during "emergency circumstances" or for "just cause." Specific requirements may be found in the full text of AB2449 (California Legislation Information).  All requirements for attendance by the YPICS Board of Trustees are adhered to in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act.

Instructions for Presentations to the Board by Parents and Citizens

YPICS (or the "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:

If you wish to make a public comment, you may attend in person and may complete a "Speaker Card" (on an agenda item or non-agenda item) card which will be available at the door. 

When addressing the Board, speakers are requested (but not required) to state their name and address from the podium and adhere to the time limits set forth. Non-agenda items are limited to three (3) minutes and total time allotted to not exceed fifteen (15) minutes and Items on the agenda are limited to five (5) minutes. 

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 on the Charter Schools website at ypics.org or 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.

YPICS 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.

1. Board Academic Committee update presented by Committee Chair, Cesar Lopez
2. Board Finance Committee update presented by Committee Chair, Michael Green
3. Board Technology Committee update presented by Committee Chair, Dean Cho

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 presenting notice to authorizing district, LAUSD, to reserve the right of YPI Charter schools to leave LAUSD SELPA at the end of the 2023-2024 school year
2. Recommendation to approve an Ad Hoc Board Nominating Committee to review expiring board terms and recommend slate of directors for the 2023-2024 school year.
3. Recommendation to approve Kaiser, Beam Dental, Unum life and VSP plans for benefited employees for the FY23-24.

This is a recommendation to approve the April 2023 financials and check registers for Bert Corona Charter School, Bert Corona Charter High School, and Monseñor Oscar Romero Charter School.

This is a recommendation to approve the proposed 5% increase to the teacher salary table with a 5% retention bonus.

This is a recommendation to approve:

1. MORCS ASES Think Together Contract Renewal, $193,308.70
2. Youth Cinema Project 3-year Contract, $162,151.65
3. Relay California Instructional Leadership Program and Teacher Professional Development Platform
   1. Leadership Instructional Program, $30,500
   2. Teacher (New Teacher Series and Mid-Career/Veteran Teacher Best Practices), $33,000
4. Stile (textbook and science platform) 5-year contract with BCCS and MORCS, $195,024.80

This is a recommendation to approve the hiring of a Chief Accountability Officer for YPICS.

This is a recommendation to approve a meal vendor for YPICS School Food Authority (SFA).

The next board meeting will be held on Monday, June 26, 2023 at the Learning and Support Center.