Youth Policy Institute Charter Schools (YPICS)
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday October 24, 2016 at 6:00 PM
Location
Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter School - 1157 S. Berendo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90006; Board Member Jonathan Williams calling in from 4000 S. Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90037; Conference Call: (605) 562-3000, Access# 1004153
Meeting being held at Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter School, 1157 S. Berendo St., Los Angeles CA 90006; Board Member calling in from 4000 S. Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90037
Trustees Present
A. Reza, G. Straub, J. Lucente, M. Keipp, S. Mendoza
Trustees Absent
C. Vaquerano, J. Williams, S. Mendoza
Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened
M. Keipp
Guests Present
Cynthia Jimenez, Freddy Zepeda, Hope Fang, J. Castillo, K. Gamez, K. Myers, L. Simonsen, R. Duenas, Y. King-Berg, Y. Zubia
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
G. Straub called a meeting of the board of trustees of Youth Policy Institute Charter Schools (YPICS) to order on Monday Oct 24, 2016 at 6:03 PM.
C.
Flag Salute
D.
Additions/Corrections to Agenda
There were no corrections to the agenda.
E.
Minutes of Previous Regular Meeting
J. Lucente made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 09-26-16 Board Meeting on 09-26-16.
S. Mendoza seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Keipp |
Absent
|
| S. Mendoza |
Aye
|
| A. Reza |
Aye
|
| J. Williams |
Absent
|
| C. Vaquerano |
Absent
|
| G. Straub |
Aye
|
| J. Lucente |
Aye
|
II. COMMUNICATIONS
A.
Presentations from the Public
There were no presentations from the public.
B.
Tresurer/ CFOs Report
C.
Director's Reports
Kevin Myers, Director of Academic Achievement, shared the testing goals set for the schools this year. YPICS schools are reaching for a 50% goal of meet or exceeded in Math and English on the students' benchmark tests. To reach this goal two (2) students per class per benchmark need to move up a level.
M. Keipp arrived.
D.
Executive Director's Report
III. ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR INFORMATION
A.
November 8, 2016 Presidential Election
Just a reminder. Thursday, November 4, 2016 is the last day to mail in your voter ballot and election day is on Tuesday, November 7, 2016.
B.
Central Office Lease
IV. ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR ACTION
A.
MORCS Construction Amendment to the Development Agreement
M. Keipp made a motion to amend the building construction development agreement to include the retaining wall project which will be at no cost to YPICS.
J. Lucente seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. Reza |
Aye
|
| G. Straub |
Aye
|
| S. Mendoza |
Aye
|
| J. Williams |
Absent
|
| C. Vaquerano |
Absent
|
| J. Lucente |
Aye
|
| M. Keipp |
Aye
|
B.
MORCS Building Construction Contract Approval
J. Lucente made a motion to approve the contractor for the MORCS construction project.
A. Reza seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. Reza |
Aye
|
| M. Keipp |
Abstain
|
| J. Williams |
Absent
|
| G. Straub |
Aye
|
| J. Lucente |
Aye
|
| C. Vaquerano |
Absent
|
| S. Mendoza |
Aye
|
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:09 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Y. Zubia