Youth Policy Institute Charter Schools (YPICS)
Minutes
Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday September 30, 2019 at 6:00 PM
Location
Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter School - 2670 W. 11th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90006
Meeting Call In Number: (605) 313-5086, Access# 1004153.
Board Member calling in from: 1200 W. 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA.
Board Member calling in from: 1200 W. 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA.
Trustees Present
C. Lopez, M. Keipp, S. Mendoza
Trustees Absent
M. Green
Guests Present
F. Zepeda, I. Castillo, L. Simonsen, Michael Green (guest), R. Quon, Tanya Harry, Y. King-Berg, Y. Zubia
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Keipp called a meeting of the board of trustees of Youth Policy Institute Charter Schools (YPICS) to order on Monday Sep 30, 2019 at 6:10 PM.
C.
Flag Salute
D.
Additions/Corrections to Agenda
E.
Approval of September 16, 2019 Board Meeting Minutes
C. Lopez made a motion to approve minutes from the Regular Board Meeting on 09-16-19 Regular Board Meeting on 09-16-19.
S. Mendoza seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Green |
Absent
|
| M. Keipp |
Aye
|
| S. Mendoza |
Aye
|
| C. Lopez |
Aye
|
II. Communications
A.
Presentations from the Public
There were no presentations from the Public.
III. Consent Agenda Items
A.
Background
B.
Consent Items
S. Mendoza made a motion to approve consent items 1-4.
C. Lopez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| C. Lopez |
Aye
|
| M. Keipp |
Aye
|
| M. Green |
Absent
|
| S. Mendoza |
Aye
|
IV. Items Scheduled For Action
A.
Board Member Nominations
C. Lopez made a motion to approve Walter Njboke and Dean Cho as Board Members for YPI Charter Schools, effective 10/21/2019.
S. Mendoza seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Keipp |
Aye
|
| M. Green |
Absent
|
| S. Mendoza |
Aye
|
| C. Lopez |
Aye
|
B.
Board of Trustees Slate
No action was taken on this item.
C.
BCCHS Prop 39 Overallocation Fees for school years 16-17, 17-18, and 18-19
There was not enough information for the Board, therefore, no action was taken.
D.
Receiving June 30, 2019 Unaudited Actual Reports
C. Lopez made a motion to receive and approve the June 30, 2019 YPICS Unaudited Actuals.
S. Mendoza seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Keipp |
Aye
|
| S. Mendoza |
Aye
|
| M. Green |
Absent
|
| C. Lopez |
Aye
|
E.
August 2019 YPICS Financials
C. Lopez made a motion to approve the August 2019 YPICS financials with check registers as submitted.
S. Mendoza seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Mendoza |
Aye
|
| C. Lopez |
Aye
|
| M. Keipp |
Aye
|
| M. Green |
Absent
|
F.
Updating YPICS Fiscal Policies and Procedures
C. Lopez made a motion to approve updating the Fiscal Policies and Procedures to include "Assistant Executive Administrator" after any instance where "Executive Administrator" is written.
S. Mendoza seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Mendoza |
Aye
|
| M. Keipp |
Aye
|
| M. Green |
Absent
|
| C. Lopez |
Aye
|
G.
2019-2020 Independent Study
No action was taken on this item.
H.
LACOE Certificate of Signatures
No action was taken on this item.
I.
YPICS 2019-2020 EL Plans
C. Lopez made a motion to approve the 19-20 EL plans for Bert Corona Charter School, Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter School, and Bert Corona Charter High School.
S. Mendoza seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| C. Lopez |
Aye
|
| S. Mendoza |
Aye
|
| M. Keipp |
Aye
|
| M. Green |
Absent
|
V. Closed Session
A.
Closed Session - Personnel
The Board moved into Closed Session at 7:31PM.
VI. Open Session
A.
Action Taken
The Board moved back into Open Session at 8:00PM. No action was taken.
VII. Items Scheduled For Information
A.
Bert Corona Charter High School Renewal Approved
LAUSD approved the high school renewal petition with a 7-0-0 vote.
B.
Youth Policy Institute Leadership Transition
C.
LAUSD Charter Schools Division Oversight Process
President, Mary Keipp will be present for Monsenor Oscar Romero's oversight and Board Member, Michael Green will be present for Bert Corona Charter School's oversight visit.
D.
Bert Corona Executive Administrator Report
The Executive Administrator's report is available on Board onTrack in the agenda packet.
E.
Monsenor Oscar Romero Executive Administrator Report
The Executive Administrator's report is available on Board onTrack in the agenda packet.
F.
Bert Corona Charter High School Executive Administrator Report
The Executive Administrator's report is available on Board onTrack in the agenda packet.
G.
Executive Director's Report
VIII. 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 8:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Y. Zubia
- Receipt of Bert Corona's ASES grant added to Section VI: Items Scheduled for Information.
Correction to the agenda: