Youth Policy Institute Charter Schools (YPICS)

YPICS Regular Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday February 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM PST

Location

YPI Charter Schools

Learning and Support Center

10660 White Oak Avenue, Suite B101

Granada Hills, CA 91344


 

The meeting will be held at YPI Charter Schools Learning and Support Center.

 

Board members will be joining virtually from: 27201 Tourney Road, Suite 201, Valencia CA 91355 CA 91335; 501 S. Bixel Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017.

 

 

The Public may also access the live stream of the meeting at any of the four (4) YPICS locations or via the Zoom link below: Invite Link

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82370360203

 

Presentations from the Public can only be made at one of the four YPICS locations listed.

YPI Charter Schools

Learning and Support Center

10660 White Oak Avenue, Suite B101

Granada Hills, CA 91344

 

Bert Corona Charter School

9400 Remick Avenue Pacoima, CA 91331

 

Bert Corona Charter High School

12513 Gain Street Pacoima, CA 91331

 

Monseñor Oscar Romero Charter School

2670 W. 11th Street Los Angeles, CA 90006

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   Yesenia Zubia
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Mary Keipp
  C. Additions/Corrections to Agenda   Mary Keipp 1 m
  D. Approval of January 27, 2025 Regular Board Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Mary Keipp 1 m
     
II. Communications 6:02 PM
  A. Presentations from the Public FYI Mary Keipp
   

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.

 

 
III. Items Scheduled for Information 6:02 PM
  A. Board Committee Updates FYI 4 m
   

 

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 - next meeting will be March 10, 2025.

 
  B. YPICS Director of Special Education's Report FYI Vashon Nutt 2 m
  C. Monseñor Oscar Romero Charter School Executive Administrator's Report FYI Freddy Zepeda 2 m
  D. Bert Corona Charter High School Executive Administrator/ COO's Report FYI Ruben Duenas 2 m
  E. YPICS Chief Accountability Officer's Report FYI Ena Lavan 2 m
  F. YPICS Executive Director's Report FYI Yvette King-Berg 2 m
  G. Form 700 Filiers Mary Keipp 1 m
  H. Receive 1 hour of Brown Act and Ethics Training by Janelle Ruley, YMC Legal Time Certain 6:30-7:30 PM Discuss Yvette King-Berg 60 m
   

This is a recommendation from  the YPICS ED KIng-Berg to participate in the newly required Brown Act and ethics training for the YPICS Board of Trustees and specific YPICS Leadership/Administrative Team Members

 
IV. Consent Agenda Items 7:17 PM
  A. Background Vote 5 m
   

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 removal 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 1 m
   

1. Receive the Monseñor Oscar Romero Charter Middle ASES GAN for $203,482.84 (July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025)

 

2. Recommendation to receive and file 2023-2024 School Accountability Report Card (SARC) documents for Bert Corona Charter School, Bert Corona Charter High School, and Monseñor Oscar Romero Charter School  

 

 

 

 
V. Items Scheduled For Action 7:23 PM
  A. FY24-25 January YPICS Financials Vote Irina Castillo 5 m
   

This is a recommendation from the administration to approve the January 2025 financials and check registers as submitted. 

 
  B. FY24-25 2nd Interim Reports Vote Irina Castillo 5 m
   

This is a recommendation from administration to approve the FY 24-25 2nd Interim reports for Bert Corona Charter School, Monseños Oscar Romero Charter School and Bert Corona Charter High School.

 
  C. FY23-24 990 Report Vote Irina Castillo 5 m
   

This is a recommendation from administration to approve the FY23-34 990 Report.

 
  D. Approval to Receive and File the 23-24 LAUSD Oversight Performance Reviews for YPICS Vote Yvette King-Berg 5 m
   

This is a recommendation from the administration to receive and file the 23-24 LAUSD Oversight Performance Reviews for all three YPI Charter Schools ( Bert Corona Charter School, Bert Corona Charter High School, and Monseñor Oscar Romero Charter School).

 
  E. Expenditures Above the Spending Authority of the Executive Director Vote Yvette King-Berg 5 m
   

The ED is recommending the Board Ratify the Vendor payments on this list, which are above the individual spending authority of the ED.  All vendors listed here are included in the School budgets.  As a matter of practice, twice a year, we will bring an updated list before the Board for ratification and transparency.

 
VI. Announcements 7:48 PM
  A. Next Board Meeting FYI Yvette King-Berg 2 m
   

The next YPICS Regular Board Meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 24, 2025.

 
  B. YPICS LAUSD Spring Oversight Visits
   
  1. Bert Corona Charter School- Thursday, April 3, 2025
  2. Moseñor Oscar Romero Charter School- Tuesday, March 25, 2025
  3. Bert Corona Charter High School- Friday, April 25, 2025
 
VII. Closing Items 7:50 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Mary Keipp