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.

Education Code Section 60119: The YPICS Board continues to encourage participation from parents, teachers, and community members regarding the sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials for each student attending Bert Corona Charter School, Monseñor Oscar Romero Charter School, and Bert Corona Charter High School. 

1. Board Academic Committee update presented by Committee Chair Cesar Lopez (Next Meeting 9/29/25 at 5:00 PM)

2. Board Finance Committee update presented by Committee Chair, Michael Green (Nothing new to report)

3. Board Technology Committee update presented by Committee Chair, Dean Cho (Nothing new to report)

Senate Bill 153, Chapter 38, Statutes of 2024 (hereinafter SB 153) adds a provision to California Education Code (EC) Section 32282 requiring local educational agencies (LEAs) to adopt a plan to ensure all students can access instruction during a natural disaster or emergency. The Instructional Continuity Plan (ICP) must be included in an LEA’s Comprehensive School Safety Plan (CSSP) by July 1, 2025. A locally-adopted CSSP must include an ICP to obtain approval of a Form J-13A waiver request beginning in fiscal year 2026–27. These requirements apply to school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools.

Each school executive administrator will present their latest enrollment data, projections, causes for, and action plans to mediate.

1. Bert Corona Charter School
2. Bert Corona Charter High School
3. Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter School

The middle school calendars were updated to reflect a change to the first day of school.

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.

1. Recommendation to approve 2025-2026 Parent Involvement Policies for  YPICS (BCCS, BCCHS, and MORCS).
2. Recommendation to acknowledge filing of Quarter 3 & Quarter 4 Williams Uniform Compliant Reports to LACOE.

This is a recommendation to approve Board Resolution 2025-1: Sufficiency of Instructional Materials.

This is a recommendation to approve the closing of Yolanda Fuentes' California Credit Union school credit card and the opening of Max Garcia's California Credit Union school credit card with a limit of $5,000. 

The next YPICS Regular Board Meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 29, 2025.