Palisades Charter High School
Minutes
Special Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday July 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Location
A Building (Conference Room)
15777 Bowdoin Street
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY:
Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting of the Governing Board of Palisades Charter High School may request assistance by contacting the Main Office at (310) 230-6623 at least 24 hours in advance.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION:
Supporting documentation is available at the Main Office of the School, located at 15777 Bowdoin Street, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272, (Tel: 310- 230-6623) and may also be accessible on the PCHS website at http://palihigh.org/boardrecords.aspx.
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Notice is hereby given that the order of consideration of matters on this agenda may be changed without prior notice. All items may be heard in a different order than listed on the agenda.
Trustees Present
Amir Ebtehadj (remote), Andrew Paris (remote), Azadeh Lavi (remote), Ed Sugden (remote), Fati Adeli (remote), Jane Davis (remote), Jeff Roepel, Maggie Nance (remote), Minh Ha Ngo, Negeen Ben-Cohen (remote)
Trustees Absent
Pemra Ornek
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Public Comment
II. Motion to Rescind the Motion from the Previous Meeting
A.
Motion to Rescind the Motion from the Previous Meeting
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Maggie Nance |
Aye
|
| Jane Davis |
Aye
|
| Ed Sugden |
Aye
|
| Andrew Paris |
Aye
|
| Negeen Ben-Cohen |
Aye
|
| Fati Adeli |
Aye
|
| Pemra Ornek |
Absent
|
| Jeff Roepel |
Aye
|
| Minh Ha Ngo |
Aye
|
| Amir Ebtehadj |
Aye
|
| Azadeh Lavi |
Aye
|
We are moving to cure and correct an issue from our prior meeting. We had previously agendized the discussion and a vote on the property insurance. However, based on a recommendation from the members of the budget and finance committee, the motion to approve the insurance had incorrectly included some conditions on this approval without properly agendizing those conditions.
III. Reconsideration of Motion to Approve the 2026-2027 Property Insurance
A.
Reconsideration of Motion to Approve the 2026-2027 Property Insurance
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Jeff Roepel |
Aye
|
| Ed Sugden |
Aye
|
| Minh Ha Ngo |
Aye
|
| Negeen Ben-Cohen |
Abstain
|
| Jane Davis |
Aye
|
| Amir Ebtehadj |
Aye
|
| Azadeh Lavi |
Aye
|
| Maggie Nance |
Aye
|
| Fati Adeli |
Aye
|
| Andrew Paris |
Aye
|
| Pemra Ornek |
Absent
|
IV. New Business / Announcements
A.
Announcements / New Business
Next regular board meeting is August 25.
Board training including Brown Act training will be scheduled for August 5 from 5-7 pm.
School wide goal setting retreat will be September 19.
The SOA still in negotiation, the insurance was brought to the Board, the school was supposed to assume cost.
She and Negroe were needing to approve by end of month.
the recommendation that entailed a spending freeze, was not within the bounds of