Palisades Charter High School

Minutes

Special Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday November 10, 2020 at 5:00 PM

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As per Executive Order N-29-20 from Governor Newsom, the Palisades Charter High School Board of Trustees meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 10, 2020, at 5:00p.m. will move to a virtual/teleconferencing environment. Calling into the meeting may incur a charge and PCHS is not responsible for any charges.

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.

ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE AND ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY:
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

Adam Glazer, Andrew Paris, Brenda Clarke, Brooke King, Emily Hirsch, James (Jim) Wells, Jewlz Fahn, John Rauschuber, Leslie Woolley, Paula Anderson, Sara Margiotta

Trustees Absent

None

Ex Officio Members Present

Dr. Pam Magee, Juan Pablo Herrera

Non Voting Members Present

Dr. Pam Magee, Juan Pablo Herrera

Guests Present

Amy Nguyen, Arleta Ilyas, Chris Lee, Dave Suarez, Don Parcell, Isabel Gill, Monica Iannessa, Russ Howard, Steve Klima

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

Leslie Woolley called a meeting of the board of trustees of Palisades Charter High School to order on Tuesday Nov 10, 2020 at 5:06 PM.

B.

Record Attendance and Guests

C.

Public Comment

19 public comments were read.

II. Academic Accountability

A.

Interim Chair for Academic Accountability (to facilitate grading policy review)- M. Iannessa

Board discussed Monica Iannessa as Interim Chair for AA committee.  Language was changed from Chair to Facilitator.  Committee will vote on officers at next meeting prior to 11/17 Board meeting.
Brooke King made a motion to Approve Monica Iannessa as Facilitator of the Academic Accountability Committee, to review Grading Policies for fair and consistent practices, meet Schoolwide Goals in accordance with the MOU, for Board vote at 11/17 meeting and make recommendations if necessary.
Paula Anderson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
Andrew Paris
Aye
Emily Hirsch
Aye
John Rauschuber
Aye
Jewlz Fahn
Aye
James (Jim) Wells
Aye
Adam Glazer
Aye
Paula Anderson
Aye
Brenda Clarke
No
Leslie Woolley
Aye
Sara Margiotta
Aye
Brooke King
Aye

B.

Membership of Academic Accountability Committee

Members shared on screen:
  1. Monica Batts-King
  2. Paul Mittlebach
  3. Randy Tenan-Snow
  4. Monica Iannessa
  5. Keri Kraft
  6. Steve Klima
  7. Brenda Clarke
  8. Jewlz Fahn
  9. Chris Lee
  10. Malika Mirkasymova
  11. Michael Friedman
  12. Spencer Jung
Members added during discussion:
  1. Tami Christopher
  2. Paula Anderson
  3. Peter Garff
Jewlz Fahn made a motion to Approve the Academic Accountability members temporarily for next AA meeting.
James (Jim) Wells seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
Brenda Clarke
Abstain
James (Jim) Wells
Aye
Brooke King
Aye
John Rauschuber
Aye
Adam Glazer
Aye
Emily Hirsch
Aye
Sara Margiotta
Aye
Paula Anderson
Abstain
Leslie Woolley
Aye
Andrew Paris
Aye
Jewlz Fahn
Aye

III. New Business / Announcements

A.

Announcements / New Business

Board Chair said we need to look at committee policies to make them more consistent.

B.

Announce items for closed session, if any.

IV. 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 6:29 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Brooke King