Palisades Charter High School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday June 18, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Location
Gilbert Hall, Palisades Charter High School
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.
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
Andrew Paris, Karen Ellis, Kiumars Arzani, Maggie Nance, Robert Rene (remote), Rustin Kharrazi, Sara Margiotta, Tyler Farrell
Trustees Absent
David Pickard IV, Kristina Irwin, Melissa Schilling, Saken Sherkhanov
Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened
Rustin Kharrazi
Ex Officio Members Present
Dr. Pam Magee
Non Voting Members Present
Dr. Pam Magee
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Public Comment
D.
Approve Minutes
E.
Approve Minutes
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| David Pickard IV |
Absent
|
| Tyler Farrell |
Aye
|
| Andrew Paris |
Aye
|
| Karen Ellis |
Aye
|
| Melissa Schilling |
Absent
|
| Maggie Nance |
Abstain
|
| Kiumars Arzani |
Aye
|
| Saken Sherkhanov |
Absent
|
| Kristina Irwin |
Absent
|
| Rustin Kharrazi |
Absent
|
| Sara Margiotta |
Aye
|
| Robert Rene |
Aye
|
II. Organizational Reports
A.
Student Report
B.
Parent Report
C.
Represented Classified Staff Report
Good end of the semester. Nothing else to report.
D.
Unrepresented Classified Staff Report
Nothing to report.
E.
Faculty Report
Smooth end of the year. Happy to be on summer break. Stands as submitted.
F.
Human Resources Director (HR) Report
Welcome to Diana Kim, who is the new Director of Academic Achievement/Assistant Principal.
Report stands as submitted.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Maggie Nance |
Abstain
|
| David Pickard IV |
Absent
|
| Melissa Schilling |
Absent
|
| Karen Ellis |
Aye
|
| Robert Rene |
Aye
|
| Saken Sherkhanov |
Absent
|
| Rustin Kharrazi |
Absent
|
| Andrew Paris |
Aye
|
| Kristina Irwin |
Absent
|
| Sara Margiotta |
Aye
|
| Tyler Farrell |
Aye
|
| Kiumars Arzani |
Aye
|
Sara seconded with the expectation that the job description would be rewritten to reflect the additional duties and responsibilities.
G.
Director of Operations Report
Stands as submitted.
H.
Director of Information Technology Report
Stands as submitted.
I.
Admin. Safety and Security Team
Working to expand training opportunities for the 24-25 school year.
J.
Director of Development Report
Nothing to report at this time.
K.
Chief Business Officer (CBO) Report
The finance office is in the process of notifying the departments of their allocated funds for the 2024-25 school year. We are in the process of completing the interim audit reports.
L.
Executive Director/Principal (EDP) Report
Report stands as submitted.
LAUSD recently passed a motion to examine banning cellphone use on campus, which would go into effect in January 2025. Pali is working on a similar motion.
III. Board Committees (Stakeholder Board Level Committees)
A.
Academic Accountability Committee Update
Stands as submitted.
B.
Budget & Finance Committee Update
Stands as submitted.
C.
Election Committee Update
Stands as submitted.
IV. Academic Excellence
A.
Academic Progress/School-Wide Goals Update
Monica Iannessa, Adam Licea, and Tammie Wilson presented information to the board regarding the school's academic progress and updated school-wide goals. The slides presented to the board can be found on the PCHS website.
Long-term Aspirational Goal: PCHS will focus on its educational program by reevaluating and updating existing courses and instructional practices to include innovative and relevant content. PCHS’ curricular units will contain technology skills, life skills, and connections to college and career readiness. PCHS will refine its data system to track student progress toward college and career readiness.
B.
FCMAT Special Education Report Executive Summary
Tammie Wilson presented the executive summary to the board. The full report will be available in August 2024 and FCMAT will send representatives to discuss the findings at the August BoT Meeting.
C.
Independent Study Policy for Emergency Conditions
This document is a requirement to file J13A waivers so PCHS can recover ADA and/or waive the 175-day requirement in emergency situations.
Tyler would like it reflected in the minutes that adding 1-2 more emergency banked days in the instructional calendar would be a good thing to avoid having to file waivers for each emergency situation.
Students voice support.
D.
PCHS Attendance Policy
E.
PCHS Grading Policy
Maggie Nance presented the PCHS School-wide Grading Policy to the board.
Students voice support
F.
Revised Grade Appeal Policy
Sara Margiotta presented the PCHS Revised Grade Appeal Policy to the board.
Students voice support.
G.
PCHS Artificial Intelligence Policy
Dr. Magee presented the PCHS Artificial Intelligence Policy to the board.
Students voice support.
V. Governance
A.
Revised Board of Trustees Election Policy
Sara Margiotta presented the Board of Trustees Election Policy to the board. After discussion about the board's makeup, Sara suggested we move this conversation as PCHS begins to move into the charter renewal process next year.
Students voice support
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Maggie Nance |
Aye
|
| Tyler Farrell |
Aye
|
| Sara Margiotta |
Aye
|
| Saken Sherkhanov |
Absent
|
| Kristina Irwin |
Absent
|
| Robert Rene |
Aye
|
| Kiumars Arzani |
Abstain
|
| David Pickard IV |
Absent
|
| Melissa Schilling |
Absent
|
| Rustin Kharrazi |
Aye
|
| Andrew Paris |
Aye
|
B.
LAUSD Charter School Division - Palisades Charter High Annual Performance-Based Oversight Visit Report 2023-2024
Dr. Magee presented the Annual Performance-Based Oversight Visit Report 2023-24 to the board.
VI. Employment Contract Amendment for the Executive Director/Principal
A.
Consideration of Tenth Amendment to Contract for Employment of Executive Director/Principal
The evaluation committee met earlier this month and met with Dr. Magee and provided her with her evaluation which was at "Satisfactory" or above.
Students voice support.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Kristina Irwin |
Absent
|
| Robert Rene |
Aye
|
| Karen Ellis |
Aye
|
| David Pickard IV |
Absent
|
| Kiumars Arzani |
Aye
|
| Maggie Nance |
Abstain
|
| Sara Margiotta |
Aye
|
| Saken Sherkhanov |
Absent
|
| Melissa Schilling |
Absent
|
| Tyler Farrell |
Abstain
|
| Andrew Paris |
Abstain
|
| Rustin Kharrazi |
Aye
|
VII. Consent Agenda: Finance Items
A.
School Organized Conferences/Trips
Students voice support.
VIII. New Business / Announcements
A.
Announcements / New Business
- Date of the Annual Governance Training: Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 10:00am (Zoom)
- Date of the next regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 5:00pm
- Date of the Annual Goal Setting Retreat: Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:00am (Palisades Village/Swarthmore Room)
B.
Announce items for closed session, if any.
There is no closed session.
IX. Closed Session
A.
Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation
N/A
B.
Employee complaint/Assignment/Discipline/Dismissal/Release
N/A
C.
Potential Litigation
N/A
X. Open Session
A.
Return to Open Session
N/A
B.
Report Out on Action Taken In Closed Session, If Any.
N/A
No Public Comments