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Amethod Public Schools

Regular Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors

Published on August 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM PDT

Date and Time

Thursday August 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM PDT

Location

1450 Marina Way South, Richmond, CA 94804

The Board of Directors (Board) and employees of Amethod Public Schools will be holding this meeting in person at 1450 Marina Way South, Richmond, CA 94804.


Members of the public who wish to attend in person can join us in the Home Office's Board Room at 1450 Marina Way South, Richmond, CA 94804. Or members of the public may meet via the Zoom meeting platform at:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83187954557

 

We also offer two-way teleconference locations for the public to attend in our Oakland school sites:

Downtown Charter Academy- 2000 Dennison St, Oakland, CA 94606

Oakland Charter Academy- 4215 Foothill Blvd, Oakland, CA 94601

 

Participating by Telephone:  669-900-9128  Meeting ID: 831 8795 4557


Public Comment: Members of the public attending in person who wish to comment on an agenda item please fill out a speaker card and submit it to a staff member. Members of the public who are joining via teleconference, please use raise hand tool in the reactions tab located at the bottom of the zoom screen or press star (*) nine if joining by telephone. The Board Chair will call on you. Please note that comments are limited to two minutes. The Board Chair may increase or decrease the time allowed for public comment, depending upon the topic and number of persons wishing to be heard.

Access to Board Materials: A copy of the written materials which have been submitted to the Board of Directors with the agenda relating to open session items may be reviewed by any interested persons on the Amethod Public School’s website at www.amethodschools.org following the posting of the agenda. Amethod may distribute additional information and/or documents to the Board of Directors after the agenda is posted and at the meeting; these items and the full Board packet are available for inspection in the AMPS Board Room (located at 1450 Marina Way S, Richmond, CA 94804) and during the meeting. Any documents distributed to the Board of Directors during the meeting will be posted on the website Agenda following the meeting.

Disability Access: Requests for disability-related modifications or accommodations to participate in this public meeting should be made 72 hours prior to the meeting by calling (510) 436-0172. All efforts will be made for reasonable accommodations. The agenda and public documents can be modified upon request as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE 

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Rodolfo Ornelas 1 m
  B. Record Attendance   Sally Li 1 m
  C. Announcements   1 m
  D. Approval of the Agenda Vote Rodolfo Ornelas 1 m
  E. Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items   2 m
   

Members of the public may comment here on non-agenda items that relate to one or
more schools operated by Amethod Public Schools.

  
II. Consent 6:06 PM
  A. Approval of 07/18/2025 Board Retreat Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Rodolfo Ornelas 1 m
    Minutes for AMPS Board Retreat on July 18, 2025  
  B. Approval of 07/18/2025 Regular Board Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Rodolfo Ornelas 1 m
    Minutes for Regular Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors on July 18, 2025  
  C. Approval of 07/18/2025 Board Retreat Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Rodolfo Ornelas 1 m
    Minutes for AMPS Board Retreat on July 18, 2025  
  D. Approval of June Check Registers Vote Kimberly Palmore 1 m
     
  E. Approval of July Check Registers Vote Kimberly Palmore 1 m
     
III. Business l 6:11 PM
  A. Review and Consideration of Approval of Board Member Resolution- Peter Hanley Vote Rodolfo Ornelas 3 m
     
IV. Closed Session 6:14 PM
  A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL— ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Discuss 15 m
   

Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9 (four cases)

  
  B. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT (Gov. Code section 54957(b)(1).) Discuss 10 m
   

Title: Director of Curriculum and Instruction

  
V. Business ll 6:39 PM
  A. Review and Consideration of Approval of Employment Agreement for Director of Curriculum and Instruction Vote Adrienne Barnes 3 m
   

Public comment

  
  B. Finance Report FYI Kimberly Palmore 5 m
   

Public comment

  
     
  C. Review and Consideration of Approval of Unaudited Actuals- Downtown Charter Academy Vote Kimberly Palmore 3 m
   

Public comment

  
  D. Review and Consideration of Approval of Unaudited Actuals- John Henry High School Vote Kimberly Palmore 3 m
   

Public comment

  
  E. Review and Consideration of Approval of Unaudited Actuals- Oakland Charter Academy Vote Kimberly Palmore 3 m
   

Public comment

  
  F. Review and Consideration of Approval of Unaudited Actuals- Oakland Charter High School Vote Kimberly Palmore 3 m
   

Public comment

  
  G. Review and Consideration of Approval Unaudited Actuals- Richmond Charter Elementary - Benito Juarez Vote Kimberly Palmore 3 m
   

Public comment

  
  H. Review and Consideration of Approval of Unaudited Actuals- Richmond Charter Academy Vote Kimberly Palmore 3 m
   

Public comment

  
  I. Review and Consideration of Approval of Get Empowered MOU 2025-26 for Downtown Charter Academy Vote Kimberly Palmore 3 m
   

Public comment

  
     
  J. Review and Consideration of Approval of Get Empowered MOU 2025-26 for Oakland Charter Academy Vote Kimberly Palmore 3 m
   

Public comment

  
     
  K. Review and Consideration of Approval of Literacy/Dyslexia Screening Tool Vote Michelle Coleman and Maria Arechiga 3 m
   

Public comment

  
     
  L. Review and Consideration of Approval of 2024-25 Prop 28 Reporting- Oakland Charter High School Vote Kimberly Palmore 3 m
   

Public comment

  
     
  M. Review and Consideration of Approval of Updated Stipends/ Salary Bands Vote Adrienne Barnes 3 m
   

Public comment

  
     
     
  N. Review and Consideration of Approval of 2025-26 Celebration Speech Contract Vote Mary Busby 3 m
   

Public comment

  
     
  O. Review and Consideration of Approval of Employee Benefit Plans Vote Kimberly Palmore 3 m
   

Public comment

  
     
  P. Review and Consideration of Approval of Amplify Curriculum Quotes Vote Michelle Coleman 3 m
   

Public comment

  
     
  Q. Review and Consideration of Approval of Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators (CL-500) for Richmond Charter Academy Vote Sally Li 3 m
   

Public comment

  
     
  R. Review and Consideration of Approval of Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators (CL-500) for Oakland Charter Academy Vote Sally Li 3 m
   

Public comment

  
     
  S. Review and Consideration of Approval Downtown Charter Academy Material Revision Vote Adrienne Barnes 3 m
   

Public comment

  
  T. Review and Consideration of Approval of SB740 Application for Downtown Charter Academy Vote Kimberly Palmore 3 m
   

Public comment

  
     
     
  U. Review and Consideration of Approval of SB740 Application for John Henry High School Vote Kimberly Palmore 3 m
   

Public comment

  
     
  V. Review and Consideration of Approval of SB740 Application for Oakland Charter Academy Vote Kimberly Palmore 3 m
   

Public comment

  
     
  W. Review and Consideration of Approval of SB740 Application for Oakland Charter High School Vote Kimberly Palmore 3 m
   

Public comment

  
     
  X. Review and Consideration of Approval of SB740 Application for Richmond Charter Elementary- Benito Juarez Vote Kimberly Palmore 3 m
   

Public comment

  
     
  Y. Review and Consideration of Approval of SB740 Application for Richmond Charter Academy Vote Kimberly Palmore 3 m
   

Public comment

  
     
  Z. CEO Report FYI Adrienne Barnes 5 m
     
  AA. AB 1234 Ethics Training (including Brown Act) FYI 120 m
   

Public comment

  
     
VI. Closing Items 10:01 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting FYI Rodolfo Ornelas 1 m

THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the order of consideration of matters on this agenda may be changed without prior notice. REASONABLE LIMITATIONS MAY BE PLACED ON PUBLIC TESTIMONY. The Governing Board’s presiding officer reserves the right to impose reasonable time limits on public testimony to ensure that the agenda is completed. 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 may request assistance by contacting the Amethod Public School Inc., 1450 Marina Way South Second Floor. Richmond, CA 94804; telephone, (510) 436-0172 sallyli@amethodschools.org. FOR MORE INFORMATION. For more information concerning this agenda, please contact Amethod Public Schools Main Administration, 1450 Marina Way South Second Floor. Richmond, CA 94804; telephone, (510) 436-0172; Email: sallyli@amethodschools.org