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Amethod Public Schools

Special Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors

Published on July 31, 2021 at 5:30 PM PDT
Amended on August 2, 2021 at 5:55 PM PDT

Date and Time

Monday August 2, 2021 at 6:00 PM PDT

Location

Zoom
This meeting will be by teleconference pursuant to Executive Orders N-25-20 and N-29-20.

The Board of Directors (Board) and employees of Amethod Public Schools shall meet via the Zoom meeting platform. Members of the public who wish to access this Board meeting may do so at:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81613186077
 
Participating by Telephone:  669-900-9128  Meeting ID: 816 1318 6077

Public Comment:  Members of the public who wish to comment about an agenda item please send an email to lromo@amethodschools.org with your name, email address, and your zoom name (if different) and the item under which you would like to comment before the item begins. 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 will be submitted to the School Board may be reviewed by any interested persons on the Amethod Public School’s website  at www.amethodschools.org along with this agenda following the posting of the agenda at least 72 hours in advance of this 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) 701 -2415. 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   Gilbert Lopez Jr. 1 m
  B. Roll Call   Luis Romo 3 m
  C. Announcements   Gilbert Lopez Jr. 6 m
II. Public/Board Comments
III. Consent Agenda 6:10 PM
  A. Approval of Consent Agenda Vote 15 m
   
  • Approval of Amended COVID-19 Employee Vaccination Policy
  • Approval of Amended COVID-19 Health and Safety Policy (Reopening Plans)
  • Approval of COVID-19 Student Quarantine and Testing Policy
  • Approval of Education of Homeless Children and Youth Policy
  • Approval of Amended 2021-2022 School Calendars
  • Approval of Titles I, II, and IV- Application for Funding
  
IV. Business 6:25 PM
  A. Public Hearing: Independent Study Policy 15 m
   
Open Public Hearing: No earlier than: [INSERT TIME]
In accordance with Section 11701 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, setting policy pursuant to Education Code section 51747, the Board shall consider, in a public hearing, the scope of its existing or prospective use of independent study as an instructional strategy, its purposes in authorizing independent study, and factors bearing specifically on the maximum realistic lengths of assignments and acceptable number of missed assignments for specific populations of pupils or adult education students. This policy shall reflect an awareness that excessive leniency in its terms can result in pupils falling so far behind their age peers as to increase, rather than decrease, the risk of their dropping out of school.
 
  B. Approval of Independent Study Policy
V. Closing Items 6:40 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting
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. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS MAY BE MADE. Notice is hereby given that; consistent with the requirements of the Ralph Brown Open Meeting Act, special presentations not mentioned in the agenda may be made at this meeting. However, any such presentation will be for information only. 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., 2101 Livingston Street Second Floor. Oakland, CA 94606; telephone, (510) 434-7017 ext.117 info@amethodschools.org. FOR MORE INFORMATION. For more information concerning this agenda, please contact Amethod Public Schools Main Administration, 2101 Livingston St. Second Floor. Oakland, CA 94606; telephone, (510) 436-0172 ext. 106; Email: lromo@amethodschools.org