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Amethod Public Schools

Regular Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors

Published on June 16, 2023 at 3:58 PM PDT

Date and Time

Wednesday June 21, 2023 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 at Richmond Charter Academy (RCA) 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:

Oakland Charter High School- 2433 Coolidge Ave, Oakland, CA 94601

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. The Board Chair will call on you to enter the Boardroom. Members of the public who are join in 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 School Board 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 reserves the right to show or distribute additional information and/or documents to the School Board at the meeting, and will make copies of such documents relating to open session items available to the public upon request.

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) 965-4562. 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. 5 m
  B. Record Attendance   Sally Li 2 m
  C. Announcements   2 m
  D. Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items   15 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 6:24 PM
  A. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes 2 m
    Minutes for Regular Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors on May 17, 2023  
  B. Approval of Ed Sped Solution Master Contract 2023-2024 Vote Chloe Gia 2 m
     
     
  C. Approval of Amethod Public Schools Family Handbook 2023-2024; Benito Juarez Elementary, Richmond Charter Academy, John Henry High School, Downtown Charter Academy, Oakland Charter Academy, and Oakland Charter High School. Vote 5 m
     
  D. Approval of Amethod Public Schools Employee Handbook 2023-2024 Vote 5 m
     
     
  E. Approval of Amethod Public Schools Board Meeting Calendar 2023-2024 Vote 5 m
     
III. Business 6:43 PM
  A. NWEA Spring Testing Update FYI Annice Weinstein 20 m
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  B. Approval of Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP)- Benito Juarez Elementary, Richmond Charter Academy, John Henry High School, Downtown Charter Academy, Oakland Charter Academy, and Oakland Charter High School. Vote 5 m
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  C. Approval of Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) Budget- Benito Juarez Elementary, Richmond Charter Academy, John Henry High School, Downtown Charter Academy, Oakland Charter Academy, and Oakland Charter High School. Vote Marie Arce 5 m
  D. Approval of FY 2023-2024 Budgets Vote Marie Arce 10 m
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
IV. Discussion 7:23 PM
  A. Chief Executive Officer Report Discuss Evelia Villa 15 m
   

Topics discussed during this report include end of year, enrollment, National Charter School Conference, SB739 Update, and CEO reception.

  
     
V. Closed Session 7:38 PM
  A. Chief Executive Officer Evaluation 15 m
VI. Closing Items 7:53 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting FYI Gilbert Lopez Jr. 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) 965-4562 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) 965-4562; Email: sallyli@amethodschools.org