Amethod Public Schools

Regular Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors

Published on January 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM PST

Date and Time

Wednesday January 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM PST

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:

Oakland Charter High School- 2365 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. 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 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 24 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 5:00 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Edgar Quiroz 2 m
  B. Record Attendance   Grace Barriga 2 m
  C. Announcements   2 m
  D. 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 5:08 PM
  A. Approval of 12/11/2024 Regular Board Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Edgar Quiroz 1 m
    Minutes for Regular Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors on December 11, 2024  
  B. Approval of 12/13/2024 Special Board Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Edgar Quiroz 1 m
    Minutes for Special Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors on December 13, 2024  
III. Business 5:10 PM
  A. iReady/NWEA Data Presentation Discuss Mary Busby 40 m
   

Public Comment

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
  B. SARC SY23-24 Vote Maria Arechiga 10 m
   

Presentation and Vote for each school. Public Comment.

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  C. WASC Presentation Vote Mary Busby 10 m
   

Public Comment

 
  D. Brown Act Training by Procopio Discuss 60 m
   

Public Comment

 
     
  E. Review and Consideration of Approval of Fiscal Policies and Procedures Vote Adrienne Barnes 5 m
   

The board will consider the approval of the updated Fiscal Policies and Procedures.

Public Comment

 
     
     
  F. Review and Consideration of Approval of Aya Education Master Contract Vote Mary Busby 2 m
   

The board will consider the approval of a Special Education services contract

Public Comment

 
     
  G. Interim CEO report Discuss Adrienne Barnes 5 m
   

Public Comment

 
     
  H. Financial Report Discuss Adrienne Barnes 5 m
   

Public Comment

 
     
IV. Closed Session 7:27 PM
  A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL— ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Discuss 40 m
   

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

 
  B. Public Employment Discuss 45 m
   

a. CEO 

b. CAO

c. Site Director

 
V. Open Session 8:52 PM
  A. Review and Consideration of Approval of Employment Agreements Vote Adrienne Barnes 2 m
   

The board will review and consider the approval of any certificated and/or classified employment agreements.

Public Comment

 
  B. Review and Consideration of Approval of Compensation Comparability Study for Charter School Chief Executive Officer Vote Edgar Quiroz 2 m
   

Acting/Interim CEO

Public Comment

 
  C. Oral Report of Salary, Salary Schedule, or Compensation Paid in the Form of Fringe Benefits to Acting/Interim Chief Executive Officer FYI Edgar Quiroz 2 m
   

Public Comment

 
  D. Review and Consideration of Approval of Employment Agreement for Acting/Interim Chief Executive Officer Vote Edgar Quiroz 2 m
   

Public Comment

 
VI. Closing Items 9:00 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting FYI Edgar Quiroz 1 m