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Amethod Public Schools

Regular Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors

Published on April 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM PDT
Amended on April 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM PDT

Date and Time

Wednesday April 16, 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:

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 6:00 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Monica Moncada 2 m
  B. Record Attendance   Sally Li 2 m
  C. Announcements   Monica Moncada 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 6:08 PM
  A. Board Member Resignation Acceptances Vote Monica Moncada 1 m
  B. Approval of 3/13/2025 Regular Board Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Monica Moncada 1 m
     
  C. Approval of 3/24/2025 Regular Board Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Monica Moncada 1 m
     
  D. Approval of March 2025 Check Register Vote Kimberly Palmore 1 m
III. Business 6:12 PM
  A. Board Rotations - The Board Will Elect a Board Chair Vote Monica Moncada 5 m
  B. Board Rotations - The Board Will Elect a Treasurer Vote Monica Moncada 5 m
  C. Board Rotations - The Board Will Elect a Secretary Vote Monica Moncada 5 m
  D. Interview and Consideration of Approval of New Board Member Vote Monica Moncada 5 m
IV. Closed Session 6:32 PM
  A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL— ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Discuss 45 m
   

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

  
  B. Public Employment (Gov. Code § 54957) Discuss 45 m
   

Title: Chief Executive Officer

  
  C. Confidential Student Discipline Matter – Consideration of Potential Expulsion Case No.202501 Discuss 30 m
V. Business 8:32 PM
  A. Review and Consideration of Approval of JHHS Grad Nite Proposal Vote Adrienne Barnes 5 m
   

Public Comment

  
  B. Review and Consideration of Approval of Turf Improvement Quote - Downtown Charter Academy Vote Kimberly Palmore 5 m
   

Public Comment

  
  C. Review and Consideration of Approval of 2% COLA Increase for 2025-2026 Vote Kimberly Palmore 5 m
   

Public Comment

  
  D. Review and Consideration of Approval of Arts, Music, and Instructional Materials (AMIM) Discretionary Block Grant- All Sites Vote Kimberly Palmore 5 m
   

Public Comment

  
  E. Review and Consideration of Approval of CECA Lease Extension (OCHS) Vote Adrienne Barnes 5 m
   

Public Comment

  
  F. Review and Consideration of Approval of Updated Organization Chart Vote Adrienne Barnes 5 m
   

Public Comment

  
  G. Review and Consideration of Approval of Hae-Sin Thomas Contract Vote Adrienne Barnes 5 m
   

Public Comment

  
  H. Review, Adoption and Ratification of the Response and Corrective Action Plan Vote Adrienne Barnes 5 m
   

The Board will review, adopt, and ratify the Response and Corrective Action Plan submitted in response to WCCSD’s March 13, 2025, Letter re Fiscal Concerns

  
  I. Review and Consideration of Approval of Bank Account Signers Vote Kimberly Palmore 5 m
VI. Closing Items 9:17 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting FYI Monica Moncada 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