Amethod Public Schools

Minutes

Regular Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors

Date and Time

Wednesday September 9, 2020 at 6:00 PM

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/87893232470

Public Comment: Members of the public who wish to comment during the Board meeting may use the “raise hand” tool on the Zoom platform. Individual comments will be limited to two (2) minutes. If comments are in Spanish or another language, they will be translated to English and such comments will be limited to four (4) minutes. The Board of Directors may limit the total time for public comment to a reasonable time. The Board reserves the right to mute or remove a member of the public if comments or actions disrupts the Board meeting.

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 

Directors Present

E. Quiroz (remote), G. Lopez Jr. (remote), M. Gonzalez (remote), N. Driver (remote), P. Hanley (remote)

Directors Absent

None

Guests Present

L. Romo (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

P. Hanley called a meeting of the board of directors of Amethod Public Schools to order on Wednesday Sep 9, 2020 at 6:19 PM.

B.

Roll Call

C.

Announcements

Next week will be an important meeting that will probably run long. 

II. Recess to Closed Session

A.

Public Employee Evaluation Pursuant of Government Code 54597-Interim CEO

No public comment on closed session. Estimated half hour in closed session. No action taken during closed session. No general public comments and no Board comments. 

III. Consent Agenda

A.

Approval of Board Minutes (08.19.2020)

No public or Board comments. Minutes are pulled because they were not prepared in time leaving only one item in consent agenda. 

B.

University of La Verne MOU

N. Driver made a motion to Approve the consent agenda which only includes item B.
E. Quiroz seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Business

A.

CEO Report

Interim CEO Evelia Villa makes report. 

B.

Unaudited Actuals Financial Report for 2019-2020

Kelly Ellis makes Financial Update for Board approval. 
E. Quiroz made a motion to Approve Unaudited Actuals.
N. Driver seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

JHHS Updated Charter Petition

JHHS Site Director Sylvia Flores makes presentation on the updated JHHS Charter Petition. 
E. Quiroz made a motion to accept the Updated JHHS Charter Petition with the changes and give the administration the authority to amend article XIV as they receive feedback from the CDE.
G. Lopez Jr. seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Present Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan

Mr. Jorge Lopez presents this item to the Board. 

V. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:36 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
P. Hanley
Documents used during the meeting
  • Richmond Charter Academy MOU.pdf
  • AMPS FY20 Balance Sheet.pdf
  • AMPS FY20 Financials.pdf
  • AMPS - September Board Meeting Presentation FINAL.pptx
  • AMPS - September Board Meeting Presentation DRAFT.pptx
  • DCA Other Sources Memo.docx
  • OCA Other Sources Memo.docx
  • DCA Unaudited Actuals.xlsm
  • OCHS Other Sources Memo.docx
  • OCHS.zip
  • RCA.zip
  • AMPS FY2020 Cash Reconciliation.xlsx
  • BJE FY2020 IS.xlsx
  • BJE_19-20_P-2.pdf
  • AMPS FY2020 Bank Statements.pdf
  • BJE FY2020 GL.xlsx
  • BJE 19-20 Unaudited Actuals Checklist.pdf
  • BJE FY2020 FCMAT Calculator v21.2.xlsx
  • AMPS FY2020 Cash Reconciliation.xlsx
  • JHHS 19-20 Unaudited Actuals Checklist.pdf
  • JHHS FY2020 GL.xlsx
  • AMPS FY2020 Bank Statements.pdf
  • JHHS FY2020 FCMAT Calculator v21.2.xlsx
  • RCA FY2020 FCMAT Calculator v21.2.xlsx
  • John Henry High School Petition for Renewal Filed with SBE.docx
  • Enclosure 2.pdf
  • JohnHenryHighApprovalLetter (2).pdf
  • Enclosure 1.pdf
  • AMPS LCEP DRAFT V2 FOR WEBSITE.docx
  • LCEP announcemet ENG AMPS.docx