Amethod Public Schools
Minutes
Special Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors
Date and Time
Thursday March 18, 2021 at 5:30 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:
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:
Participating by Telephone: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 8608159767
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.
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
Directors Present
E. Quiroz (remote), G. Lopez Jr. (remote), J. Azubuike (remote), M. Gonzalez (remote), N. Driver (remote), P. Hanley (remote)
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
E. Villa (remote), 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 Thursday Mar 18, 2021 at 5:37 PM.
B.
Roll Call
C.
Announcements
More work is required on the attendance policy so it will be pulled from the agenda and brought back at a future meeting.
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Approval of Amended Attendance Policy
There were no public comment on agenda items.
B.
COVID Health & Safety Policy
G. Lopez Jr. made a motion to approve consent agenda excluding Item A (attendance policy).
E. Quiroz seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Approval of COVID-19 Employee Vaccination Policy
III. Business
A.
Authorization of the CEO to Obtain a Line of Credit and Commercial Credit Cards from Umpqua Bank
Mike Barr presents items A-B in the Business section of the agenda and answers questions from the Board.
N. Driver made a motion to approve item.
E. Quiroz seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Approve Corporate Resolution of Authority
N. Driver made a motion to approve item.
G. Lopez Jr. seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Approval of Acknowledgment Resolutions for Charter School Capital Borrowing
N. Driver made a motion to approve item.
M. Gonzalez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approval of Grade Level Reopening Plans for Richmond Charter Academy, Benito Juarez Elementary & John Henry High School
Evelia Villa introduces plans and entertains questions from the Board.
G. Lopez Jr. made a motion to approve item.
E. Quiroz seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Gabriela Gutierrez makes a comment commending the staff on their hard work to prepare for a reopening while inviting Board members to the schools to see how they have reopened.
IV. Closed Session (Government Code 5457.7)
A.
Disclosure of Items to be Discussed
The Board will discuss the public employee appointment; Chief Executive Officer.
B.
Public Comment on Closed Session
No public comment on closed session items.
C.
Recess to Closed Session
D.
Public Employee Appointment / Discussion, Position: Chief Executive Officer (Government Code Section 54957)
E.
Reconvene from Closed Session
The Board took no reportable action.
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 7:48 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
P. Hanley