Regular Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors Minutes

October 19, 2022, 6:00-8:00 PM

Amethod Public Schools

Minutes

Regular Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors

Date and Time

Wednesday October 19, 2022 at 6:00 PM

This meeting will be by teleconference pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e).

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:

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ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE

Directors Present

E. Gallegos (remote), E. Quiroz (remote), G. Lopez Jr. (remote), J. Azubuike (remote), M. Obaid (remote), N. Driver (remote)

Directors Absent

M. Gonzalez

Guests Present

S. Li

I. Opening Items

A. Call the Meeting to Order

G. Lopez Jr. called a meeting of the board of directors of Amethod Public Schools to order on Wednesday Oct 19, 2022 at 6:01 PM.

B. Record Attendance

C. Announcements

No announcements were made.

D. Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items

No public comments were made.

II. Preliminary Matters

A. Approval of Findings Regarding Virtual Board Meetings Pursuant to AB 361 and Government Code Section 54953

E. Quiroz made a motion to Approve Findings Regarding Virtual Board Meetings Pursuant to AB 361 and Government Code Section 54953.

J. Azubuike seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
E. Quiroz	Aye
N. Driver	Aye
M. Gonzalez	Absent
J. Azubuike	Aye
M. Obaid	Aye
E. Gallegos	Aye
G. Lopez Jr.	Aye

III. Closed Session

A. Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Gov. Code section 54957(b)(1) CEO

Thee Board of Directors made no reportable actions.

IV. Consent Agenda

A. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes: 09/29/2022

N. Driver made a motion to approve the minutes from Regular Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors on 09-29-22.

E. Quiroz seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
M. Gonzalez	Absent
E. Gallegos	Aye
M. Obaid	Aye
N. Driver	Aye
J. Azubuike	Aye
E. Quiroz	Aye
G. Lopez Jr.	Aye

B. Approval of AMPS Title IX Coordinator

N. Driver made a motion to Approve AMPS Title IX Coordinator.

E. Quiroz seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
M. Gonzalez	Absent
J. Azubuike	Aye
G. Lopez Jr.	Aye
M. Obaid	Aye
E. Gallegos	Aye
E. Quiroz	Aye
N. Driver	Aye

C. Approval of Ed. Sped Solutions- Addendum

N. Driver made a motion to Approve Ed. Sped Solutions- Addendum.

E. Quiroz seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
J. Azubuike	Aye
E. Gallegos	Aye
N. Driver	Aye
E. Quiroz	Aye
M. Gonzalez	Absent
M. Obaid	Aye
G. Lopez Jr.	Aye

D. Approval of Student Use of Technology Policy 2022-2023

N. Driver made a motion to Approve Student Use of Technology Policy 2022-2023.

E. Quiroz seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
N. Driver	Aye
M. Obaid	Aye
E. Quiroz	Aye
J. Azubuike	Aye
G. Lopez Jr.	Aye
E. Gallegos	Aye
M. Gonzalez	Absent

E. Approval of Consolidated Application and Reporting System (CARS) 2022-2023

N. Driver made a motion to Approve Consolidated Application and Reporting System (CARS) 2022-2023.

E. Quiroz seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
M. Gonzalez	Absent
G. Lopez Jr.	Aye
J. Azubuike	Aye
M. Obaid	Aye
E. Quiroz	Aye
N. Driver	Aye
E. Gallegos	Aye

V. Business

A. Approval of AMPS 2022 Unaudited Actuals

J. Azubuike made a motion to Approve AMPS 2022 Unaudited Actuals.

E. Gallegos seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
J. Azubuike	Aye
N. Driver	Absent
E. Quiroz	Aye
E. Gallegos	Aye
G. Lopez Jr.	Aye
M. Gonzalez	Absent
M. Obaid	Aye

B. Approval of Oakland Unified School District Intercept Notice

E. Gallegos made a motion to Approve Oakland Unified School District Intercept Notice.

E. Quiroz seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
E. Quiroz	Aye
M. Gonzalez	Absent
N. Driver	Absent
E. Gallegos	Aye
J. Azubuike	Aye
G. Lopez Jr.	Aye
M. Obaid	Aye

C. Approval of School Safety Plan 2022-2023

J. Azubuike made a motion to Approve School Safety Plan 2022-2023.

E. Quiroz seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
G. Lopez Jr.	Aye
N. Driver	Absent
J. Azubuike	Aye
M. Obaid	Aye
E. Quiroz	Aye
E. Gallegos	Aye
M. Gonzalez	Absent

D. Approval of FY22-23 Budget

E. Quiroz made a motion to Approve FY22-23 Budget.

J. Azubuike seconded the motion.

Marie Arce makes her presentation on the FY22-23 Budget.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
M. Gonzalez	Absent
E. Gallegos	Aye
G. Lopez Jr.	Aye
N. Driver	Aye
J. Azubuike	Aye
E. Quiroz	Aye
M. Obaid	Aye

E. Compliance Monitoring and Certification of Governing Board Compliance- John Henry High School

E. Quiroz made a motion to Compliance Monitoring and Certification of Governing Board Compliance- John Henry High School.

E. Gallegos seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
E. Quiroz	Aye
E. Gallegos	Aye
N. Driver	Aye
M. Obaid	Aye
M. Gonzalez	Absent
J. Azubuike	Aye
G. Lopez Jr.	Aye

F. Universal Pre Kindergarten Planning and Implementation Grant Program (UPK): Benito Juarez Elementary

BJE Assistant Director Victoria Brown shares her presentation on Universal Pre Kindergarten and the grant that that was received for the school.

VI. Discussion

A. Instructional Update- CAO

CAO Michael Bradley shares his instructional update presentation. Topics discussed are NWEA testing, all 6 school sites math data and ELA data, and action plans in response to the data.

B. CEO Report

CEO Evelia Villa shares her CEO Report. Topics discussed are ongoing Williams visits, Safe Schools audit, security for ASES, meal premiums, upcoming JHHS school site visit, Director of Special Education, Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP), community clean up and enrollment.

C. Board Rotations

N. Driver made a motion to Nominate Gilbert Lopez Jr. as Board Chair.

E. Quiroz seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

G. Lopez Jr. made a motion to Nominate Nick Driver as Board Vice Chair.

E. Quiroz seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

N. Driver made a motion to Nominate Edgar Quiroz as Board Treasurer.

E. Gallegos seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

G. Lopez Jr. made a motion to Nominate Elisa Gallegos- Jackson as Board Secretary.

J. Azubuike seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Board Chair Gilbert Lopez Jr. makes an announcement that there'll be a Board retreat in late January or February 2023 and date is to be determined.

VII. 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 8:08 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

G. Lopez Jr.

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 lromo@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: lromo@amethodschools.org