Amethod Public Schools
Minutes
Special Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors
Date and Time
Tuesday April 30, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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 at Richmond Charter Academy (RCA) 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. The Board Chair will call on you to enter the Boardroom. Members of the public who are join in 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 72 hours prior to the meeting by calling (510) 965-4562. 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
A. Emmanuelli, E. Quiroz, G. Lopez Jr.
Directors Absent
E. Gallegos
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Announcements
D.
Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items
One public comment:
Ben Adler, 8th grade science teacher from Downtown Charter Academy comments about the email sent from April 1st. He says that the email is a slap on the face for employees at Downtown Charter Academy. The adjusted 1% cost of living increase Amethod Public Schools is offering to teachers is not comparable to the 3% cost of living increase and $2,000 salary schedule increase at Oakland Unified School District. He says there are currently 120 job openings throughout Indeed, LinkedIn, and Amethod Public School's website without adequate salaries other than the Executive Assistant position. Mr. Adler asks for a 5% cost of living increase for Downtown Charter Academy or he will be contacting Ashley McBride, a reporter from Oaklandside to meet about union organizing efforts.
II. Business
A.
Approval of Final Audit Report 2022-2023
Board Chair Gilbert says he was informed 2 hours ago that the auditors submitted a draft version of the audit report. He is not comfortable voting on the draft version and he will be reaching out to audit firms to discuss the audit in further detail. There will be no approval of the Financial Audit Report today.
III. Closed Session
A.
Conference with Legal Counsel -- Anticipated Litigation (2 cases)
The Board reconvenes from closed session at 6:26pm. There are no reportable actions.
No announcements were made.