Amethod Public Schools

Minutes

Special Board Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors

Date and Time

Wednesday May 15, 2024 at 5:30 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. Gallegos, G. Lopez Jr.

Directors Absent

E. Quiroz

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 May 15, 2024 at 5:31 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Announcements

One Announcement:

 

Sylvia Flores introduces her new Executive Assistant, Grace Barriga who started her first day today. She says Grace used to be a Director at The Boys and Girls Club in San Leandro. 

D.

Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items

No public comments were made.

II. Closed Session

A.

Conference with Labor Negotiator

The board reconvenes from closed session at 6:04pm and has no reportable actions.

III. Business

A.

Approval to Add Regular Meeting to Regular Meeting Schedule

G. Lopez Jr. made a motion to approve adding Regular Meeting to Regular Meeting Schedule.
E. Gallegos seconded the motion.

Board Chair Gilbert says there will be a regular board meeting scheduled for Monday, May 20th.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
E. Gallegos
Aye
A. Emmanuelli
Aye
E. Quiroz
Absent
G. Lopez Jr.
Aye

IV. 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 6:06 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
G. Lopez Jr.