Amethod Public Schools
Minutes
Regular Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors
Date and Time
Wednesday August 14, 2024 at 6:00 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 in the Home Office's Board Room 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. Members of the public who are joining 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 24 hours prior to the meeting by calling (510) 436-0172. 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, E. Quiroz, G. Lopez Jr.
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
G. Barriga, S. Flores
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Announcements
D.
Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items
No Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items.
II. Consent
A.
Approval of 07/31/2024 AMPS Board Retreat Minutes
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| G. Lopez Jr. |
Aye
|
| E. Quiroz |
Aye
|
| E. Gallegos |
Absent
|
| A. Emmanuelli |
Aye
|
B.
Approval of 07/31/2024 Special Board Meeting Minutes
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. Emmanuelli |
Aye
|
| E. Quiroz |
Aye
|
| E. Gallegos |
Aye
|
| G. Lopez Jr. |
Aye
|
C.
Approval of 07/31/2024 Regular Board Meeting Minutes
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| E. Gallegos |
Aye
|
| E. Quiroz |
Aye
|
| A. Emmanuelli |
Aye
|
| G. Lopez Jr. |
Aye
|
D.
Approval of Updated Organizational Chart
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| G. Lopez Jr. |
Aye
|
| E. Quiroz |
Aye
|
| A. Emmanuelli |
Aye
|
| E. Gallegos |
Aye
|
III. Business
A.
Approval of Updated Employee Handbook
Adrienne goes over the Employee Handbook, Item L, Children in the Workplace and Paid Sick Leave which are the only changes made to the Employee Handbook for the 24-25 year.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| E. Gallegos |
Absent
|
| E. Quiroz |
Aye
|
| G. Lopez Jr. |
Aye
|
| A. Emmanuelli |
Aye
|
B.
Approval of List of Authorized Bank Account Signers
Adrienne Presents a list of Authorized Account Signers for applicable banks and authorized signers. No public comment.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| G. Lopez Jr. |
Aye
|
| A. Emmanuelli |
Aye
|
| E. Gallegos |
Absent
|
| E. Quiroz |
Aye
|
C.
CEO Report
Chief Executive Officer, Sylvia Flores begins by going over Staffing Details. She states Home Office is almost fully staffed and. A chart with ELA Preliminary Data for each school is shown and Maurice goes over test scores between 2021 and 2024. After, Maurice presents the Math Preliminary Data Chart for each school for the years 2021 - 2024. Board Member Andres Emmanuelli is concerned with low scores. Maurice agrees and states that new curriculum has been purchased and is hopeful that we can improve. Sylvia agrees and states that there is work to do and feels that we are investing in appropriate resources to help support.
Sylvia then presents our current enrollment status. BJE has 483. RCA has 293. JHHS has 348. DCA has 300. OCA has 214. OCHS has 335. Total is 1,973. Board Member Edgar is wondering if we are still accepting students at JHHS since we seem to be full, Sylvia states only 11th grade is full and a few students can still be accepted for 9th, 10th, and 12th grade. Board President Gilbert asks about the waitlist. Chief of Staff Maria Arechiga states BJE has about 300, the rest of the schools have about 100 or less.
Oakland Charter High School Site Director, Jasmine Nash and Sylvia present school data and highlights from the past 17 years at Oakland Charter High School. She shows that students are mostly of color and come from low socioeconomic background. She shows a chart that shows that OCHS has outperformed the district and all neighborhood schools in Math Distance from Standard. In response to a higher need student population, OCHS has taken many steps to actively grow population. Ms. Nash states that Students are achieving at a high level, they are growing at higher than average rates. English language learners also improved by last years scores. She is actively working on the school culture and adding multiple multicultural events for inclusivity. Throughout its charter term, OCHS has outperformed the district, state, and all neighborhood schools. OCHS is considered a "High Poverty School" yet has maintained lower rates of chronic absenteeism compares to the district. OCHA emphasizes its key values such as Character Development, Leadership, Civic Engagement. As a Middle Track school under AB 1505, Oakland Charter High meets the criteria for renewal. The Board gives their feedback on the presentation, and congratulates Ms. Nash.
D.
Approval of appointment of CEO as authorized designee to submit the OCHS charter renewal petition to OUSD
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| E. Gallegos |
Absent
|
| G. Lopez Jr. |
Aye
|
| E. Quiroz |
Aye
|
| A. Emmanuelli |
Aye
|
E.
Approval of Recommendation of the Nominating Committee to Appoint Monica Moncada to the Board of Directors
The Nominating Committee which is made up of Gilbert and Edgar both strongly agree that she should be a part of the board. Ms. Moncada introduces herself and states she has plenty of experience in the Management sector and is excited to give back to students and staff.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| E. Quiroz |
Aye
|
| G. Lopez Jr. |
Aye
|
| A. Emmanuelli |
Aye
|
| E. Gallegos |
Absent
|
IV. Closed Session
A.
ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9:(2 cases)
No reportable actions.
No Announcements.