Amethod Public Schools
Minutes
Regular Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors
Date and Time
Wednesday September 11, 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
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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
E. Gallegos, E. Quiroz, G. Lopez Jr., M. Moncada
Directors Absent
A. Emmanuelli
Guests Present
G. Barriga
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 08/28/2024 Regular Board Meeting Minutes
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Moncada |
Aye
|
| E. Gallegos |
Aye
|
| G. Lopez Jr. |
Aye
|
| E. Quiroz |
Aye
|
| A. Emmanuelli |
Absent
|
III. Business
A.
Approval of Updated Tuition Reimbursement Policy
Chief Executive Officer, Sylvia Flores, presents a tuition Reimbursement Policy. This will give opportunity to those who wish to further their education through a Preliminary Credential Program or the Induction Program. This new proposal would double the amount of reimbursement allotted. Ms. Flores proposes $8,000 Preliminary Credential Program or the $4,000 Induction Program. The new language would specify that teacher's must continue to work for AMPS for at least 60 days following reimbursement. Ms. Flores is looking into grants to help alleviate this cost.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| E. Quiroz |
Aye
|
| G. Lopez Jr. |
Aye
|
| A. Emmanuelli |
Absent
|
| M. Moncada |
Aye
|
| E. Gallegos |
Aye
|
B.
Approval of 2023-24 Education Protection Account Report
Chief Operating Officer Adrienne Barnes is seeking approval for the Education Protection Account Report for the 2023-2024 school year. This is brought to the board for review twice a year. This is confirming that we received funds, and they were spent on instruction.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. Emmanuelli |
Absent
|
| E. Quiroz |
Aye
|
| E. Gallegos |
Aye
|
| M. Moncada |
Aye
|
| G. Lopez Jr. |
Aye
|
C.
CEO Report
Ms. Flores presents her report. She begins with depicting the actual current enrollment and budgeted enrollment for all six schools. Some schools are overcapacity, while others have spaces for less than 20 students. Overall, Current enrollment is at 1,968 and Budgeted Total is 1,993 leaving us with a difference of 25 students. Ms. Flores goes over Average Daily Attendance for all schools. Most schools have at least 95% attendance. Ms. Flores discusses the Williams Visit and reports that DCA, OCA, RCA, BJE, and JHHS have completed both facilities and instructional materials visits. There were no major findings during the visits. The OCHS and RCA petition will be submitted by the end of September, which means that Petition Hearings will be held in October and November, and Decision Hearings will be held in December. Back to School nights have been underway and successful. September 20th kicks off the first day of our Extended Learning Program which allows students to engage in activities during non-instructional days.
No Announcements.