Amethod Public Schools

Minutes

Regular Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors

Date and Time

Wednesday December 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


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

E. Gallegos, E. Quiroz, G. Lopez Jr., M. Moncada

Directors Absent

A. Emmanuelli

Guests Present

A. Barnes, G. Barriga, M. Arechiga, M. Busby

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 Dec 11, 2024 at 6:21 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Announcements

No announcements. 

D.

Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items

No Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items.

II. Consent

A.

Approval of 12/02/2024 Regular Board Meeting Minutes

E. Quiroz made a motion to approve the minutes from Special Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors on 12-02-24.
E. Gallegos seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
E. Gallegos
Aye
A. Emmanuelli
Absent
M. Moncada
Aye
E. Quiroz
Aye
G. Lopez Jr.
Aye

III. Closed Session

A.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL— ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

No reportable actions

B.

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

IV. Business

A.

Approval of Corrective Action Plan for OCHS

E. Quiroz made a motion to Approval of Corrective Action Plan for OCHS.
M. Moncada seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
M. Moncada
Aye
A. Emmanuelli
Absent
E. Gallegos
Aye
E. Quiroz
Aye
G. Lopez Jr.
Aye

B.

23-24 Audit Report Extension

This is a notification that we have requested an extension for our audit report via email to all authorizers on Friday, December 6th. The goal is to complete the audit by end of January, although we have requested an extension until February 28th.  

C.

Approval of Bank Account Signers

G. Lopez Jr. made a motion to Approve Bank Account Signers.
E. Gallegos seconded the motion.

This will be switched to the end of the meeting.

 

 

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

D.

Approval of Substitute Company Approvals (4)

Item has been removed from Agenda

E.

Approval of Provisional Internship Permit

E. Gallegos made a motion to Approval of Provisional Internship Permit.
E. Quiroz seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
E. Quiroz
Aye
E. Gallegos
Aye
G. Lopez Jr.
Aye
M. Moncada
Aye
A. Emmanuelli
Absent

F.

Board Rotations

E. Gallegos made a motion to Approval Board Rotations.
M. Moncada seconded the motion.

Gilbert Lopez Jr, Board Chair, nominates Edgar Quiroz, current Board Vice Chair, for the Board Chair position, Edgar accepts. Elisa makes the first motion, Monica Seconds. Motion Passes. Gilbert nominates Monica Moncada for Board Vice Chair. Elisa Gallegos, Board Member, makes the first motion, Edgar seconds the motion. Motion Passes. Gilbert nominates Grace Barriga as Board Secretary. Grace accepts. Elisa makes the first motion, Edgar seconds. Motion passes. 

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

G.

Approval of New Board Member Addition

This agenda item has been tabled.

V. 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 9:28 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
E. Quiroz