Regular Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors Minutes

February 12, 2025, 6:00-9:00 PM

Minutes Approved

Amethod Public Schools

Minutes

Regular Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors

Date and Time

Wednesday February 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Location

1450 Marina Way S 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

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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

E. Quiroz called a meeting of the board of directors of Amethod Public Schools to order on Wednesday Feb 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM.

B. Record Attendance

C. Announcements

Due to personal and professional reasons, Father Andres Emmanuelli has stepped down.

D. Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items

Douglas MacLellan shares his personal opinion regarding the allegations from OUSD. Marcos James shares his personal opinion regarding the makeup of the Board of Directors. Student 1 from OCHS shares his positive experiences at OCHS. Chris Moreno, a staff member and an Oakland native, speaks about the renewal decision and shares his opinion regarding the makeup of the Board of Directors. Student 2 at OCHS, begins to share his experience at OCHS. Student 3, a student at OCHS, shares his wonderful experience at both OCHS and OCA.

II. Consent

A. Approval of 1/15/2025 Regular Board Meeting Minutes

E. Gallegos made a motion to Approve 1/15/2025 Regular Board Meeting Minutes Regular Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors on 01-15-25.

M. Moncada seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
G. Lopez Jr.	Aye
A. Emmanuelli	Absent
M. Moncada	Aye
E. Quiroz	Aye
E. Gallegos	Aye

B. January Check Register

M. Moncada made a motion to Approve January Check Register.

E. Gallegos seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
E. Gallegos	Aye
E. Quiroz	Aye
G. Lopez Jr.	Aye
A. Emmanuelli	Absent
M. Moncada	Aye

III. Business

A. School Spotlight - BJE

Michelle Walker, BJE Site Director, Introduces her team, Deans Janice Galindo and John Devlin, and Teachers Olivia Lewis and Heavenlei Olmos. They present work from the students, including handcrafted model airplanes, "the 100 days project" where students created canvas art representing 100 days with different objects, a Solar System project, and an update on how they are focusing on the Civil Rights Movement.

B. Acting CEO Report

Adrienne Barnes, Chief Operating Officer - Acting Chief Operating Officer shares the Acting CEO Report. She shares dates for the RCA and OCHS renewal. A Leadership Coach was contracted in January vs April which is what was listed in the Corrective Action Plan (CAP). CAP items for Governance and Finance are shared, with many deadlines completed early or in process.

C. Review and Consideration of Approval of Anti-racism Resolution

E. Quiroz made a motion to Approve the Anti-racism Resolution.

E. Gallegos seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
E. Quiroz	Aye
M. Moncada	Aye
A. Emmanuelli	Absent
E. Gallegos	Aye
G. Lopez Jr.	Aye

D. Review and Consideration of Approval of Sanctuary School Resolution

E. Gallegos made a motion to Approve the Sanctuary School Resolution.

M. Moncada seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
E. Gallegos	Aye
M. Moncada	Aye
E. Quiroz	Aye
A. Emmanuelli	Absent
G. Lopez Jr.	Aye

E. Review and Consideration of Approval of The Education Team Substitute Contracts

E. Gallegos made a motion to Approve The Education Team Substitute Contracts.

M. Moncada seconded the motion.

Approval for ASES:
Monica Moncada, Board Vice Chair, makes a motion. Gilbert Lopez Jr seconds. Individual Votes as follows, Edgar Quiroz Aye, Elisa Gallegos, Aye, Gilbert Lopez Jr, Aye, Monica Moncada Aye. Motion passes.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
E. Quiroz	Aye
M. Moncada	Aye
G. Lopez Jr.	Aye
A. Emmanuelli	Absent
E. Gallegos	Aye

F. Review and Consideration of Approval of Updated Conflict of Interest Policy

E. Gallegos made a motion to Approve the Updated Conflict of Interest Policy.

M. Moncada seconded the motion.

Adrienne Barnes, shares the Updated Conflict of Interest Policy. Part of CAP was to separate Anti-Nepotism Policy. This is most updated version.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
M. Moncada	Aye
E. Quiroz	Aye
G. Lopez Jr.	Aye
E. Gallegos	Aye
A. Emmanuelli	Absent

G. Review and Consideration of Approval of Nepotism Policy

M. Moncada made a motion to Approval of the Anti-Nepotism Policy.

G. Lopez Jr. seconded the motion.

Adrienne Corrects the title of the Agenda, as it is an Anti-Nepotism Policy.

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

H. Review and Consideration of Approval of Criminal Background Check Policy

G. Lopez Jr. made a motion to Approve the Criminal Background Check Policy.

E. Gallegos seconded the motion.

Adrienne Barnes presents this policy, explaining that we currently do fingerprints but this policy will explicitly state it.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
A. Emmanuelli	Absent
E. Quiroz	Aye
G. Lopez Jr.	Aye
E. Gallegos	Aye
M. Moncada	Aye

I. Review and Consideration of Approval of Updated Organizational Chart

M. Moncada made a motion to Approve the Updated Organizational Chart.

G. Lopez Jr. seconded the motion.

Adrienne Barnes presents the Updated Organization chart which removes the HR Manager position, adds an HR Coordinator position and the Data Manager role moved to the Compliance team.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
E. Gallegos	Aye
M. Moncada	Aye
A. Emmanuelli	Absent
G. Lopez Jr.	Aye
E. Quiroz	Aye

J. Review and Consideration of Approval of Revised Board Meeting Calendar

E. Gallegos made a motion to Approve the Revised Board Meeting Calendar.

M. Moncada seconded the motion.

Due to projected conflict Adrienne proposes changing the Board Meetings from February 26th to February 25th and then from March 12th to March 13th.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
E. Quiroz	Aye
A. Emmanuelli	Absent
G. Lopez Jr.	Aye
M. Moncada	Aye
E. Gallegos	Aye

K. Review and Consideration of Approval of Board Resolution to Add Members

M. Moncada made a motion to Approve the Board Resolution to Add Members.

E. Gallegos seconded the motion.

Approval of Board Resolution to Add 2 Member seats (total of 7 board members) to the Board is presented.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
G. Lopez Jr.	Aye
E. Quiroz	Aye
E. Gallegos	Aye
A. Emmanuelli	Absent
M. Moncada	Aye

L. Review and Consideration of Approval of Creation of Committee for Board Candidate Search

E. Gallegos made a motion to Approval of Creation of Committee for Board Candidate Search.

G. Lopez Jr. seconded the motion.

A nomination committee is established. Edgar Quiroz nominates Board Member Elisa Gallegos, Board Vice Chair Monica Moncada, and himself. Elisa makes a motion to accept nomination, Monica Seconds. Individual Votes as follows, Edgar Quiroz Aye, Elisa Gallegos, Aye, Gilbert Lopez Jr, Aye, Monica Moncada Aye. Motion passes.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
M. Moncada	Aye
G. Lopez Jr.	Aye
E. Gallegos	Aye
E. Quiroz	Aye
A. Emmanuelli	Absent

IV. Closed Session

A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

This item is striked from the meeting.

B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL— ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

No reportable action taken.

C. Public Employment

No reportable action taken.

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 9:43 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

E. Quiroz

THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the order of consideration of matters on this agenda may be changed without prior notice. REASONABLE LIMITATIONS MAY BE PLACED ON PUBLIC TESTIMONY. The Governing Board’s presiding officer reserves the right to impose reasonable time limits on public testimony to ensure that the agenda is completed. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY. Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting of the Governing Board may request assistance by contacting the Amethod Public School Inc., 1450 Marina Way South Second Floor. Richmond, CA 94804; telephone, (510) 436-0172 gbarriga@amethodschools.org. FOR MORE INFORMATION. For more information concerning this agenda, please contact Amethod Public Schools Main Administration, 1450 Marina Way South Second Floor. Richmond, CA 94804; telephone, (510) 436-0172; Email: gbarriga@amethodschools.org