Amethod Public Schools

Minutes

Special Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors

Date and Time

Monday March 24, 2025 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., P. Hanley

Directors Absent

J. Lerma

Guests Present

A. Barnes, K. Palmore, M. Arechiga, M. Busby

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 Monday Mar 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Announcements

No annoucements. 

D.

Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items

No public comments.

II. Consent

A.

Approval of 3/13/2025 Regular Board Meeting Minutes

E. Quiroz made a motion to Move the approval of the 3/13/25 regular board meeting minutes to the April Board Meeting.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
E. Gallegos
Aye
P. Hanley
Aye
G. Lopez Jr.
Aye
J. Lerma
Absent
E. Quiroz
Aye

III. Closed Session

A.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL— ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

No reportable action.

B.

Public Employment (Gov. Code § 54957)

No reportable action.

IV. Business

A.

Review and Consideration of Approval of the 2024-25 Updated Employee Handbook

G. Lopez Jr. made a motion to Approve 2024-25 Updated Employee Handbook.
E. Gallegos seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
E. Quiroz
Aye
E. Gallegos
Aye
P. Hanley
Aye
G. Lopez Jr.
Aye

B.

Review and Consideration of Approval of the 2023-24 Audited Financial Statements

P. Hanley made a motion to Approve 23-24 Audited Actuals with the caveat that administration work with Christy White on final draft.
G. Lopez Jr. seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
G. Lopez Jr.
Aye
E. Quiroz
Aye
P. Hanley
Aye
E. Gallegos
Aye

C.

Review and Consideration of Approval of the Updated Ascend HR Consulting Contract

Barnes presents to the board the updated contract for Ascend with updated terms.

E. Gallegos made a motion to Approve updated Ascend contract with negotiable cap on travel expenses.
G. Lopez Jr. seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
P. Hanley
Aye
E. Gallegos
Aye
G. Lopez Jr.
Aye
E. Quiroz
Aye

D.

Review and Consideration of Approval of Revised List of Authorized Account Signers

G. Lopez Jr. made a motion to Approve revised list of authrorized account signers.
P. Hanley seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
E. Gallegos
Aye
G. Lopez Jr.
Aye
P. Hanley
Aye
E. Quiroz
Aye

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 8:35 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
E. Quiroz