Emergency Board Meeting Minutes

January 7, 2022, 12:30-1:00 PM

Minutes Approved

The Academy of Alameda Charter School Board

Minutes

Emergency Board Meeting

Date and Time

Friday January 7, 2022 at 12:30 PM

Location

Zoom Link: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87215201666?pwd%3DTGRDMEpEb0dyVktwMU9kZnZSdUNBdz09&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1642100585810145&usg=AOvVaw1OwimcQDK7N8qQrEAoefvZ

Directors Present

A. Price (remote), C. Robie (remote), D. Forbes (remote), K. Welch (remote), K. Zimmerman (remote), R. Brown (remote), R. Whittaker (remote), T. Ruiz (remote)

Directors Absent

W. Schaff

Guests Present

M. Huxley (remote)

I. Opening Items

A. Call the Meeting to Order

D. Forbes called a meeting of the board of directors of The Academy of Alameda Charter School Board to order on Friday Jan 7, 2022 at 12:30 PM.

B. Record Board Member Attendance (Roll Call)

C. General Public Comments

There were no public comments

Motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 11-18-21.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Action Items

A. Proposal to Grant The Executive Director Temporary Authority to Close the Campus for Onsite Learning

The Board and Executive Director discussed providing the Executive Director with the authority to close the campus for on-site instruction for up to five school days without a Board vote. Any additional days (than the 5) would have to be decided by Board vote.

D. Forbes made a motion to Grant the ED with the authority to close the campus for on-site instruction for up to five school days without a Board vote.

R. Brown seconded the motion.

The initial proposal was to allow the Executive Director the authority to close the after-school program through January 28. The proposal was amended to allow the Executive Director the authority to temporarily close the after-school program up to one week (5 school days) and to give families as much lead time as possible so that they could make childcare arrangements.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
D. Forbes	Aye
R. Brown	Aye
A. Price	Aye
R. Whittaker	Aye
W. Schaff	Absent
K. Welch	Aye
C. Robie	Aye
K. Zimmerman	Aye
T. Ruiz	Aye

B. Proposal to Grant the Executive Director the Authority to Close The After-School Program for Up to One Week

D. Forbes made a motion to allow the Executive Director to temporarily close the after-school program for up to one week if necessary due to staffing shortages caused by COVID-19 and to provide families with as much lead time as possible.

K. Welch seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
R. Brown	Aye
K. Welch	Aye
R. Whittaker	Aye
T. Ruiz	Aye
A. Price	Aye
C. Robie	Aye
W. Schaff	Absent
D. Forbes	Aye
K. Zimmerman	Aye

III. 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 1:30 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

D. Forbes