Alma del Mar

Minutes

December Board Meeting (Zoom)

Date and Time

Monday December 16, 2024 at 10:30 AM

Location

Anti-Racism Statement: Alma del Mar strives to be an anti-racist institution. We seek to dismantle racist and white supremacist structures in pursuit of justice and racial equity. We will fight against racism when we encounter it both within and outside of our school community. We will actively work to ensure that all of our community members, including scholars, families, and staff, feel included, celebrated and empowered. By resisting racism and white supremacy, we will lay the foundation to challenge all forms of oppression. Please read the Equity Lens Guidelines in the Opening Items below before the meeting.

Trustees Present

A. Cortez (remote), C. Bator (remote), C. Holley (remote), D. Prentiss (remote), J. Korn (remote), M. Rosa (remote)

Trustees Absent

C. Wood, D. Melo, G. Fortes, J. Wallace, M. Rosario

Guests Present

New Bedford Cable Access (remote), T. DeLoach (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

D. Prentiss called a meeting of the board of trustees of Alma del Mar to order on Monday Dec 16, 2024 at 10:37 AM.

II. Vote

A.

New Board Member

C. Holley made a motion to approve Jean Fox to join as a Trustee on Alma del Mar's Board.
J. Korn seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

AdM Updated Restraint Policy

J. Korn made a motion to approve the revised policy.
C. Bator seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

AdM Updated Discipline Policy - Reintegration to Learning Environment

C. Holley made a motion to approve the revised policy.
C. Bator seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

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 10:42 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
D. Prentiss
Documents used during the meeting
  • Jean Fox Resume.pdf
  • AdM Revised Physical Restraint Policy.pdf
  • AdM Original Restraint Policy.pdf
  • AdM Handbook_School Discipline - Reintegration to Learning Environment.pdf