Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education

Regular Board Meeting - September

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Thursday September 15, 2022 at 6:30 PM PDT

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD BY PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY
 
The Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education (“School”) welcomes your participation at the School’s Board meetings.  The purpose of the public meeting of the Board of Directors (“Board”) is to conduct the affairs of the School in public.  We are pleased that you are in attendance and hope that you will visit these meetings often.  We honor our partners in education.  We recognize that we are a collective group of teachers, parents, students, and community.  We encourage written and verbal communication.  Your participation is vital to the healthy operation of our school.  Our guidelines:
  1. Agendas are available to all audience members at the door to the meeting and online at venturacharterschool.org
  2. “Request to Speak” forms are available to all audience members who wish to speak on any agenda item(s) or under the general category of “Oral Communications”.
  3. “Public Comments" is set aside for members of the audience to address the Board.  However, due to public meeting laws, the Board can only listen to your issue, not respond or take action.  These presentations are limited to five (5) minutes each and total time allotted to non-agenda items that will not exceed thirty (30) minutes.  The Board may give direction to staff to respond to your concern or you may be offered the opinion of returning with a community-requested item.
  4. With regard to items that are on the agenda, you may specify that agenda item on your request form and you will be given an opportunity to speak for up to five (5) minutes when the Board discusses that item.
  5. When addressing the Board, speakers are requested to state their name and affiliation with the School.
  6. Community members may request that a topic related to School business be placed on future agenda in accordance with the guidelines in Board Governance Policy.  Once such an item is properly agendized and publicly noticed, the Board can discuss, respond, and possibly act upon such an item.
  7. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and upon request, the School may furnish reasonable auxiliary aids and services to qualified individuals with disabilities.  Individuals who require appropriate alternative modification of the agenda in order to participate in Board meetings are invited to contact the Director’s office.  To request assistance contact (805) 648-5503.
  8. Public requests for agenda and materials should be directed in writing to the Executive Director at lisa.h@venturacharterschool.us 
  9. Board agendas for regular meetings are posted 72 hours in advance at www.venturacharterschool.org and at 2060 Cameron Street, Ventura, CA  93001.

Agenda

      Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:30 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Tricia McClain
  B. Record Attendance and Guests   Tricia McClain
  C. Virtual VCS Board Meeting Vote Tricia McClain 2 m
   

Board approval is requested to conduct the September board meeting virtually in compliance with
AB 361.
If there is a state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor, the same suspension of teleconferencing rules apply IF either state or local officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing or by Board vote finding imminent risk to health or safety of attendees.
 

 
  D. Mission Statement   Tricia McClain 1 m
   
VCS engages every student in meaningful and supportive learning experiences to grow resilient, educated, and socially intelligent human beings.
 
  E. Approval of Minutes for the Regular Board Meeting August 18, 2022. Approve Minutes Tricia McClain 5 m
   

Board approval of the attached minutes is requested.

 
     
  F. Approval of the Agenda Vote Tricia McClain 1 m
  G. Consent Agenda Vote Tricia McClain 5 m
   

All items listed under consent are considered to be routine and may be enacted by approval of a single motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items; however, any item may be removed from the consent agenda upon request of any member of the Board and acted upon separately.

--Ratification of attached check register, purchase orders, summary of revenue and expenditures for the month of August, 2022.
--Gifts to School: none 

--Credit Cards: LHildebrand: $4,983.72

                         CSandbach:  $747.59

-Personnel: 

Board ratification of the following is requested:

--Paying the lead custodian for 120  hours of work completed in July.

The dismissal of:

--Jessica Chavez: ParaEducator - .70 FTE

The hiring of:

--Josie Zon: ParaEducator - .70 FTE

--Nicole Clark: Administrative Coordinator 1.0 FTE

--Richard Jenkins and Kristi McLoughlin as Consultants for School Psychologist

 

 

 

 


 

 
  H. Upcoming Events   Lisa Hildebrand 2 m
   

--No School: September 26

--VCS Campout at Steckel Park: October 5-7

--Board Governance Training: October 12 at 5:30 - 7:30PM

--Staff In-service Day: October 21

--Fall Break: October 24-28

--Programmatic Audit at VCOE: November 28 at 6:00PM

 

 

 

 

 

 
II. Communications 6:46 PM
  A. Public Comments FYI Tricia McClain 5 m
  B. President and Board Report FYI Tricia McClain 5 m
  C. Board Committee Reports FYI Tricia McClain 5 m
   

Governance Committee: Cecilia Johnston (Chair), Dominic Aguirre, Tricia McClain 

Finance Committee: Tom McNerney (Chair), Liz Smiley, Cecilia Johnston 

CEO Support and Evaluation Committee: Tricia McClain (Chair), Liz Smiley, Cecilia Johnston 

Fundraising Liaison: Dominic Aguirre

 
  D. Parent Liaison Report FYI Tony Biasotti 5 m
  E. Teacher Report FYI Liza Scheer 5 m
  F. Directors' Report FYI Lisa Hildebrand 5 m
   
The Board will hear a report from the Assistant Director and the Executive Director.
 
  G. VCOE Director of Charter School Support and Oversight Report FYI Marlo Hartsuyker 5 m
III. Items Scheduled for Information, Discussion, and/or Action 7:21 PM
  A. Parsec Dashboard Report of CAASPP Testing FYI Christi Sandbach 20 m
   

The Board will hear a presentation on the 2021/2022 CAASPP testing results.

 
  B. Adoption of EL Education's ELA Curriculum Vote Lisa Hildebrand 10 m
   

Board approval is requested for the adoption of EL Education's ELA curriculum for full implementation in grades K - 5 and supplemental implementation in grades 6-8.

 
  C. Conflict of Interest Policy Review Vote Lisa Hildebrand 1 m
   

Pursuant to Government Code ยง 87306.5, every local government agency is required to review its conflict of interest code biennially and submit the Local Agency Biennial Notice to its code reviewing body.  Board approval is requested to update the Exhibit A: Job titles/Form 804: Executive Director, and to approve the List of Filers.

 
  D. Consolidated Application (Con App) Vote Rudy Calasin 10 m
   

The Consolidated Application (ConApp) is used by the California Department of Education (CDE) To distribute categorical funds from various federal programs to county offices, school districts, and direct-funded charter schools throughout California. Annually, from mid-May to the end of June, each local educational agency (LEA), using the Consolidated Application and Reporting System (CARS), submits the spring release of the ConApp. The spring release documents participation in these programs and provides assurances that the LEA will comply with the legal requirements of each program. 

 

Board approval is requested for the attached

 
  E. Unaudited Actuals Vote Rudy Calasin 10 m
   

Board approval is requested for the attached.

 
  F. Final Proposition 30 Spending Plan for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Vote Lisa Hildebrand 10 m
   

Board approval of the attached is requested.

 
IV. Other Business 8:22 PM
  A. Future Topics Discuss Lisa Hildebrand 5 m
   

 

--AB 361 Resolution for the October Board Meeting.

--Schedule Finance Committee Meeting

-- Contract with Mastercraftsman Construction for bathroom remodel

--Move November meeting

 

 
  B. Board Meeting Check In Discuss Tricia McClain 5 m
   

VCS Board Goals for the 2022/2023 School Year

 

Goal 1: Develop a well-governed organization- Governance Committee (Recruit diverse board members from the community, review/revise annual board survey, research a replacement for Board on Track.) 

Goal 2: Students progressing towards the highest level of achievement. 

Goal 3: Build community presence/outreach for a sustainable organization (Marketing plan, increase enrollment and a waiting list, create an online presence, promote VCS as a leader in education in Ventura County)

 
V. Closing Items 8:32 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Tricia McClain