Board approval of the attached minutes is requested.

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 February 2023
--Gifts to School: None

--Credit Cards: February:

                         LHildebrand: $1,933.40

                         CSandbach:  $557.93

-Personnel: 

     --Ratification of the hiring of Paula Gonzales as a .70 FTE paraeducator

     --Ratification of the hiring of Erin Looker and Laura Bingham as substitutes.

--April 3-7: Spring Break

--April 16: EarthDay/EcoFest at VCS! 10:00 - 2:00

--MAP Testing

--CAASPP Testing Begins

--ELPAC Testing

--GATE Testing

--700 Forms due!

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

A presentation of the results from the 22/23 VCS Mid-Year Family Survey will be heard by the Board.

Board approval is requested for the 2022 Audit Report.

Board approval is requested for the attached contract with BSA. VCS is charged a 6.75% fee on all revenues with the exception of local revenue (i.e. fundraising, donations, etc.).  For this year, the projected BSA fee is $402,820, and next year’s projection is $355,626.  It’s higher this year due to the one-time revenues VCS received. 

Approval is requested for the ratification of the attached MOU with Western Governor's University in a partnership to engage with the university for student-teacher placements at VCS. 

Board approval of a resolution for the School’s use of a local assignment option under Education Code section 44258.3 is requested. This resolution allows Ashley Johnson (Multiple Subject Credentialed Teacher) to teach as a STEM Specialist teacher. STEM is offered to our K-4th grade students on a weekly basis. 

VCS is in need of a Resource Specialist Waiver to allow our Special Education teachers to have more than 28 students and up to 31 students on their caseload. Without the waiver, Special Education teachers' caseloads are capped at 28 students. VCS expects that this waiver is only needed for the remainder of the 22/23 school year with caseloads reverting to under 28 in the 23/24 school year.

Board ratification of the attached is requested.

Ventura County is experiencing a shortage of Speech-Language Pathologists. S. Melbardis is completing her Speech-Language Pathologist Credential in May of 2023. This waiver will allow S. Melbardis to work as a Speech-Language Pathologist at VCS through the remainder of the 22/23 school year. 

Board ratification is requested for the Pioneer Healthcare Services Agreement for Jullian Griffith to work as a virtual Speech-Language Pathologist to assist in making up speech services lost due to the death of Jami Beck and assisting with Speech-Language assessments for the remainder of the 22/23 school year. 

--ConApp

--LCAP

--Off-Schedule Bonus

--Board Selection Committee Presentation of Interest

--CharterSafe Agreement

--Hiring of Sarah Melbardis, SLP

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)