Final

Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education

Regular Board Meeting - January

Date and Time

Thursday January 18, 2024 at 6:30 PM PST

Location

2060 Cameron Street

Ventura, CA 93001

 

Room 20

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   Liz Smiley
  B. Record Attendance and Guests   Liz Smiley
  C. Mission Statement   Liz Smiley 1 m
   

VCS engages every student in meaningful and supportive learning experiences to grow resilient, educated, and socially intelligent human beings.

  
  D. Approval of Minutes for the Regular Board Meeting for November, 2023 Approve Minutes Liz Smiley 5 m
   

Board approval of the attached minutes is requested.

  
     
  E. Approval of the Agenda Vote Liz Smiley 1 m
  F. Consent Agenda Vote Lisa Hildebrand 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 months of November and December 2023.
--Gifts to School: none

 

 

--Credit Cards: 

                         November:

                         LHildebrand: $1,719.57

                         CSandbach: $128.20

 

                         December:

                         LHildebrand: $8,815.48

                         CSandbach: $2,360.04

 

                        

-Personnel: 

--Substitute Teachers: Sierra Schlesinger, Phillip Santiago, Dawn Blauer, Rugile Pekinas 

--Substitute Paraeducators: Kathy Marin, Harmony Eckberg

--1.0 FTE Special Education Teacher:  Leah Kahler

--Resignations: Zoe Manoguerra

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

  
  G. Upcoming Events   Lisa Hildebrand 2 m
   

--700 Forms due now

--January 22nd - VCS Anual Programmatic Audit at VCOE - 6:00PM

--January 25th - Challenge Day with 7th/8th graders - 7:30 - 3:30

--January 29th - Beginning of 2nd semester

--February 5th - Teacher In-Service Day

--Tuesday, February 13th - VCS Board Meeting - *Change of Date*

--February 16th - 19th - No School, Presidents' Weekend

 

 

 

 

  
II. Communications 6:44 PM
  A. Public Comments FYI Liz Smiley 5 m
  B. President and Board Report FYI Liz Smiley 5 m
  C. Board Committee Reports FYI Liz Smiley 5 m
   

Governance Committee: Cecilia Johnston (Chair), Dominic Aguirre, Liz Smiley

Finance Committee: Tom McNerney (Chair), Tricia McClain, Skye Stifel 

CEO Support and Evaluation Committee: Tricia McClain (Chair), Liz Smiley, Tom McNerney

Fundraising Liaison: Dominic Aguirre

  
  D. Parent Liaison Report FYI Tony Biasotti 5 m
  E. Staff/Teacher Report FYI Mahika Morin 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 7:19 PM
  A. Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) Mid-Year Monitoring Report Vote Lisa Hildebrand 15 m
   

Board approval is requested for the attached.

  
  B. School Accountability Report Card (SARC) Vote Rudy Calasin and Isabelle Rhode 5 m
   

Board approval of the attached is requested.

  
  C. Titan HST Vote Lisa Hildebrand 10 m
   

Titan HST, from Titan Health & Security Technologies headquartered in Newport Beach, is an emergency alert system & mass notifications system, suitable for businesses, governments and schools.

 

Board approval of the attached contract is requested.

  
  D. Approval of 2023-24 CARS Winter Release 5 m
   

The winter release of the ConApp asks schools to report on their Title I, II, and IV expenditures from the last 2 years and also asks how the 2023-24 allocation of funds will be spent in the current year.  All prior-year funds have been fully spent, and current-year funds are on track to be fully spent based on the allowable uses for each allocation. Title I helps to support low income students.  Title II is used for professional development.  Title IV is generally used for technology as well as activities that support well-rounded educational opportunities.   

 

Board approval of the attached is requested.

  
  E. Approval of 2022-23 Audit Report 5 m
   

Board approval of the attached is requested. The audit came back clean with no exceptions.

  
IV. Other Business 7:59 PM
  A. Future Topics Discuss Lisa Hildebrand 5 m
   

--VCS Safety Plan

--700 Forms

--2nd Interim Budget

  
  B. Board Meeting Check In Discuss Liz Smiley 5 m
   

VCS Board Goals for the 2023/2024 School Year

 

Goal 1: Develop a well-governed organization- Governance Committee (Recruit diverse board members from the community, Develop Short & Long Term Executive Director Succession Plan. CEO Evaluation Committee: Redo CEO Evaluation Survey.) 

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

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

  
V. Closing Items 8:09 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Tricia McClain