Read by Eva Oxelson

1.   Ratification of attached check register, purchase orders, summary of revenue and expenditures for the month of June and July, 2016.
2.   Gifts to School: SAGE Grant $1,000; Escrip $35.21
3.   Credit Card: MGalvin:  $25.00; LHildebrand: $543.11
4.   Personnel: 
---To accept the resignation of Casey Landry for the IT Coordinator position.
---To hire Jesus Palacios for IT Coordinator position at 1.0 FTE.
---To accept the resignation of Amanda Pribyl, paraeducator.
---To accept the resignation of Kate Danker, paraeducator
---To accept the resignation of Josiah Fernandez, paraeducator
---To accept the resignation of Melody Alvarez, paraeducator
---To hire Erin Looker, Laura Bingham, Ivy Brown, and Hector Rodriguez for Kickstart/Intervention Teachers.

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Eva will report on Exit Interviews next month.

Tracey Reineke reported that Beckie Willhite will be stepping down from the board.  Annual Board Retreat at Marriott Beach Hotel was best he's ever had at VCS; most amount of work  in shortest amount of time. BOT workshop with Cece, Lisa and Mary in Los Angeles. There are many resources and webinars regarding Governance topics; 

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Beth Tappin reported on the Homeschool orientation and enrollment update. 27 returning students; 8 spaces left; 2-3 in process. Testing went well, technology went well.  Enrichment class schedule same as last year looking for a Spanish teacher.

Lisa Hildebrand reported that Kickstart 8 day program served 19 students; and they all made gains.Getting ELD specialist from the County for staff development; Armando Zunika will do 3 workshops for teachers on supporting ELD students and how to interpret CELDT scores; Just Communities representative, Ana Becerra, will be working with staff as well this year on anti-bias.  Just hired Spanish Teacher, Julio Nejera, two highly qualified music teachers will be interviewing.  Teachers back on Thursday. 
Mary Galvin reported that the K yard got more green turf; two new portable classrooms should be ready by 8/17; looking for a big turnout for campus clean up day Sunday 8/21.

Richard Urias said ELD standards is good teaching; more verbal; better techniques; nice that Mary and Lisa go to County offerings/trainings good resource.  Charter School news ILead Charter closed in Simi Valey; he is following up.
He is monitoring Academy of Arts and Sciences, (a virtual school), for fiscal irregularities.

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Tracey Reineke led a conversation on the proposed four goals; there was discussion about how they were developed.  Committees were discussed as follows:
Eva and Tricia interested in Academic Excellence
Tricia and Jane interested in Finance
Cece and Jane  interested in Governance--Board Governance
Tracey and Cece interested in Facilities
Cece and Beckie Tracey interested in CEO Evaluation:

 

There was discussion regarding which members, if any were interested in staying on the board past their current terms.  All stated they would be willing.  There is a need to stagger the terms.

The board set the following dates for 2016-17 board meetings.


August 16th, September 20th, October 18th, November 15th, December 13th, January 17th, February 21st, March 14th, April 18th, May 16th, June 20th.

There was discussion regarding Section VIII C and the addition of language to match the MOU:  "all purchases in excess of $25,000 must have dual signatures by a board member and an officer of the corporation.  There was also discussion regarding Section XIII and Conflict of Interest.  Suggested language presented: No Board member or Charter School employee shall have a material financial interest directly or indirectly in any contract made by the Board or in any contract made in their capacity as a Board member or Charter School employee. 

Lisa explained that with the difficulty of Common Core math standards and lack of aligned curriculum makes it hard for Homeschool parents to teach the standards.  Focusing on  grades K-5 would be easier than trying to teach 6th-8th grade math.  Current 6th-8th grade students would matriculate.
 

Benny Martinez reviewed the Unaudited Actuals Report.

Tracey requested that board members review Board on Track online resources/webinars on board structures and Board/CEO partnership as homework.