Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education
Minutes
Regular Board Meeting - February
Date and Time
Thursday February 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Location
Ventura Charter School of Arts and Gloval Education
2060 Cameron Street
Ventura, CA 93001
Room 20
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:
- Agendas are available to all audience members at the door to the meeting and online at venturacharterschool.org
- “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”.
- “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.
- 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.
- When addressing the Board, speakers are requested to state their name and affiliation with the School.
- 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.
- 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.
- Public requests for agenda and materials should be directed in writing to the Executive Director at lisa.h@venturacharterschool.us
- Board agendas for regular meetings are posted 72 hours in advance at www.venturacharterschool.org and at 2060 Cameron Street, Ventura, CA 93001.
Directors Present
Erika Dowd, Liz Smiley, Sam Estes, Tom Mc Nerney, Tricia McClain
Directors Absent
Skye Stifel
Ex Officio Members Present
Christi Sandbach, Lisa Hildebrand
Non Voting Members Present
Christi Sandbach, Lisa Hildebrand
Guests Present
Isabelle Rhode, Jenny Barley
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Mission Statement
D.
Approval of Minutes for the Regular Board Meeting for January 16, 2025
E.
Approval of the Agenda
F.
Consent Agenda
Approval of the Consent Agenda was reqeusted.
--Ratification of attached check register, purchase orders, summary of revenue and expenditures for the month of January, 2025.
--Gifts to School:
--Credit Cards:
January
LHildebrand: $5,370.37
CSandbach: $2,935.71
-Personnel:
**none
G.
Upcoming Events
These upcoming events were discussed:
--February 21 - VCS Lottery for 25/26 Student Enrollment
--March 11-13 - CCSA Conference in Sacramento
--March 11 - 4:00-7:30 - VCOE Equity Conference
--March 24-28 - Spring Break
II. Communications
A.
Public Comments
None
B.
President and Board Report
None
C.
Board Committee Reports
The Finance Committee met to discuss the 2nd Interim Budget and the 2024-2026 Business Services Authority/VCS annual contract.
D.
Teacher Report
Jenny Barley presented a slide show on the activites, events, and curriculum happening in our K-8th grade classrooms.
E.
Directors' Report
The Board heard the progress on the VCS School Goals through the EL Education Work Plan.
F.
VCOE Director of Charter School Support and Oversight Report
None
III. Items Scheduled for Information, Discussion, and/or Action
A.
VCS 2024 SARC
Board approval of the attached VCS 2024 SARC was requested.
B.
LCAP Mid-Year Report
Approval of the VCS LCAP MId-Year Report was requested.
C.
Approval of the VCS 2nd Interim Budget
Approval of the VCS 2nd Interim Budget was requested.
D.
VCS Safety Plan
The Board was asked to adopt the VCS Safety Plan. Approval will take place before the October deadline.
E.
BSA Service Agreement 2024-2026
The Board was asked to approve the BSA Service Agreement for the 2024-2026 school years.
IV. Other Business
A.
Future Topics
B.
Board Meeting Check In
The Board discussed progress on the 2024-2025 Board Goals.
The VCS Mission Statement was read:
VCS engages every student in meaningful and supportive learning experiences to grow resilient, educated, and socially intelligent human beings.