Camino Nuevo Charter Academy

CNCA Regular Board Meeting

Published on February 9, 2024 at 10:18 AM PST

Date and Time

Tuesday February 13, 2024 at 4:30 PM PST

Location

3500 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90026

This meeting is open to the public at the CNHS Dalzell Lance Auditorium at 3500 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90004. 

The board meeting is also accessible at every CNCA Campus via teleconference connection:

CNCA Burlington 697 S. Burlington Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90057

CNCA Kayne Siart 3400 W. 3rd Street., Los Angeles, CA 90020

CNCA Jose A. Castellanos 1723 W. Cordova St., Los Angeles, CA 90007

CNCA Jane B. Eisner 2755 W 15th St., Los Angeles, CA 90006

CNCA Sandra Cisneros 1018 Mohawk St., Los Angeles, CA 90026

Members of the public who wish to address the Board may make public comment at any of the meeting locations. Public comments are limited to 2 minutes each. The Board Chair has the discretion to modify the amount of time allotted for public comment if they deem it necessary. Brown Act regulations restrict the Board from discussing or taking action on any subject presented that is not on the agenda.

 

The CNCA Board can also be contacted via email at cnca.board@caminonuevo.org.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 4:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance Discuss Elena Lopez 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order Discuss David Gidlow 1 m
II. Approve Minutes 4:32 PM
  A. Approve 12-12-2023 CNCA Regular Board Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes David Gidlow 1 m
    Minutes for CNCA Regular Board Meeting on December 12, 2023  
  B. Approve 1-24-2024 CNCA Special Board Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes David Gidlow 1 m
    Minutes for CNCA Special Board Meeting on January 24, 2024  
III. Public Comment 4:34 PM
  A. 2-Minute Limit per Speaker 5 m
IV. Consent Items 4:39 PM
  A. Amendment to Bewilder Agreement 23-24 Vote Lindsey Rojas 1 m
   

Amendment to the 23-24 Independent Contractor Agreement to correct a typo indicating that programming ended in June 2023 instead of June 2024. 

 
     
  B. Amendment to Tinker the Robot Agreement 23-24 Vote Lindsey Rojas 1 m
   

Amendment to the 23-24 Independent Contractor Agreement to correct a typo indicating that programming ended in June 2023 instead of June 2024. 

 
     
  C. Amendment to Stem to the Future Agreement 23-24 Vote Lindsey Rojas 1 m
     
  D. Amendment to Sunny Strategies Inc Contract Vote Rachel Hazlehurst 1 m
   

In light of CNCA's receipt of the CTC Building Capacity Grant for the Avance Residency, we would like to amend the agreement with Sunny Strategies Inc to include work on this grant. The work entails aligning the current Avance design elements to Avance's new focus areas of bilingual and Special Education. 

 
     
     
     
  E. School Accountability Report Card (SARC) Vote Natasha Barriga 1 m
   

By February 1 of each year, every school in California is required by state law to publish a School Accountability Report Card (SARC). The SARC contains information about the condition and performance of each California public school. The Board will review and vote to approve the 2022-2023 SARC for: Burlington, Castellanos-Eisner, Cisneros, Dalzell Lance, Kayne Siart.

 
     
     
     
     
     
V. Contracts 4:44 PM
  A. Amendment to Mind Body Awareness Agreement 23-24 Vote Lindsey Rojas 3 m
   

Amendment to the 23-24 Independent Contractor Agreement to expand the service offerings to include additional professional development sessions and to correct a typo indicating that programming ended in June 2023 instead of June 2024. 

 
     
  B. Think Together Agreement 23-24 Vote Lindsey Rojas 3 m
   

Agreement with Think Together to offer additional non-instructional days to be in alignment with ELOP funding requirements. 

 
     
  C. Math Yogis Agreement Vote Rachel Hazlehurst 3 m
   

CNCA is requesting Board approval to enter into agreements with the Math Yogis for high-dosage tutoring services at CNCA, CNCA #3, CNCA #4, and CNHS #2. 

 
     
     
VI. BUR Conexion 4:53 PM
  A. BUR Conexion Vote Carla Rivera 8 m
   

The Director of Facilities will present plans for BUR Conexión, a walkway from BUR’s elementary playground into BUR’s Centro dance room, and upgrades that could happen along that route.

 
     
VII. E-Rate Bid and Vendor Selection 5:01 PM
  A. E-Rate Bid and Vendor Selection Vote Natasha Barriga 5 m
   

The CNCA Board will review the competitive bid rubric which provides a rating of the different bids collected throughout the E-Rate process. The CNCA Board will then select an E-Rate vendor for the next year 3 year cycle.

 
     
     
VIII. LCAP Annual Mid-Year Update 5:06 PM
  A. LCAP Annual Mid-Year Update Vote Natasha Barriga 5 m
   

The CNCA Board will review the LCAP Mid-Year Update which will include updates on the following: Action Items, Expenditures, Progress on Metrics, Budget Overview for Parents

 
     
IX. School and Academic Updates 5:11 PM
  A. Attendance and Enrollment Updates Discuss Jeannette Sandoval and Crystal Day 10 m
   

The SFS Team will provide an update on enrollment and attendance data.

 
     
     
X. Committee Updates 5:21 PM
  A. Finance Committee Updates Discuss Gil Flores 4 m
   

The Chair of the Finance Committee will share an update from the last committee meeting.

 
  B. Education Committee Meeting Discuss Celia Garcia Alvarado 4 m
   

The Chair of the Education Committee will share an update from the last committee meeting. 

 
XI. Financials 5:29 PM
  A. December Financials Discuss Sonia Oliva 8 m
     
XII. Accept Audit Company 2023-2024 5:37 PM
  A. Accept Audit Company 2023-2024 Vote David Gidlow 3 m
XIII. CEO Update 5:40 PM
  A. CEO Update FYI Adriana Abich 8 m
     
XIV. Annual Brown Act Training 5:48 PM
  A. Annual Brown Act Training Discuss John Lemmo 30 m
   

John Lemmo from YM&C will provide annual Brown Act training for the Board of Directors.

 
     
XV. Closed Session 6:18 PM
  A. Public Employee Performance Evaluation CEO G.C. 54957(b)(1) Discuss David Gidlow 10 m
XVI. CEO Compensation 6:28 PM
  A. CEO Compensation Vote David Gidlow 2 m
   

The CNCA Board to vote on the CEO's Compensation.

 
XVII. Closing Items 6:30 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote David Gidlow 1 m