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El Camino Real Charter High School

Regular Board Meeting

3-26-2026 Regular Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday March 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM PDT

Location

El Camino Real Charter High School - Media Center

 

5440 Valley Circle Woodland Hills CA 91367

 

Meeting can also be seen and heard at:

 

North Campus - 7401 Shoup Ave. West Hills CA 91307

REGULAR BOARD MEETING

For board meeting materials, please go to the school's main office, or call (818) 595-7500. Some board meeting materials are also posted on the school's website (https://ecrchs.net - click the ECR Board tab).

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD BY PARENTS AND OTHER MEETING ATTENDEES: El Camino Real Alliance (“ECRA”) welcomes your participation at ECRA’s Board meetings. The purpose of a public meeting of the Board of Directors (“Board”) is to conduct the affairs of ECRA in public. Your participation assures us of continuing community interest in our charter school. To assist you in the ease of speaking/ participating in our meetings, the following guidelines are provided:
 

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

1. Agendas are available to all audience members at the door to the meeting. 

 

2. “Request to Speak” forms are available to all audience members who wish to speak on any agenda items or under the general category of “Public Comments.” “Public Comments” is set aside for members of the audience to raise issues that are not specifically on the agenda. However, Due to public meeting laws, the Board can only listen to your issue, not respond or take action during the Public Comments periods. The Board may give direction to staff to respond to your concern or you may be offered the option of returning with a citizen-requested item. 

 

NOTE: Public Comments, effective with the March 24th, 2022, Regular Board Meeting, are limited to two (2) minutes and total time allotted to all agenda and non-agenda items will not exceed thirty (30) minutes. 

 

A member of the public who requires the use of a translator, in order to receive the same opportunity as others to directly address the Board, shall be permitted twice the allotted time to speak. The Board may give direction to staff to respond to your concern or you may be offered the option of returning with a citizen-requested item. 

 

3. You may also complete a “Request to Speak” form to address the Board on Agenda items. With regard to such agenda items, you may specify the item(s) on your “Request to Speak” form and you will be given an opportunity to speak for up to three (3) minutes before the item is addressed, and total time allocated to agenda items will not exceed six (6) minutes for a Discussion item and nine (9) minutes per Vote item. A member of the public who requires the use of a translator, in order to receive the same opportunity as others to directly address the Board, shall be permitted twice the allotted time to speak, and the total allocated time shall be appropriately increased as well. 

 

4. When addressing the Board, speakers are requested to state their name and adhere to the time limits set forth. In order to maintain allotted time limits, the Board Chair may modify speaker time allocations or the total amount of allotted time for an item. 

 

5. Any public records relating to an agenda item for an Open Session of the Board which are distributed to all, or a majority of all, of the Board members shall be available for public inspection at 5440 Valley Circle Blvd., Woodland Hills, California, 91367.
 

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING PUBLIC COMMENTS: Effective September 2022, public comments presentations at all ECRA Regular and Special Board Meetings and at Committee Meetings must be made in person. There is no obligation on the part of the school to have a school official read public comments during inperson Board Meetings. Powered by BoardOnTrack 2 of 4 A member of the public is welcome to appear at the Board meeting to make a public comment or make arrangements with another person in attendance to speak on the person's behalf.

Consent Agenda: All matters listed under the consent agenda are considered by the Board to be routine and may be approved/enacted by the Board in one motion in the form listed below.  Unless specifically requested by a Board member for further discussion or removed from the agenda, there will be no discussion of these items prior to the Board votes on them.  The Executive Director recommends approval of all consent agenda items.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and upon request, El Camino Real Alliance may furnish reasonable auxiliary aids and services to qualified individuals with disabilities. Requests for disability related modifications or accommodations shall be made 24 hours prior to the meeting to David Hussey, in person, by email at comment@ecrchs.net, or by calling (818) 595-7500.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:30 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Brad Wright 1 m
  B. Record Attendance and Guests   Vania Rodriguez 1 m
  C. Pledge of Allegiance to the United States of America (USA)   David Hussey 1 m
  D. Public Comments   Public 30 m
   

“Request to Speak” forms are available to all audience members who wish to speak on any agenda items or under the general category of “Public Comments.” “Public Comments” is set aside for members of the audience to raise issues that are not specifically on the agenda. However, Due to public meeting laws, the Board can only listen to your issue, not respond or take action during the Public Comments periods. The Board may give direction to staff to respond to your concern or you may be offered the option of returning with a citizen-requested item.

 

NOTE: Public Comments, effective with the March 24th, 2022, Regular Board Meeting, are limited to two (2) minutes and total time allotted to all agenda and non-agenda items will not exceed thirty (30) minutes. 

 

  
  E. Executive Director Update   David Hussey 10 m
  F. Chief Business Officer Update   Fernando Delgado 10 m
  G. Board Chair Update Discuss Brad Wright 10 m
II. Consent 6:33 PM
  A. Approve Minutes of March 5, 2026 Special Board Meeting Approve Minutes Brad Wright 1 m
    Minutes for Special Board Meeting on March 5, 2026  
III. Finance 6:34 PM
  A. February 2026 Investment Update Discuss Janneyra Verduzco 10 m
   

Mrs. Verduzco, Director of Accounting and Finance, will present the February 2026 Investment Update and answer any questions.

  
     
  B. February 2026 Financial Update Discuss Fernando Delgado 10 m
   

Mr. Delgado, CBO will present the February 2026 Financial Update and answer any questions. 

  
     
  C. Discuss and Vote on the February 2026 Check Registers Vote Fernando Delgado/Janneyra Verduzco 10 m
   

Prior to the vote, Mrs. Verduzco, Director of Accounting and Finance, will present the February 2026 Check Registers and answer any questions. 

  
     
     
     
  D. Discuss and Vote on the February 2026 Credit Card Charges Vote Fernando Delgado/Janneyra Verduzco 10 m
   

Prior to the vote,  Mrs. Verduzco, Director of Accounting and Finance, will present the February 2026 Credit Card Charges and answer any questions

  
     
IV. School Business 7:14 PM
  A. Discuss and Vote on the purchase of Incoming Freshmen Devices Vote Fernando Delgado 10 m
   

Prior to the vote, Mr. Delgado, CBO, will present the Incoming Freshmen Devices and answer any questions to the cancellation of the previously approved order.

  
     
  B. Discuss and Vote on Resolution to Opt Out of Insurance Policy with CharterSAFE Vote David Hussey 10 m
   

Prior to the vote, Mr. Hussey, Executive Director, will be presenting the resolution to opt out of insurance policy with CharterSAFE

  
     
V. Closed Session 7:34 PM
  A. Conference with Labor Negotiators Discuss David Hussey 15 m
   

Conference with labor negotiators pursuant to subdivision (a) of Government Code Section 54957.6.
 

Agency Designated Representatives:  David Hussey, Executive Director; Fernando Delgado, Chief Business Officer; Vania Rodriguez, Director of Human Resources; Roger Scott, Legal Counsel.
 

Employee Organization:  United Teachers Los Angeles.

  
  B. Conference with Labor Negotiators Discuss Brad Wright 15 m
   

Conference with labor negotiators pursuant to subdivision (a) of Government Code Section 54957.6.


Agency Designated Representatives:  David Hussey, Executive Director; Fernando Delgado, Chief Business Officer; Vania Rodriguez, Director of Human Resources; Roger Scott, Legal Counsel.
 

Employee Organization:  Association of Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees

  
  C. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Discuss Roger Scott 30 m
   

Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9: Two cases.

  
  D. Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release (§54957) Discuss David Hussey 15 m
   

Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release Pursuant to Paragraph (1) of subdivision (B) of Government Code Section 54957

  
VI. Reconvene to Open Session 8:49 PM
  A. Report on Actions Taken in Closed Session, If Any Discuss Brad Wright 5 m
  B. Discuss and possible vote on recission of some or all certificated reductions in force Vote Brad Wright 10 m
   

Prior to the vote, Brad Wright, Board Chair will discuss the recission of some or all certificated reductions in force

  
VII. Closing Items 9:04 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Brad Wright 1 m