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El Camino Real Charter High School

Regular Board Meeting

10-22-26 Regular Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday October 22, 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

 

ANNUAL MEETING AND 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. 

 

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 in person 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 Emilie Larew, 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   Mariellen Webster 1 m
  B. Record Attendance and Guests   Ryan Guinto 1 m
  C. Pledge of Allegiance to the United States of America (USA)   Mariellen Webster 1 m
  D. Public Comments   Public 24 m
   

NOTE: “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.                     

These presentations are limited to three (3) minutes and total time allotted to non-agenda items will not exceed twenty four (24) 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

 

  
  E. UTLA Update Discuss UTLA Representative 5 m
  F. AFSCME Update Discuss AFSCME Representative 5 m
  G. Executive Director Update   Dean Bennett 10 m
  H. Board Chair Update Discuss Mariellen Webster 10 m
II. Consent 6:27 PM
  A. Approve Minutes of October 16, 2026 Special Board Meeting Approve Minutes Mariellen Webster 1 m
    Minutes for Special Board Meeting on October 16, 2026  
  B. Approve Minutes of October 20, 2026 Special Board Meeting Approve Minutes Mariellen Webster 1 m
    Minutes for Special Board Meeting on October 20, 2026  
III. Governance 6:29 PM
  A. Discuss and Vote to Install (2) Two Community Representatives Vote Mariellen Webster 5 m
   

Prior to the vote, Mariellen Webster, Interim Board Chair, will present the installation of (2) Two Community Representatives and answer any questions.

  
  B. Discuss and Vote to Install Classified Representative Vote Mariellen Webster 5 m
   

Prior to the vote, Mariellen Webster, Interim Board Chair, will present to install Classified Representative and answer any questions. 

  
  C. Elect 2026-2027 Board Chair Vote Ryan Guinto 5 m
  D. Elect 2026-2027 Board Vice-Chair Vote Ryan Guinto 5 m
  E. Elect 2026-2027 Secretary Vote Ryan Guinto 5 m
  F. Discussion and Vote on Board Committees' General Membership and Chairpersons Vote Mandy Rogers 15 m
   

Based on the establishment of one or more standing or ad hoc board committees, the Board will nominate and vote to elect each committee's general membership and chairperson.

  
  G. Resolution Authorizing Submission of Charter Renewal Petition to LAUSD Board of Education Vote Dean Bennett 15 m
   

Prior to the vote, Dean Bennett, Interim Executive Director, will present a possible update to the previously approved resolution. 

  
IV. Finance 7:24 PM
  A. Discuss and Vote to Approve the September 2026 Check Registers Vote Janneyra Verduzco 15 m
   

Prior to the vote, Ms. Verduzco will present the September 2026 Check Registers and answer any questions.

  
     
     
     
     
     
  B. Discuss and Vote to Approve the September 2026 Credit Card Statements Vote Janneyra Verduzco 15 m
   

Prior to the vote, Ms. Verduzco will present the September 2026 Credit Card Statements and answer any questions.

  
     
  C. Investment Update – September 2026 Discuss Janneyra Verduzco 10 m
   

Ms. Verduzco will present the September 2026 Investment Update and answer any questions.

  
     
V. School Business 8:04 PM
  A. Discussion and Vote to Adopt amended Standard Operations Procedure Vote Janneyra Verduzco 15 m
   

Prior to the vote, Janneyra Verduzco, Director of Accounting and Finance, will present to adopt amended Standard Operations Procedure (SOP) and answer any questions. 

  
     
  B. Discussion and Vote to Adopt the FCMAT ASB Manual Vote Janneyra Verduzco / Minita Clark 15 m
   

Prior to the vote, Janneyra Verduzco, Director of Accounting and Finance, and Dr. Minita Clark, Administrative Director, will present to adopt the FCMAT ASB Manual 

  
     
     
  C. Discussion regarding California IT in Education (CITE) Recommendation Discuss Ryan Guinto 15 m
   

Ryan Guinto, Director of Technology, will present the CITE Recommendation and answer any questions. 

  
     
  D. Discuss and Vote to Approve 2026-2027 Prop 28 Budget Vote Ryan Guinto / Janneyra Verduzco / Kevin Thurow / Heidi Hutson 20 m
   

Prior to the vote, Ryan Guinto, Director of Technology, Janneyra Verduzco, Director of Accounting and Finance, Kevin Thurow, Band Teacher, and Heidi Hutson, Theater Teacher will present the 2026-2027 Prop 28 Budget and answer any questions. 

  
     
     
  E. Discussion about the 2025-2026 California Dashboard Discuss Minita Clark 10 m
   

Dr. Minita Clark, Administrative Director, will present the 2025-2026 California Dashboard test scores and answer any questions

  
  F. Presentation with ECR Parent Groups Discuss Minita Clark 20 m
   

Dr. Minita Clark, Administrative Director, will present the ECR Parent Groups Reaffirming our Investment in Supporting Excellence (RISE), Parent Advisory Committee (PAC), English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC), ECR Royal Family, and School Site Council (SSC) and answer any questions.

  
  G. Discussion and Vote to Amend the Articles of Incorporation Vote Dean Bennett 15 m
   

Prior to the Vote, Dean Bennett, Acting Executive Director, will present the Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation and answer any questions

  
     
VI. Closed Session 9:54 PM
  A. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation Discuss Legal Counsel 30 m
   

Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9:  (4) Four Cases

 

 

  
  B. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/RELEASE Discuss Legal Counsel 60 m
VII. Reconvene to Open Session 11:24 PM
  A. Report on Actions Taken in Closed Session, If Any Discuss Mariellen Webster 1 m
VIII. Closing Items 11:25 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Mariellen Webster 1 m