Opening Items

Teacher Gail Turner-Graham oversees student presentation for the Board.

Parent group led by Angel Lerma. The ELAC and Latino Literacy groups have been merged.

Staff recommends approval.

Staff recommends approval.Prepared by EdTec, ECRA's back office provider.

Staff recommends approval. This is an annual document that must be submitted to the Los Angeles County of Education. It must be signed by authorized bank signers and board members.

Academic Excellence

Upcoming vacancies is one community representative and one teacher representative.

Audit Committee

Opterra will provide a short presentation.

Committees have been meeting. Budget plan should be ready by the April board meeting.

This item will be up for approval in the May or June board meeting. Funds are being earmarked for 2 professional development days for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic year. This will not affect professional development coming from LCAP and general sources.

CBO met with copy committee about new copier(s). The main copier's lease is expiring. Old copier will be replaced by two smaller, but faster copiers. No action on other copy machines. Estimated savings between $10 to 20K/year. Copying capacity in copyroom will more than double.

ECRA's position on the National Charter School's Conference if the Governor of Tennessee passes one or both of the bills that would prevent transgender K-12 students from using school bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity, and allow licensed therapists to withhold counseling to LGBT patients based on religious beliefs.One of the laws directly discriminates against students and may be a violation of federal law. 

• School update.
• Provide a board update of the special education request to examine staffing levels. In the June Board Meeting Minutes, "Jon Wasser brought up that concerns have been raised by some in the Special Education Department that their case numbers are increasing and exceeding Federal and State allowances and also the hours for the auxiliary school psychologists."

Staff recommends approval. Naerok Security would fill in for vacancies and absences on an as needed basis. No change for existing campus security employees.

CEO Support And Eval

Staff has no position for legal reasons. Student awards came up when a teacher overseeing speech and debate asked if the school can provide a cash equivalent award (e.g. scholarship, gift certificate, check) for a student who reached regional finals. ... Board will be voting to allow individual cash equivalent awards of up to $200 per individual or up to $600 per team, at the executive director's discretion, for students who represent and reach city, state or national finals. Financial need will be a strong considering factor. The award will be paid from converting the school's accumulated American Express awards into gift cards.

Chang Patel is from EdTec, the back office provider that compiles and analyzes the financial statements for ECRA.

Staff recommends approval. Check signers on account may create and execute ACH (Automated Clearing House) transfers on behalf of the school. They may also order the CBO to create and execute transfers with written requests for each transaction. The primary reason for ACH transfers are for payroll.

Staff recommends approval. Other purchase authorizers are assistant principals David Hussey and Dean Bennett.

Current fund levels in the Trust are about $2.1MM. Signature Estate Investment Advisors will manage the funds using a balanced investment strategy (i.e. 50% equity and 50% fixed income).

• ERP Status and implementation of new fiscal policies.
• Business office changes to address turnover.
• 2016/17 Budget
• Financial statistics.

Development

To discuss unresolved collective bargaining issues.