El Camino Real Charter High School

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday April 19, 2018 at 4:30 PM PDT

Location

El Camino Real Charter High School, Library, 5440 Valley Circle Boulevard, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
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 in the school's website (http://ecrchs.net/ecr-board/).

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD BY PARENTS AND CITIZENS

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:

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 “Oral Communications.” “Oral Communications” 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-five (25) minutes. 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 that agenda item on your “Request to Speak” form and you will be given an opportunity to speak for up to three (3) minutes before the item, and total time allocated to agenda items will not exceed six (6) minutes for a discussion item and nine (9) minutes per vote item.
4. When addressing the Board, speakers are requested to state their name and adhere to the time limits set forth.
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.

Consent Agenda: All matters listed under the consent agenda are considered by the Board to be routine and will 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 Daniel Chang, in person, by email at d.chang@ecrchs.net, or by calling (818) 595-7537.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 4:30 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Jonathan Wasser 1 m
  B. Record Attendance and Guests   Daniel Chang 1 m
  C. Pledge of Allegiance   Jonathan Wasser 3 m
  D. Public Comments   Public 15 m
  E. Board Candidate Statements   Jonathan Wasser 15 m
   

Candidates who have applied for one of the upcoming Board vacancies will be allowed to give a statement to the Board and to the audience.

 
  F. Executive Director Update   David Hussey 15 m
  G. UTLA Update   Carlos Monroy 10 m
  H. Committee Reports/Updates Discuss Jonathan Wasser 10 m
  I. Recognition of Outgoing Board Members Discuss Jonathan Wasser 5 m
   
The Board would like to recognize and express its gratitude to outgoing Board Members Diane Wynne, who resigned her position effective April 3, 2018, and Julie Kornack, who resigned her position effective April 12, 2018.
 
II. Consent 5:45 PM
  A. Approve Minutes of March 15, 2018 Board Meeting Approve Minutes Jonathan Wasser 5 m
    Minutes for Board Meeting on March 15, 2018  
  B. Approve Minutes of March 15, 2018 Special Meeting Approve Minutes Jonathan Wasser 5 m
    Minutes for Special Meeting on March 15, 2018  
III. Financial 5:55 PM
  A. Review and Vote on February 2018 Check Registers Vote Alan Darby 10 m
     
     
  B. February 2018 Financial Update Discuss Cindy Frantz of EdTec 20 m
     
     
  C. Review and Possible Approval of 2nd Interim Financials Vote Cindy Frantz of EdTec 10 m
     
  D. Discuss and Possible Approval of Renewal of Line of Credit Vote Alan Darby 10 m
   
ECR has a line of credit for $5,000,000.00 with Hanmi Bank.  Renewing the line would cost an application fee of $500.00.
 
     
  E. Discuss and Possible Approval of draft 2016 Form 990 Tax Return Vote Alan Darby 5 m
   

Staff recommends approval of the 2016 Form 990 Tax Return.

 
     
IV. School Business 6:50 PM
  A. Update on Closing the Achievement Gap Discuss Lisa Ring 10 m
  B. Discuss SafeSchools Plan and Other Safety Programs Discuss David Hussey 20 m
  C. Review and Possible Approval of Safe School Plan Vote Suki Dhillon 10 m
     
  D. Tech Update Discuss Fernando Delgado 10 m
  E. Discuss and Possible Approval of Tech Upgrade Vote Beatriz Chen 10 m
  F. Vote on 1-to-1 Laptops Vote Beatriz Chen 15 m
  G. Discuss and Possible Approval of Laptops for Each Special Day Program Classes Vote David Hussey 15 m
   
The laptops would be used for Special Day Program Classes, and the money would come out of COP Option 3 funds which are available to ECR and can be used only for special education purposes; the money would not come out of the school budget in any way.  
 
  H. Discuss and Possible Approval of CSUN Student Teaching Agreement Vote David Hussey 5 m
   

Staff recommends approval of Student Teaching Agreement with CSUN.

 
     
V. Governance 8:25 PM
  A. Report on Marketing Board Vacancies Discuss Becky Rodriguez/ Jonathan Wasser 10 m
   
Discuss status of marketing the Board vacancies.
 
  B. Discuss and Possible Action on Board Vacancy Vote Daniel Chang 10 m
   

With Julie Kornack's resignation, the Board must determine what it would like to do with the remainder of her term, which ends June 30, 2019.

 
VI. Closed Session 8:45 PM
  A. Conference with Labor Negotiators Discuss Jonathan Wasser 15 m
   

Agency Designated Representatives:  Executive Director David Hussey; Chief Business Officer Alan Darby; Chief Compliance Officer Daniel Chang; Legal Counsel Roger Scott
Employee Organization:  United Teachers Los Angeles

 
  B. Public Employee Performance Evaluation Discuss Bruce Takeguma/ Jonathan Wasser 15 m
   
Title:  Executive Director
 
 
  C. Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release Discuss Jonathan Wasser 20 m
VII. Reconvene to Open Session 9:35 PM
  A. Report of Actions Taken In Closed Session, If Any Discuss Jonathan Wasser 5 m
VIII. Closing Items 9:40 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Jonathan Wasser 1 m