El Camino Real Charter High School

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday April 25, 2019 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 (https://ecrchs.net - click the ECR Board tab).

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 “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. These presentations are limited to three (3) minutes and total time allotted to 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 have 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 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.  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 have 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.

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   Scott Silverstein 1 m
  B. Record Attendance and Guests   Daniel Chang 1 m
  C. Pledge of Allegiance   Beatriz Chen 3 m
  D. Public Comments   Public 30 m
  E. Board Candidate Statements Discuss Beatriz Chen 21 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. Chief Business Officer Update   Alan Darby 15 m
  H. Board Committee Reports Discuss Scott Silverstein 10 m
II. Consent 6:06 PM
  A. Approve Minutes of February 28, 2019 Board Meeting Approve Minutes Scott Silverstein 1 m
   
ACTION ITEM:  motion to approve the minutes of the March 28, 2019 Board Meeting.
 
    Minutes for Board Meeting on March 28, 2019  
III. Financial 6:07 PM
  A. Review and Vote on March 2019 Check Registers Vote Alan Darby 10 m
   
ACTION ITEM:  motion to approve the March 2019 check registers.
 
     
  B. March 2019 Financial Update Discuss Cindy Frantz of EdTec 10 m
     
     
IV. School Business 6:27 PM
  A. Tech Update and IT Audit Update Discuss Beatriz Chen 20 m
  B. Discuss and Possible Vote on Changing Director of Tech Position from Certificated to Classified Vote David Hussey 10 m
   
This would change the position of Director, Staff and Student Technology, which is currently a certificated position, to a classified position.  
ACTION ITEM:  motion to approve changing the Director, Staff and Student Technology position from certificated to classified.
 
     
  C. Discuss and Possible Approval of 1:1 Initiative Lease for Incoming Freshmen Vote David Hussey 10 m
   
Last year the Board voted to approve the 1:1 initiative; the contract approved at the time was to lease laptops for freshmen, sophomores and juniors, with seniors to get existing school laptops.  This approval item is for laptops for incoming freshmen.  
ACTION ITEM:  motion to approve a contract for 1:1 laptops for incoming freshmen for the 2019-2020 school year.
 
     
     
     
  D. Discuss and Possible Approval of Purchase of Promethean Smart Panels Vote David Hussey 10 m
   
Last year, the Board approved the first phase of the rollouts for Promethean Smart Panels.  This is the second phase, for the purchase of another 50 panels.
ACTION ITEM:  motion to approve the purchase of 50 Promethean Smart Panels at a total cost of $213,820.25.
 
     
     
  E. Discuss Plans for North Campus Discuss Lisa Ring 10 m
     
V. Governance 7:27 PM
  A. Discuss the Mission and Vision of the School Discuss Scott Silverstein 15 m
  B. Discuss and Possible Vote to Remove Member of ED Evaluation Committee Due to Conflict of Interest Vote Scott Silverstein 10 m
   
The Board will discuss and possibly vote on the issue of whether a conflict of interest exists with a member of the Executive Director Evaluation Committee such that removing the member is warranted.
ACTION ITEM:  motion to remove a member of the Executive Director Evaluation Committee from the Committee.
 
VI. Closed Session 7:52 PM
  A. Conference with Labor Negotiators Discuss Scott Silverstein 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:  American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees District Council 36
 
  B. Conference with Legal Counsel: Anticipated Litigation Discuss Scott Silverstein 10 m
   

Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (d) of Government Code § 54956.9:  three (3) matters.

 
VII. Reconvene to Open Session 8:17 PM
  A. Report on Actions Taken in Closed Session, If Any Discuss Scott Silverstein 3 m
VIII. Closing Items 8:20 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Scott Silverstein 1 m