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El Camino Real Charter High School

Regular Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday November 17, 2022 at 5:30 PM PST

Location

Main Campus - SCHOOL LIBRARY/MEDIA CENTER

REGULAR BOARD MEETING

For 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).
 

ATTENTION:


WE HAVE RETURNED TO "IN-PERSON" REGULAR AND SPECIAL BOARD MEETINGS AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS.

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: 

 

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 two (2) 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 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.  

 

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 will be approved/enacted by the Board in one motion or more motions 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 vote(s) on the Consent Agenda item(s).   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   Kurt Lowry 1 m
  C. Pledge of Allegiance to the United States of America (USA)   David Hussey 1 m
  D. Public Comments   Public 30 m
   

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

 

PLEASE SEE ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOVE IN AGENDA NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC COMMENTS.  

 

THANK YOU.

  
  E. Executive Director Update   D. Hussey 10 m
  F. Chief Business Officer Update   Gregory Wood 10 m
     
     
  G. Board Chair Update Discuss Brad Wright 10 m
II. Consent 6:33 PM
  A. Approve Minutes of the October, 27th, 2022, Regular Board Meeting Approve Minutes Brad Wright 1 m
    Minutes for Regular Board Meeting on October 27, 2022  
  B. Approve the October, 2022, Check Registers Vote G. Wood/A. Ilyas 1 m
   

These had been recommended for approval at the November 10th, 2022, Finance and Investment Committee Meeting.

  
     
     
     
     
     
  C. Approve the October, 2022, Credit Card Charges Vote G. Wood/A. Ilyas 1 m
   

These had been recommended for approval at the November 10th, 2022, Finance and Investment Committee Meeting.

  
     
III. Investment 6:36 PM
  A. Investment Update Discuss Gregory Wood 10 m
   

Mr. Gregory Wood, CBO, will present Beacon Pointe Investment Advisors' Investment Report for Quarter Ended September 30th, with updates through October 31st.

  
     
     
IV. Finance 6:46 PM
  A. Financial Update Discuss G. Wood/A. Ilyas 10 m
   

Mr. Wood, CBO, and Ms. Arleta Ilyas, Director, Accounting and Finance, will present the September, 2022, Financial Update.

 

  
     
  B. Discussion and Vote on ECRCHS's Fiscal Policies and Procedures Vote G, Wood/D. Malconian 20 m
   

Prior to the Vote, Mr. Wood, CBO, and Ms. Malconian, ECRA Boardmember and Chair of ECRA's Finance and Investment Committee, will lead a discussion on ECRCHS's Fiscal Policies and Procedures. 

  
     
V. School Business 7:16 PM
  A. Discussion and Vote on A-G Block Grant Vote Juan Alba 10 m
   

Prior to the Vote, Mr. Juan Alba, Administrative Director, will lead a discussion on the A-G Block Grant. 

  
     
     
  B. Discussion and Vote on Compliance Monitoring and Certification of Board Compliance Review 2022-2023 Vote Kurt Lowry 10 m
   

Prior to the Vote, Dr. Lowry, Director, Human Resources and Compliance, will present the School's Compliance Monitoring and Certification of Board Compliance Review 2022-2023 Checklist Items.

 

  
     
  C. Discussion and Vote on Request for One Period Coach Authorization(s) During 2022-2023 Vote David Hussey 5 m
   

Prior to a vote, Mr. Hussey, Executive Director, will lead a discussion on the Request for One Period Coach Authorization(s) Per Education Code 44258.7 (B) during 2022-2023, including verification of request and consent for the following sports/courses and authorized Teachers/Coaches:

 

Winter/Spring 2023 Sports One Period Coach Authorizations Include:

 

1. Jason Camp - Aquatics

2. Jason Camp - Lacrosse

3. Camille King - Track and Field, Varsity

4. Alyssa Lee - Volleyball, Varsity (Boys)

5. Alyssa Lee - Sand Volleyball (Beach Volleyball)

 

Ed. Code 44258.7 (B) allows full-time, permanent or probationary, teacher who holds a credential in a subject other than physical education to coach a competitive sport for which the students receive physical education credit for ONE period a day if the teacher has completed a minimum of 20 clock hours of first aid instruction appropriate to the specific sport.

  
     
  D. Discussion and Vote on Proposed 2022-2023 Classified Management Salary Schedule Adjustment to Include New Position and Salary for "Marketing and Communications Outreach Coordinator" Vote David Hussey 5 m
   

Prior to the Vote, Mr. Hussey, Executive Director, will lead a discussion on the proposed adjustment to the 2022-2023 Classified Management Salary Schedule to Include the position and salary of "Marketing and Communications Outreach Coordinator."

  
     
VI. Closed Session 7:46 PM
  A. Public Employee Discipline / Dismissal / Release Discuss David Hussey 10 m
   

Public employee discipline / dismissal / release pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 54957.

  
  B. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation Discuss David Hussey 10 m
   

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

 

Two (2) Items. 

  
  C. Conference with Labor Negotiators Discuss David Hussey 10 m
   

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


Agency Designated Representatives:  David Hussey, Executive Director; Gregory Wood, Chief Business Officer; Kurt Lowry, Director, Human Resources and Compliance; Roger Scott, Legal Counsel.
 

Employee Organizations:  American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME);

                                      

  
  D. Conference With Labor Negotiators Discuss David Hussey 5 m
   

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


Agency Designated Representatives:  David Hussey, Executive Director; Gregory Wood, Chief Business Officer; Kurt Lowry, Director, Human Resources and Compliance; Roger Scott, Legal Counsel.
 

Employee Organizations:  United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA)

  
VII. Reconvene to Open Session 8:21 PM
  A. Report on Actions Taken in Closed Session, If Any Discuss Brad Wright 5 m
VIII. Closing Items 8:26 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Brad Wright 1 m