Mr. Solkovits and Ms. Ibach absent.

Mr. Wood, CBO, reviewed the May 2022 Check Registers prior to the vote. 

Mr. Wood, CBO, reviewed the May 2022 Credit Card Charges prior to the vote. 

Prior to the vote, Mr. Wood presented the contract proposal, noting the following highlights:

* Amount is $96K, the same amount as this year.

* ICON will assist with categorical monies, back office funding analysis; 

* Noted that the contract had been reviewed and recommended by the F & I Committee members at the last F & I Committee Meeting and he recommends the renewal, as well.  

Prior to the vote, Mr. Wood presented the contract proposal, noting the following highlights:

* First year with CharterSAFE, provide workers compensation and liability insurance.  

Cost $237K for workers' compensation component; this premiums is consistent with current contract rate and the market for this coverage/premium is stable. 

* Cost of Liability coverage $523K-$524K, a 10% increase that is consistent with market, coverages, and various types of claims. 

Mr. Kofahl asked about the possibility of a discount if we performed better than other schools (in our risk pool) or better than other expectations, to which Mr. Wood replied that yes, we might be provided a possible rebate.  We are also getting a $30K rebate (COVID-related); 

* Noted that the contract had been reviewed and recommended by the F & I Committee members at the last F & I Committee Meeting and he recommends the renewal, as well.

Prior to a vote, Mr. Wood, CBO, led a discussion on this item, with highlights as follow:

* Total value of the yearbooks is nearly $30K and we are carrying these as inventory.  

* The F & I committee had made the recommendation to write off the expense with possible use of CARES funds.

* ECRCHS has made an attempt to sell the $100 yearbooks at half of the cost and it will continue to make efforts to try to sell the yearbooks. 

NOTE: THE AGENDA AND MINUTES FOR THIS ITEM INCLUDED, INCORRECTLY, THE 2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR FOR THE "WRITE-OFF" OF THE YEARBOOKS.  

THE ECRA BOARD DISCUSSED AND NOTED THAT THE CORRECT YEAR FOR YEARBOOKS EXPENSE "WRITE-OFF" IS 2020-2021.

ACCORDINGLY, DURING THE JULY 28, 2022, SPECIAL BOARD MEETING, THE ECRA BOARD DISCUSSED AND VOTED TO APPROVE THE CORRECTION OF THE MINUTES FROM THIS JUNE 23RD REGULAR BOARD MEETING TO REFLECT THE CORRECT "WRITE-OFF" YEAR AS 2020-2021. 

THESE MINUTES AND THOSE FROM THE JULY 28, 2022, SPECIAL BOARD MEETING, DOCUMENT THE FACT THAT THE CORRECT YEARBOOK "WRITE-OFF" YEAR IS 2020-2021.    

Prior to the vote, Ms. Clark, Administrative Director, provided an overview of NWEA services provided, including the following highlights:

. All schools are required to administer internal/formative assessments during the academic year, in addition to the CA Statewide assessment, the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) summative assessment that is administered at the end of the year.

*MAP (through NWEA) is ECRCHS's internal/formative assessment and in Ms. Clark's experience and opinion, MAP is by far one of the most comprehensive and research-based internal assessments available. 

* Ms. Clark provided to Board Members and then reviewed ECRCHS's MAP internal/formative assessment results report for ECRCHS students by grade level in the content areas of English Language Arts (Reading) and Mathematics from the Fall 2021 and Winter/Spring 2022 MAP administration periods; 

* Growth in Mathematics - Fall 2021 Winter 2022 comparison columns, and then growth; In math ECRCHS grew slightly in every grade level between Fall and Winter.

* Growth in Reading - Reading growth declined slightly.

* Standard deviation is an important consideration as anything under and up to ten is considered normal and indicates students' needs are more similar; anything beyond/above twelve indicates wider ranging results and needs within grades and even in respective classrooms and which will require teachers to differentiate their instruction with greater precision to meet the needs of their students. 

* We use the MAP data results to inform (formative) instruction and we administer the MAP tests three times per year (Fall, Winter, Spring).

2. an overview of the NWEA contract/invoice that includes Science add-on content area, for the following cost:

Quote Subtotal $51,122.50 Estimated Tax $0.00 Grand Total $51,122.50

* Content areas for NWEA contract (MAP assessments) include Language, Reading, Math, and Science.  Science pushes the cost over $50K, thus requiring Board approval, so that is why we are presenting this item to the Board and requesting your approval so we can continue to support our teachers with their understanding and use of formative assessment data more than they already are [supported].

Mr. Kofahl asked if ECRCHS's reading scores are similar to those of other charter schools' reading scores, to which Ms. Clark explained that the norms tell us that we are in the middle or a little lower than other similar schools as measured by the MAP assessment in reading, while on the SBAC our reading results came in higher.  

Mr. Wright asked if there might be a difference in our scores (a little lower) than those of other charters because our charter accepts a more diverse student population, including students with special needs, etc., that other charters might not serve, to which Ms. Clark responded that that could be a consideration, although she made no firm guarantee that that was the cause.  She noted that our demographics are very diverse and we can continue to improve and there is more to do every day to improve. 

Prior to the vote, Mr. Hussey presented a memorandum prepared for the board that he and Mr. Wood, CBO, had jointly signed that includes the following highlights:

*. The ECRA AFSCME Agreement follows the "me, too" clause that was negotiated with UTLA

* Next year Salary increases of: 2% on schedule and 3% off schedule

* 2023-2024 Salary: 2% on schedule

* 2024-2025 Salary: the same "me, too" clause that that AFSCME received this year and the 2021-2022 year. 

* Other things were approving Juneteenth and Cesar Chavez Day as paid holidays for our classified staff.

* We organized and fixed our salary tables for classified staff which were "a mess"

* We added two (2) positions to the Classified Unit (to be effective July 1st or thereafter.

*  Me, too, with catastrophic leave that we are working on that Classified will have as well [as UTLA].

NOTE: Mr. Hussey noted and requested that the Board should include ECRCHS's "Unrepresented" Employees in this CBA bargaining approval timeline and vote.

Prior to the vote, Mr. Hussey discussed the need for the services provided by "Turnitin," including the following highlights:

* Most teachers use the services to prevent plagiarism

* Teachers assigned over 4,700 assignments for which students turned in over 120,000 pieces of work.

* Allows teachers to quickly see whether or not the assignment/piece is plagiarized or an original piece of work.

* Helps keep students in check for producing original analysis of work.

* Teachers also use a revision assistant program to help grade assignments and it allows them to pinpoint areas wherein students are struggling and seeing success. 

* PLC teams also use Turnitin data to analyze evidence that will help us improve students reading and math scores. 

* We're (Admin. and ELA Dept. Chair V. Roth, et al.) recommending that the Board approve the three-year (3 year) contracted rate, which provides a discount of over $16K, while the program supports not only the English Department but all departments.

Prior to the vote, Ms. Clark provided a brief overview of the LCAP proposed goals and actions that she had previously presented during the Finance and Investment Committee meeting on 6/16/22 and which had been recommended for full board approval today.

 Highlights of Ms. Clark's presentation today included the following:

* No changes have been made prior to Mr. Wood's and Ms. Clark's work prior to the F & I investment committee.

* Highlights do indicated changes proposed for 22-23.

* Reviewed ELA and Math SBAC data (increased significantly over the past couple of years).

* 21-22 based on feedback from stakeholders (parents, students, teachers, staff, committees, etc.) that revealed areas most in need of improvement such as:

1. Attendance and Discipline

* concerns about high tardy rates expressed by parents/teachers, etc. 

* some administrative restructuring to address these concerns

2. Parent Engagement

* parent meetings in the community

* parent workshops (currently, Ms. Clark is in training to support these efforts)

3. Schoolwide Marketing efforts

* investing in an in-house marketing coordinator after previous year with a company that did not produce the results we wanted

4. Mental Health/Social Emotional learning (a carry-over item from last year as stakeholders believe we need to continue to invest and improve in this area).

* Hiring of at least one PSW is a recommendation

LCAP reports are updated for a three year period, with annual updates to progress.  For example:

Year one reviewed progress, then year two, then year three; metrics and goals remain same while progress is measured and documented; after the three years, goals might change again and the process of monitoring progress begins again. 

Mr. Wood noted that this LCAP was presented to him in order to cost out items requiring funding that are recommended in the LCAP and these expenditures are in alignment with and supported by the proposed Budget for 2022-2023.  

Mr. Wood noted that all districts/schools are required to approve the LCAP plan which guides budget development.  

A major expense in our budget/LCAP is $1.1M in expenditures for textbooks and instructional materials, and there are other expenses, such as furniture expenses, other expenses, all of which have been factored into our proposed 22-23 budget which will be presented later in this meeting. 

Mr. Wood then reviewed the LCAP parent presentation to highlight where the money is coming from for the proposed LCAP-aligned 22-23 school budget. 

Ms. Clark also noted that furniture modernization is approved and that process will be started during the upcoming year with 10-12 classrooms. 

Prior to the vote, Mr. Hussey and Mr. Guinto reviewed the services and proposed contract costs, with highlights as follow:

* Since we started the 21st century classroom in 2018 ECRCHS has had zero incidents with malware or ransomware.

* Praised Mr. Delgado, Mr. Guinto, and the rest of their Tech. team in ensuring student and staff safety regarding the tech. filter/firewall to keep everything intact and to ensure network security.

* Mr. Guinto saved the school over $9,500 on the aforementioned 3 year term, the length of the contract being the reason why this item is being presented to the board.

* The content filter alerts ECRCHS when students might search for things they should not be searching in order to help us keep the campus safe.  Additionally, the filter helps ECRCHS support students who might benefit from the help of a school psychologist or a psychiatric social worker (PSW) to work out other issues.

* The content filter is essential in keeping students, staff, and school campus safe.  It is a five (5) year subscription proposed and Mr. Guinto was able to knock down the price $16K.

*Mr. Guinto availed himself for any questions at any time.  No questions followed.

Prior to the vote, Mr. Hussey discussed the proposed projects, with highlights as follow:

* ECRCHS has been working on this project since 2018.  There have been a lot of issues with the LAUSD and a lot of issues here at ECRCHS.

* ECRCHS just replaced 23 older cameras of 40 total that have helped our safety officers identify issues that have happened at school. 

* We're looking to add 40 additional cameras, which will increase the number of cameras close to 80.

* We are looking to add vape sensors, which will help the Deans ensure safety in key areas of the school.

* We are looking to add Pixellot cameras for live coverage for sports, and they will help coaches with their analytics. 

* Total Cost of Project is approx. $84,285, and ECRCHS would be reimbursed 50% using E-rate funds after completion of the project.

* We would not be permitted to start this project until LAUSD's Information Technology Division (ITD) approves this project, which may or may not happen when the matter is taken up in September 2022.

* Mr. Wright expressed support and also wanted to ensure that teachers and staff and administrators will not be culpable for conversations that are overheard by camera microphones.

* Mr. Hussey noted that the sound function will be turned off. 

Prior to the vote, Mr. Wood, CBO, reviewed the 22-23 ECRCHS school budget that he had reviewed in detail at the previous week's F&I committee meeting and that had been recommended by the F&I for approval.  Highlights include:

* Reviewed all attachments, including outside sources such as the following:

* School Services of CA Dartboard of economic indicators/factors

* CalPERS and CalSTRS costs/increases 

* LACOE's Budget Adoption Bulletin recommendations for 22-23 that included similar economic indicators, 

* LCAP goals and strategies incorporated

* FTE's Step and columns, contracts, etc., all of which are in the budget document/proposal

* Surplus projected of approximately $451K

* Total revenue $48.3M; this is a very conservative budget plan and it will be presented to the Board in August 2022, pending any adjustments to revenues and expenditures, legislative changes, etc., that might impact the proposed budget for 22-23.

* Mr. Wood and Ms. Malconian noted that this proposed budget had been reviewed with and recommended by the F&I committee last week.

Voice vote taken.