Quorum established with five members present.  Ms. Ramirez and Ms. Lopez-Vargas were absent.

Teacher Carlos Monroy led Board members and guests in the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States of America (USA).

Prior to public comments, Mr. Wright apologized to all of the teachers, specifically, to Ms. Gregorio and Mr. Wilson, for sending out an email reply to them that was sent to all teachers. 

Last week, Mr. Wright noted, he had sent an email to all teachers to invite them to come and eat some food as there is always a food spread prior to regular board meetings. 

Mr. Wright also noted that Ms. Ibach had "slam dunked" him with regard to putting on the agenda the discussion and voting item regarding ending board member term limits without first obtaining input from teachers and other ECRCHS stakeholders.  He noted that Mr. Solkovits had also weighed in on the matter and that Mr. Wright listened to them.  Accordingly, he noted, he wanted to make a motion to cancel the vote and table the term limits discussion and vote until such a time that the board is first able to hear from the stakeholders.  

Mr. Wright made a motion to cancel the discussion and vote on ending board member term limits, Item 5E., indefinitely.

Mr. Solkovits seconded the motion.

Roll Call Vote:

Ibach - Yes

Kofahl - Yes

Malconian - Yes

Solkovits - Yes

Wright - Yes

Motion carries and Item 5E. is cancelled/postponed until or unless stakeholder input is provided first and the motion or similar motion is agendized.

Public Comments included the following:

* Teacher Carlos Monroy - I am here to speak against 5E.  Democracy is slower; fascism is faster; I'm glad you pulled the item from the agenda. 

* Teacher Holly Kiamanesh - I am glad you pulled item 5E (term limits); thank you.

* Parent David Tibor - Stated he chooses not to speak until or unless an item on board term limits is reintroduced in the future.

* Teacher Cara Blumfield - Thanked the board for pulling the term limits agenda item 5E, but noted that she was concerned about how Mr. Wright's email was approved to be sent out to all teachers, so his voice was heard, she noted, while her reply to all teachers was not approved to go out, so all of her colleagues, she noted, had not heard from her voice in response to the email and she is a stakeholder as well, she added.  She read some of what she had written in that email so that people could hear from her.  Thoughts included why Mr. Wright's email with bcc to all teachers was approved and hers was not; noted that she doesn't like Outlook email, either; stated that there is a huge disconnect going on at the school; noted that is looks like propaganda going on when all teachers are bcc'ed in response to a specific teachers' email; noted that teachers and others are having concerns with Mr. Wright's presence and power on campus; reminded everybody that when people signed up for a charter school model, it was to be a teacher-driven charter, not a board-driven charter.

* Parent Erin Sanders - Expressed a desire to have more time to respond to term limits discussions before a vote on the matter occurs in the future; also expressed concerns about obtaining information regarding her son's participation in the aquatics program (who is coaching? when are practices? noted many email requests for information have not been addressed in a timely fashion; a swim team and water polo team have not organization. 

* Parent Letty Zane - Speaking in favor of International Baccalaureate program and supports a yes vote; in favor of more opportunities; also thanked board for removing the term limits item from the agenda (5E.).

* Parent Helen Fouras - Canteen food concerns; her daughter is a vegetarian and she was promised that a food item was vegetarian when it wasn't; issue was not life-threatening for her, but Ms. Fouras expressed hope and concern about ensuring accurate information and availability of vegan items; also spoke in favor of International Baccalaureate program; expressed that she was glad that the term limits item was pulled from the agenda tonight; noted that she had attended the most recent school safety committee meeting and in response to the most recent lockdown, people had no idea what was going on; also spoke in support of the swim and water polo teams; noted that the football team is able to be transported and she asked for the same courtesy for other teams; suggested that this concern be placed on a future board agenda; expressed respect and appreciation for teachers for what they do in supporting their children/students; 

* Parent Eliza Brobosky (sp?) - Thanked the Board for removing item 5E; noted that stakeholder input is important; added that ECRCHS's reputation has gone down in just one year, based on word on the street; added that she thinks that the board and/or admin. need to hear from the teachers and listen to the word on the street to lift things back up. 

* Parent Veronica Alcarez - Co-Present FoECR; Thanked the Board/stakeholders for the way that the school is looking; thanked the board for transparency, but expressed concern about word on the street; suggested a suggestion box and surveys for input; expressed thanks for tabling the board term limits item; 

* Teacher and UTLA Chapter Chair Kyna Collins - recognized the turnout in support of concerns regarding Term Limits agenda item; expressed thanks to the board for tabling the item, but expressed concern that Ending Board Member Term Limits was on the agenda in the first place; reminded people that this is a teacher-driven charter and that the charter petition is something that is collectively written by all stakeholders and that we should not see power grabs; noted that if you've served your time on the board, you can take a year off and you can come back if you're re-elected; that starts a slippery slope of changing bylaws to fit individuals rather than to benefit the school collectively; noted she had not known about the email going out to all teachers (refer to Teacher Cara Blumfield's Comment above) while the teacher's reply had not been approved to go out; noted that if a policy or procedure changes, we/stakeholders should know about it; why changed, when changed, and what we can communicate; noted, too, that people are thinking about interpreting the bylaws differently and recommended that people should read Article Four of the Bylaws that includes restrictions on interested parties becoming directors; lastly, she noted that the WASC report recommended shared decision making and declared, let's make that actually happen."

* John Wasser - Resource Teacher/Sp. Ed. Coordinator; LGBTQ+ Liaison; expressed appreciation for Pride Month's implementation last year in the month of June; asked the board, per Item 5F, to move Pride Month to the Month of May, since school ends June 2nd and final exams are the week prior.

* Parent Sheryl Dorries - noted that she had met LASP officer and former/deceased student Cade K's father on campus this week as they were making a presentation on the dangers of fentanyl; Ms. Dorries recommended the presentation for all students and stakeholders; also spoke in favor of the STOP Act (Students, Teachers, Officers to Prevent Violence Act, which was developed by the parents of the victims of the Sandy Hook, CT, school shooting; recommended the information to the Board and administration so as to encourage safety training for all teachers, staff, and students;  Ofcr. Peter Tooligan noted that Ofcr. Riggs offers free training to schools; 

Mr. Wright made a motion to move agenda Item 5F. (LGBTQ+ Pride Month to the Month of May) to this point in the agenda to discuss it /vote on it immediately.

Ms. Malconian made the second to the motion.  Roll Call Vote taken as follows:

Ibach - Yes

Kofalh - Yes

Malconian - Yes

Solkovits - Yes

Wright - Yes

The motion carries 5 ayes, zero nays, two members absent, to move up this agenda item to this point in the meeting.

Mr. Wright then made another motion to vote to move LGBTQ+ Pride Month to the Month of May during each academic year. 

Ms. Malconian made the second to the motion.  Roll Call Vote taken as follows:

Ibach - Yes

Kofalh - Yes

Malconian - Yes

Solkovits - Yes

Wright - Yes

The motion carries 5 ayes, zero nays, two members absent to move LGBTQ+ Pride Month from June to May of each academic year.

Mr. Hussey provided his Executive Director's update, with highlights as follow:

* WASC Accreditation visits results are expected soon; will communicate the results with all stakeholders when received; 

* Field Replacement - LAUSD is still working on approval process for getting the turf replaced; noted that the process is taking a long time;  noted that he follows up every week to obtain a status; 

* School Safety Committee - met to discuss having a lockdown drill during non-academic time; next week was discussed, but may move after AP testing to avoid testing conflicts;

* AP testing May 1st through 12th;  Over 1141 taking AP exams; proud of the effort;  

* SBAC Testing - thanked students/teachers/staff - 95% participation rate for all sections; thanked testing coordinator Mr. Lopez, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Rosenthal, and Ms. Clark for their efforts in making this happen; 

* Thanks and congratulate all groups who have been performing over these past few weeks and those who will perform in upcoming weeks, including Creative Writing and Ms. Estrin; Choral and Ms. Brenna; Music and Drumline led by Mr. Thurow; and Mrs. Hutson - Drama/Performing Arts "DTASC" for hosting over 50 schools on campus this past Saturday and we thought it was very successful; 

* Senior Awards Night - Tuesday, May 18th, at 5:30 p.m.; would like to invite all Board Members; over 600 Seniors out of 900 will be recognized, our largest number recognized; 

* Prom is May 27th, 2023, at the Peterson Automotive Museum;  

* Graduation - Another invitation; Friday, June 2nd, 2023, at 6 p.m., here at El Camino; 

* AcaDeca in Frisco, TX; Competition continues today through Saturday; we are looking to win our 9th Natl. Championship

Mr. Solkovits and Ms. Malconian noted that they have family visits/graduations to attend out of country/State, respectively, and apologize in advance for not being present at one or more upcoming events.

Mr. Wright invited and encouraged meeting guests to get something to eat and drink. 

Mr. Wood, CBO, povided his CBO Update, with highlights as follow:

* Cafeteria continues to produce wonderous results; participation up 50% from this time last year; funds/revenue reinvested in cafeteria for remodeling and equipment; 

* food service provider provides a free meal once per month; catered event and DTASC meeting; field trips; thanked Chartwells for supporting our events; regional VP will come out during cultural awareness event; menu will be adjusted slightly in support of the event;  

* was aware of the vegetarian option concern; explained the meat and veggie options and respective shelves; sometimes kids replace items on the wrong shelf; we are working to address that that issue; discussed containers and wrappings; 

* calorie concerns and nutrition have been checked and are in accordance with nutrition guidelines and State Standards;

* 91.1% ADA will be a costly (loss of $180K); as we do our budgeting for next year, enrollment losses in senior class (895); will factor this into the budget; in May we will receive more specific budget information

COLA is going up over 8% which would be good for next year's budget; 

Finance Committee - Ms. Malconian noted that a lot of financial items are discussed at the F&I committee meeting; you're best to attend this meetings; 

F&I Committee Chair noted that the May F&I Committee meeting may need to be rescheduled due to a conflict with the Senior Awards Night;  

No other committee updates provided.

Ms. Ibach - Re: Capitalization Committee; projects pushed through reflect the fact that the students and staff wanted the facilities changes to be made so that it looks good and feels good; input had been provided; expressed pleasure that these projects have gone through; 

Ms. Malconian noted that she thinks that some concerns expressed about projects being done depends on what has been done first; noted that we have a long list and we're working with LAUSD on some matters; so, at the "pace of government," we're doing the things first that do not require LAUSD approval;

Mr. Wright recognized students who are making an effort to improve themselves; Student Amir Z. and Student Kasey L. and Student Paul S.; Mrs. Carter; Paul S. who does so much for the school; 

Mr. Wood, CBO, provide the March 2023, Investment Update, with highlights as follow:

* Investment Advisor, Mike Breller, will be present at the next meeting to provide an update.

OPEB:

* $23.775M Balance

* Up $700K from prior month

* Monthly contributions of $220K

* $1.98M contributions YTD

* Gains YTD $1.335M

* Gains 6.5%

* Over fund up 16.2%

Gen. Fund:

$6.152M

$6.9M with two annuities.

Combined: 

* $30.721M 

* Up about $400K from March investments

Mr. Wood, CBO, presented the March 2023, Financial Update, with highlights, as follows:

* Reviewed Actuals to Date Revenues in summary Form:

* LCFF

* Fed.

* State

* Other Local Revenues

Total Revenues = $44,395,520

* Received some Hold Harmless revenue $1.4M (LCFF/Revenue Limit Sources)

* 2 block Grants (Learning Recovery & Arts/Music)

We are on track;

* Reviewed Actuals to Date Expenditures in summary Form:

* largest liabilities are certificated salaries and employee benefits, supplies

* Confident that we'll be on target with expenditures

Balance Sheet Slide:

* $44.6M in total assets March 2023

* $38M in total assets March 2022

* $10.6M in total liabilities in March 2023; noted as we continue to fund OPEB that liablity will continue to decrease; 

* $17.8M in total liabilities in March 2022

Cash Analysis Slide:

* Shows all cash accounts

* Total Checking/Savings/CDs: $31.2M

* Days of Cash on Hand (264 (recommended 90)

Department Budgets Slide:

* Tracking - 22-23 first detailed year

* 2nd interim - lowered $318K expenditures

* Right side of slide - IMA & Supplies:

* More detailed department and clubs $321K in expenditures of budget of 398K; through 9 months or 75% of the year; our spending level is at 80+ percent

Reviewed ECRCHS Actuals to Date 3/31/23 and Second Interim Projection: 

* Reviewed Revenues and Expenses via Objects/Details/Categories/listed by accounts:

* That's the detail that supports the summary for all revenues/expenditures by Object code 

Mr. Hussey discussed this item with highlights as follows:

* Program has benefits

* looked at prior to COVID, but was more focused on dual enrollment to be more competitive

* AP focused

* IB is popular at some schools, but I think we would need to do some surveys to see if teachers want to do this; look at start-up costs, $30K investment; more textbooks, 

* I'd like to recommend a survey with teachers/staff, students, and families to determined interest, etc. 

10 teachers retiring this year; 

Mr. Wright expressed concerns about overburdening teachers

Mr. Hussey noted that we'd need 4-5 teachers; we need teachers to teach and students who want this; We can include language on hiring postings to include possible desire to teach IB;

Mr. Solkovits noted that he believes that a survey is the best approach; weed out the PR; 

Discussion ensued; Mr. Hussey noted that he wants first to send out surveys to determine interest; 

Mr. Solkovits made a recommendation to establish an IB interest survey, to which Mr. Hussey noted that he and admin. would follow up and that there is no need for an official motion in order to initiate the process for creating and disseminating interest surveys.

This item was taken off of the agenda via earlier motion and vote prior to public comments (see above).  

This item was discussed and voted on at the conclusion of the public comments section above. 

This item was discussed. 

This item was discussed. 

Mr. Wright reported that no actions were taken during Closed Session.