Voices College-Bound Language Academies
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Location
6840 Via Del Oro #160 San Jose, CA 95119
300 East 4th Street Austin, TX 78701
5168 Summerhill Dr. Oceanside, CA 92057
715 Hellyer Ave. San Jose, Ca 95111
14271 Story Rd. San Jose, Ca 95127
201 28th St, Richmond CA 94804
321 E. Weber St. Stockton CA95202
17000 Monterey Rd. Morgan Hill, CA 95037
41 Henderson Place, Palo Alto, CA 94306
1365 Locus St, Denver, CO 80220
Instructions For Presentations To The Board By Parents and Citizens
PUBLIC COMMENTS OF PERSONS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD
At this time, members of the public may address the Board on any issue within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board that is not listed on this agenda. Members of the public may also address the Board on an agenda item before or during the Board's consideration of the item. Submitted comments may be read into the record to the extent practicable based upon factors such as the length of the agenda and available time. Comments received within the window of the board meeting whether read or not, will be shared with the board and noted in the minutes.
Individual commenters are limited to a single comment per agenda item.
Public comments will be accepted prior to, and during the board meeting, subject to limitations discussed here.
Comments may be read in the order received and will be accepted up to the point each agenda item is heard, acted upon or when the Board President has completed the call for public comment on that agenda item.
Comments submitted during the board meeting but after the agenda item has been called for a vote, or has already been completed will not be read publicly, but may be entered into the record.
Comments should be limited to 400 words or less, and will need to be readable within the time allocated for each comment. These presentations are limited to no more than 15 minutes total and 3 minutes per person. A full comment may not be read if the length of time to read the comment exceeds the designated limit. No action can be taken on an item not on the agenda at this time but may be referred to the administration or put on a future agenda.
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- When addressing the Board, speakers are requested to state their name and address and adhere to the limits set forth.
- Any public records relating to an agenda item for an open session of the Board which are distributed to all, or majority of all, of the Board members shall be available for public inspection at 6840 Via Del Oro, Suite #160. San Jose, CA 95119.
- REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY: Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting may request assistance by contacting Lizzette Ramirez at (408)791-1609 Ex.1052
- 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 items.
- Members of the public attending a meeting conducted via teleconference need not give their name when entering the conference call.
- All time durations are estimates and may run shorter or longer.
Note:
SPANISH TRANSLATION: If you need Spanish audio translation in order to access the Voices Board meeting, please send a request to info@voicescharterschool.com or call Lizzette Ramirez at (408) 791-1609 Ex 1052 at least 24 hours before the start of the meeting. If you would like to make a public comment in Spanish and would like us to translate to English for the Board, please send a request to info@voicescharterschool.com or call Lizzette Ramirez at (408) 791-1609 Ex 1052 at least 24 hours before the start of the meeting.
Si necesita traducción de audio al español para acceder a la reunión de la Mesa Directiva de Voices, envíe una solicitud a info@voicescharterschool.com o llame a Lizzette Ramirez a (408) 791-1609 Ex 1052 por lo menos 24 horas antes del inicio de la reunión. Si desea hacer un comentario público en español y desea que lo traduzcamos al inglés para la Mesa Directiva, envíe una solicitud a info@voicescharterschool.com o llame a Lizzette Ramirez a (408) 791-1609 Ex 1052 por lo menos 24 horas antes del inicio de la reunión.
Agenda
| Purpose | Presenter | Time | |||
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| I. | Opening Items | 5:00 PM | |||
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Opening Items
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| A. | Record Attendance | Servando Sandoval | |||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | Servando Sandoval | |||
| C. | Public Comment (on items not on the Agenda) | Servando Sandoval | |||
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Non-agenda items: No individual presentation shall be more than 3 minutes and the total time for this purpose shall not exceed 15 minutes. Ordinarily, Board members will not respond to presentations and no action can be taken. However, the board may give direction to staff following a presentation. |
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| D. | Welcome new CEO, Aldo Ramirez | ||||
| II. | Consent Items | ||||
| A. | Approve Minutes 6-15-23 | Approve Minutes | Servando Sandoval | ||
| B. | Approve Minutes 3-20-2023 | Approve Minutes | |||
| C. | 2023-24 EPA Resolution & Spending Plan (for each Voices school) | Vote | |||
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Separate resolutions and spending plans for Flagship, MH, MP, Stockton and WCC. |
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| D. | Approval of Spending Plan for Arts, Music, and Instructional Materials (AMIM) Discretionary Block Grant - All Schools | Vote | |||
| E. | Approve Contracts for 23-24 SY | Vote | |||
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MAP Greenhouse ANET
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| F. | Adopt Revised Polices | Vote | |||
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Anti-Nepotism Intellectual Property Rights Telework Expense Reimbursment Credit Card Voices Gift Receiving Policy Record Retention Fiscal Policy Annual Organizational Meting Board Duties and Responsibilities: Delegation of Power Public Records Request- Public Records Act Compliance
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| G. | Rescind Recommended Policies | Vote | |||
| H. | Approve Voices Academies Employee Handbook for 23-24 | Vote | |||
| III. | 23-24 Local Indicators Review and LCAP Approval | ||||
| A. | "Flagship" (FS) Review of Local Indicators and 23-24 LCAP Approval | Vote | |||
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Local indicator results must be reported to the local governing board/body on or before July 1, at the same meeting at which the LCAP is adopted.
The Board conducted a public hearing to allow the public to comment on the current LCAP plan and provide input on areas of focus as new funding becomes available. The public hearing for each school was held separately on June 15, 2023.
The Board must subsequently approve these plans to be compliant with current law. |
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| B. | Morgan Hill (MH) Review of Local Indicators and 23-24 LCAP Approval | Vote | |||
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Local indicator results must be reported to the local governing board/body on or before July 1, at the same meeting at which the LCAP is adopted.
The Board conducted a public hearing to allow the public to comment on the current LCAP plan and provide input on areas of focus as new funding becomes available. The public hearing for each school was held separately on June 15, 2023.
The Board must subsequently approve these plans to be compliant with current law. |
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| C. | Mount Pleasant (MP) Review of Local Indicators and 23-24 LCAP Approval | Vote | |||
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Local indicator results must be reported to the local governing board/body on or before July 1, at the same meeting at which the LCAP is adopted.
The Board conducted a public hearing to allow the public to comment on the current LCAP plan and provide input on areas of focus as new funding becomes available. The public hearing for each school was held separately on June 15, 2023.
The Board must subsequently approve these plans to be compliant with current law. |
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| D. | West contra Costa (WCC) Review of Local Indicators and 23-24 LCAP Approval | Vote | |||
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Local indicator results must be reported to the local governing board/body on or before July 1, at the same meeting at which the LCAP is adopted.
The Board conducted a public hearing to allow the public to comment on the current LCAP plan and provide input on areas of focus as new funding becomes available. The public hearing for each school was held separately on June 15, 2023.
The Board must subsequently approve these plans to be compliant with current law. |
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| E. | Stockton (ST) Review of Local Indicators and 23-24 LCAP Approval | Vote | |||
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Local indicator results must be reported to the local governing board/body on or before July 1, at the same meeting at which the LCAP is adopted.
The Board conducted a public hearing to allow the public to comment on the current LCAP plan and provide input on areas of focus as new funding becomes available. The public hearing for each school was held separately on June 15, 2023.
The Board must subsequently approve these plans to be compliant with current law. |
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| IV. | Finance/Budget | ||||
| A. | Overview of Morgan Hill School Construction Project | FYI | |||
| B. | Resolution: Short-Term Loan Agreement between Voices College-Bound Language Academy and Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleasant | Vote | Dena Koren | ||
| C. | Resolution: Short-Term Loan Agreement between Voices College-Bound Language Academy and Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Stockton | Vote | Dena Koren | ||
| D. | Resolution: Financial Support for Voices College-Bound Language Academy at WCC | Vote | Dena Koren | ||
| E. | 2023-24 Budget – Review, discussion and approval of budget for the 23-24 school year (each school separately) | Vote | Dena Koren | ||
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Voices Flagship Voices Morgan Hill Voices Mount Pleasant Voices West Contra Costa Voices Stockton |
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| F. | Cash Management Services Resolutions for Voices College-Bound Language Academies | Vote | |||
| V. | Board Business | ||||
| A. | Verification of Elgibility for Assignment in a Transitational Kindergarten Classroom | Vote | |||
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Alma Amanza -Morgan Hill Jenifer De la Fuente- FS Angelica Rodrigurez- WCC |
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| B. | Periodic review of Voices ESSER III Safe Return to In-person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan for Voices FS, MP, MH, WCC, and ST | FYI | |||
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In determining whether revisions are necessary, and in making any revisions, the LEA must seek public input and take such input into account.
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) signed into law on March 11, 2021, provided nearly $122 billion for the Elementary and Secondary School Relief Fund (ESSER). ARP ESSER, also known as ESSER III, funds are provided to State educational agencies in the same proportion as each State received under Title I-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in fiscal year (FY) 2020. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) published Interim Final Requirements (IFR) on April 22, 2021 requiring Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) receiving ESSER III funds to submit an LEA Plan for the Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services. If an LEA had already developed a plan for safe return to in-person instruction and continuity of services prior to the enactment of ARP that meets the statutory requirements of section 2001, the LEA must revise and post its plan no later than six months after receiving its ESSER III funds. |
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| C. | Determine 23-24 Board Meeting Dates | Discuss | |||
| VI. | Closed Session | ||||
| A. | Anticipated Litigation (Pursuant to Gov. Code§ 54956.9(d)(1) | Discuss | |||
| B. | Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Gov. Code § 54956.8) | Discuss | |||
| C. | CEO Employee Performance Evaluation | Discuss | |||
| VII. | Reconvene Open Session | 5:00 PM | |||
| A. | Report on action taken in closed session | FYI | Servando Sandoval | 1 m | |
| VIII. | Closing Items | 5:01 PM | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | Servando Sandoval | ||