Voices College-Bound Language Academies

Minutes

Annual Board Meeting

Date and Time

Sunday July 30, 2017 at 10:00 AM

Location

Westin Hotel 302 S. Market St. San Jose, CA. 95113
Instructions For Presentations To The Board By Parents and Citizens
  1. Agendas are available to all audience members at the meeting.
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  7. 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.
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Directors Present

A. Miller, D. Arambula, D. Richards, D. Vo, K. McCaw, K. Wisckol, S. Reyes, S. Sandoval

Directors Absent

None

Directors who arrived after the meeting opened

D. Arambula

Guests Present

D. Cadette, H. Glover, M. De Solorzano

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

D. Richards called a meeting of the board of directors of Voices College-Bound Language Academies to order on Sunday Jul 30, 2017 at 10:09 AM.

C.

Approve Order of Agenda

K. Wisckol made a motion to approve.
A. Miller seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Public Comment (on items not on the Agenda)

No public comment. 

E.

Norms Review

F. Teso provided the Board member with a personalized note book that has the board norms in them. Norm was assigned to every board member to make sure is use along today's meeting.  The board members introduce them selves to the new board members. 
 

II. Board Business: Discussion/Action Items

A.

Appoint New Board Members

K. Wisckol made a motion to appoint Holly Glover, Darnelle Cadette as new Board Members. K. McCaw and D. Richards were revoked from their current positions.
D. Arambula seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D. Arambula arrived.

B.

Appoint New Officers

S. Sandoval was appointed as the new Chair Person. K. Wisckol was appointed as the Vice-Chair, D. Vo was appointed as Treasurer,  A. Miller appointed as Secretary. 
K. Wisckol made a motion to approve.
A. Miller seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Readopt Board Code of Ethics Policy

S. Sandoval made a motion to approve.
A. Miller seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Furthering the Vision for the Board and Committees

D. Richards presented Voices Board vision for committees and goals for the Board. Discussed expectation for the future years. 
 

E.

Recap Committee and CEO Goals (16-17)

D. Richards discussed the committee goal progress for 16-17 fiscal year.  

F.

Establish 17-18 Committees and Goals

F. Teso discussed the Board Committees needed.  The standing committees approved for 17-18 are Audit, Finance, Governance and CEO Evaluation. The committees assigned a chair and determined goals for the year. 
S. Sandoval made a motion to approve.
D. Arambula seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

G.

Establish Regular Board Meeting Calendar

F. Teso discussed the calendar dates for 17-18. Dates and time for the Board meetings were established for 17-18.
 
S. Sandoval made a motion to approve.
D. Richards seconded the motion.
The motion did not carry.

III. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 12:33 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
D. Richards
S. Sandoval made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
K. Wisckol seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.