Voices College-Bound Language Academies
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday October 10, 2018 at 3:00 PM
Location
14271 Story Rd., San Jose, CA. 95127 Alternate Address: 1076 W San Bruno Ave Fresno CA 93711
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Directors Present
A. Miller, D. Arambula (remote), H. Glover, S. Sandoval
Directors Absent
D. Cadette, D. Richards, K. Wisckol
Non Voting Members Present
F. Teso
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
S. Sandoval called a meeting of the board of directors of Voices College-Bound Language Academies to order on Wednesday Oct 10, 2018 at 3:30 PM.
C.
Principal Report
Voices Morgan Hill Principal Juan Carlos Villasenor presented on how the first month of school has gone. He shared that the tone and focus is stronger than any other year. He and the academic coach are focusing on ELA and SPED priorities. Also, parents are showing interest in working towards finding a permanent facility and are ready to roll up their sleeves and do the work.
II. Consent Items
A.
Approve MInutes
A. Miller made a motion to approve minutes from the Annual Meeting on 08-25-18 Annual Meeting on 08-25-18.
H. Glover seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| D. Arambula |
Aye
|
| S. Sandoval |
Aye
|
| H. Glover |
Aye
|
| A. Miller |
Aye
|
| D. Cadette |
Absent
|
| D. Richards |
Absent
|
| K. Wisckol |
Absent
|
B.
Approve Minutes
A. Miller made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 08-25-18 Board Meeting on 08-25-18.
H. Glover seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| D. Cadette |
Absent
|
| S. Sandoval |
Aye
|
| D. Arambula |
Aye
|
| H. Glover |
Aye
|
| D. Richards |
Absent
|
| K. Wisckol |
Absent
|
| A. Miller |
Aye
|
C.
Approve Local California Dashboards for Voices, Voices MH, Voices MP and Voices WCC
A. Miller made a motion to Approve the local California dashboards for Voices Flagship, Voices Morgan Hill, Voices Mt. Pleasant and Voices WCC for 2017.
H. Glover seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. Miller |
Aye
|
| D. Richards |
Absent
|
| D. Cadette |
Absent
|
| K. Wisckol |
Absent
|
| D. Arambula |
Aye
|
| S. Sandoval |
Aye
|
| H. Glover |
Aye
|
III. Closed Session
A.
Public Employee Performance Evaluation: CAO, COO, CFO, CGO, CoS (Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957
The Board commenced closed session at 4:25 to discuss Employee evaluations.
IV. Reconvene Open Session
A.
Report on action taken in closed session
The board reconvened open session at 5:02. Sandoval reported that no action was taken.
V. Board Business
A.
Approve Conflict of Interest Code and establish 45 day comment period
A. Miller made a motion to to approve the revised Conflict of Interest Policy and establish 45 day comment period.
H. Glover seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| D. Arambula |
Aye
|
| S. Sandoval |
Aye
|
| A. Miller |
Aye
|
| H. Glover |
Aye
|
| D. Cadette |
Absent
|
| D. Richards |
Absent
|
| K. Wisckol |
Absent
|
B.
Financials Report
Michael Burger updated the board on the Morgan Hill facility progress. Lee reviewed the September financials and shared that a new Director of Finance has been hired.
C.
Committee Updates
Governance committee reported that new board candidate appoint will be delayed until December.
D.
Brown Act
The board discussed the jurisdiction boundaries of an organization with schools operating in multiple counties.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
A. Miller made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
H. Glover seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. Miller |
Aye
|
| K. Wisckol |
Absent
|
| S. Sandoval |
Aye
|
| D. Arambula |
Aye
|
| D. Richards |
Absent
|
| D. Cadette |
Absent
|
| H. Glover |
Aye
|
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
F. Teso