Voices College-Bound Language Academies
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday December 12, 2019 at 3:00 PM
Location
1575 Mann Ave. Pinole, 94564; 17485 Monterey rd. Suite 201 Morgan Hill, 95037; 377 S 14th St. San Jose 95112
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Directors Present
A. Miller, C. Barrios Woodward, D. Cadette, H. Glover (remote), K. Wisckol, S. Sandoval
Directors Absent
D. Richards
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
C. Barrios Woodward, D. Cadette
Directors who left before the meeting adjourned
C. Barrios Woodward
Non Voting Members Present
F. Teso
Guests Present
L. Ramirez
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
F. Teso called a meeting of the board of directors of Voices College-Bound Language Academies to order on Thursday Dec 12, 2019 at 3:06 PM.
C.
Approve Order of Agenda
K. Wisckol made a motion to approve order of agenda.
A. Miller seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Sandoval |
Aye
|
| K. Wisckol |
Aye
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| A. Miller |
Aye
|
| H. Glover |
Aye
|
D.
Public Comment (on items not on the Agenda)
No public comments.
II. Consent Items
A.
Approve Minutes
K. Wisckol made a motion to approve minutes from the Emergency Board Meeting on 11-11-19 Emergency Board Meeting on 11-11-19.
A. Miller seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Sandoval |
Aye
|
| H. Glover |
Aye
|
| K. Wisckol |
Aye
|
| A. Miller |
Aye
|
B.
Approve Revised Policies
A. Miller made a motion to approve revised policies.
K. Wisckol seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| H. Glover |
Aye
|
| A. Miller |
Aye
|
| K. Wisckol |
Aye
|
| S. Sandoval |
Aye
|
Consent Item B Policy: Holiday Vacation and Leaves pulled from agenda.
C.
Approve J-13A Emergency Closure Form for West Contra Costa, Morgan Hill and Mt. Pleasant schools
A. Miller made a motion to approve J-13A Emergency Closure Form for Voices WCC, Voices MH, Voices MP.
K. Wisckol seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Sandoval |
Aye
|
| H. Glover |
Aye
|
| K. Wisckol |
Aye
|
| A. Miller |
Aye
|
D.
Approve School Accountability Report Card for Morgan Hill, Mt. Pleasant, Flagship and West Contra Co
A. Miller made a motion to pull consent item D. from agenda.
K. Wisckol seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| K. Wisckol |
Aye
|
| H. Glover |
Aye
|
| S. Sandoval |
Aye
|
| A. Miller |
Aye
|
Consent item D was pulled due to SARC system temporarily out of service.
E.
Approve Schwab Foundation Grant
A. Miller made a motion to approve Schwab Foundation Grant.
K. Wisckol seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| K. Wisckol |
Aye
|
| H. Glover |
Aye
|
| A. Miller |
Aye
|
| S. Sandoval |
Aye
|
F.
Approve Bank Account Revision
A. Miller made a motion to approve Bank Account Revision.
K. Wisckol seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. Miller |
Aye
|
| K. Wisckol |
Aye
|
| H. Glover |
Aye
|
| S. Sandoval |
Aye
|
III. Closed Session
A.
Public Employee Performance Evaluation- CEO (Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957(b)(1).)
Closed session convened at 3:10 PM.
D. Cadette arrived.
C. Barrios Woodward arrived.
IV. Reconvene Open Session
A.
Report on action taken in closed session
Reconvened closed at 4:04 PM. No actions taken during closed session.
V. Board Business
A.
LCAP Revision Hearing for Mt. Pleasant
F.Teso discussed purpose for LCAP revision hearing for Mt. Pleasant.
B.
Approve LCAP Revision for Voices Mt. Pleasant
D. Cadette made a motion to approve LCAP revision for Voices Mt. Pleasant.
K. Wisckol seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. Miller |
Aye
|
| H. Glover |
Aye
|
| D. Cadette |
Aye
|
| S. Sandoval |
Aye
|
| C. Barrios Woodward |
Absent
|
| K. Wisckol |
Aye
|
C. Barrios Woodward left.
C.
Approve Reimbursement Resolution
K. Wisckol made a motion to approve Reimbursement Resolution for Voices Morgan Hill.
D. Cadette seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| H. Glover |
Aye
|
| C. Barrios Woodward |
Absent
|
| D. Cadette |
Aye
|
| A. Miller |
Aye
|
| K. Wisckol |
Aye
|
| S. Sandoval |
Aye
|
D.
Committee Updates
D.Cadette provided Governance Committee updates.
A.Miller provided Finance Committee updates.
A.Miller provided Finance Committee updates.
E.
Fiscal and Academic Updates
F.Teso presented Academic Committee updates.
F.
Approve 19-20 Interim Budgets for Morgan Hill, Mt. Pleasant, West Contra Costa and Flagship schools
A. Miller made a motion to approve 19/20 Interim Budget for Voices.
D. Cadette seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. Miller |
Aye
|
| C. Barrios Woodward |
Absent
|
| D. Cadette |
Aye
|
| H. Glover |
Aye
|
| S. Sandoval |
Aye
|
| K. Wisckol |
Aye
|
G.
Approve Revision to Voices College-Bound Language Academies Bylaws
F.Teso discussed changes to Voices Bylaws.
A. Miller made a motion to approve revision to Voices Academies Bylaws with proposed revision by A.Miller.
K. Wisckol seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. Miller |
Aye
|
| K. Wisckol |
Aye
|
| S. Sandoval |
Aye
|
| C. Barrios Woodward |
Absent
|
| H. Glover |
Aye
|
| D. Cadette |
Aye
|
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
D. Cadette made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
K. Wisckol seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| C. Barrios Woodward |
Absent
|
| S. Sandoval |
Aye
|
| H. Glover |
Aye
|
| K. Wisckol |
Aye
|
| A. Miller |
Aye
|
| D. Cadette |
Aye
|
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 5:25 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
L. Ramirez