Voices College-Bound Language Academies

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday March 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Location

715 Hellyer Ave. San Jose, CA. 95111.

Instructions For Presentations To The Board By Parents and Citizens
PUBLIC COMMENTS OF PERSONS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD
SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENThttp://bit.ly/voices-public-comment 
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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  1. When addressing the Board, speakers are requested to state their name and address and adhere to the limits set forth.
  2. 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 #205. San Jose, CA 95119.
  3. 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 Felipe Deguer a (669) 208-5641
  4. 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.
  5. Members of the public attending a meeting conducted via teleconference need not give their name when entering the conference call.
  6. All time duration 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 fdeguer@voicescharterschool.com or call Felipe Deguer a (669) 208-5641 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 fdeguer@voicescharterschool.com or call Felipe Deguer at (669) 208-5641 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 fdeguer@voicescharterschool.com o llame a Felipe Deguer a (669) 208-5641 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 fdeguer@voicescharterschool.com o llame a Felipe Deguer a (669) 208-5641 por lo menos 24 horas antes del inicio de la reunión.

Directors Present

A. Miller, D. Koren, J. Nguyen (remote), K. Wisckol, M. Ruiz, P. Carreño, S. Rocha (remote), S. Sandoval

Directors Absent

None

Guests Present

A. Ramirez, F. Deguer

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

K. Wisckol called a meeting of the board of directors of Voices College-Bound Language Academies to order on Thursday Mar 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM.

C.

Approve Order of Agenda

Servando Made Motion And Pedro Second. 

Members remote sickness. 

Rode calls to accept the motion, and the Motion passes unanimously. Remotes are part of the meeting.

Remove Item IV. B. Vote: Approve the agenda without the item. It will go to the Committee before and after it will be on the next agenda item.  Servndo Motioned second Pedro. unanimously 

Alice join the 3:08 pm



 

D.

Public Comment (on items not on the Agenda)

One Public Comment from WCC Check Anna Suaso. 
Felipe will Translate the public comment and Alice will reach out to staff to follow up. 

II. Consent Agenda

A.

Approve Minutes

A. Miller made a motion to approve the minutes from Special Board Meeting on 01-22-25.
S. Sandoval seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Approve Minutes

A. Miller made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 12-12-24.
S. Sandoval seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Approve Contracts

A. Miller made a motion to approve the contracts on the agenda from Board Meeting 03/03/2025. S. Sandoval Second. 

D.

Contract Ratification

A. Miller made a motion to approve the contract Ratification from the agenda item from Board Meeting 03/03/2025. S. Sandoval Second. 

E.

Approve Declaration of Needs (DONs) for all School Sites

A. Miller made a motion to approve the Decalration of Needs on the agenda from Board Meeting 03/03/2025. S. Sandoval Second. 

III. Board Business

A.

Approve 24-25 Second Interim Financials for Voices FS, WCC, ST, MH, MP

B. Fleming went through the updates. 

D. Koren made a motion to Approve 24-25 Second Interim Financials.
P. Carreño seconded the motion.

All sites were approved one by one. 

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Review of Comparable Compensation Data for Charter School CEOs/Executive Directors/Heads of School

C.

Approve the 2025-2026 Academic Calendars

P. Carreño made a motion to Approve Calendars.
S. Rocha seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Approve 2025-2026 Instructional Minutes for Voices Flagship, Morgan Hill, Mount Pleasant, Stockton and West Contra Costa

K. Wisckol made a motion to Approve Instructional Minutes.
S. Sandoval seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

E.

Committee Updates

E. Aguilar presented some slides to share the academic updates. 

F.

Voices Safety Plan Update

This Safty Plan needs to be a Voted item on the Agenda; It will be added to the next agenda; J. Mata explained the content ahead. 

G.

Approve Board Meeting Calendar for the 2025-2026 School Year

S. Sandoval made a motion to Approve the calendar.
P. Carreño seconded the motion.

Alice expressed some thoughts but no concerns, Dena suggested that this be sent to our auditors. 

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. 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 5:06 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
S. Sandoval