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Navigator Schools

NS Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday August 25, 2020 at 6:00 PM PDT

Location

Zoom Meeting ID: 988 5314 5190
Zoom Password: 310918
Zoom via Telephone: (669) 900-6833
This meeting will take place via teleconference pursuant to Executive Orders N-25-20 and N-29-20.

The Board of Directors and employees of Navigator Schools shall meet via the Zoom meeting platform. Members of the public who wish to access this board meeting may do so online at https://zoom.us/join or via telephone by calling Zoom phone numbers: (669) 900-6833 or (646) 876-9923. The meeting ID is: 988 5314 5190. The meeting password is: 310918.

Members of the public attending online who wish to comment during the board meeting will use the online “raise hand” tool in Zoom when the chairperson elicits public comments. Members of the public planning to attend by phone are invited to confirm their intent to comment up to one hour prior to the meeting by calling (831) 217-4894.

Individual comments will be limited to three minutes. If an interpreter is needed, comments will be translated into English and the time limit shall be six minutes. At its discretion, the board may limit the total time allotted to public comments and set new time limits for individual comments. The board reserves the right to mute and remove a participant from the meeting if the participant unreasonably disrupts the meeting.

Requests for disability-related modifications or accommodations to participate in this public meeting should be made twenty-four hours prior to the meeting by calling (831) 217-4894. All efforts will be made for reasonable accommodations. The agenda and public documents will be modified upon request as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

An archive of board meeting agendas and minutes is maintained at the Navigator Schools Support Office, 650 San Benito Street, Suite 230, Hollister CA 95023.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   John Flaherty 3 m
   
The chairperson will take attendance via roll call.
  
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   John Flaherty 2 m
  C. Public Comments   John Flaherty 5 m
   
The board will receive public comments regarding non-agenda items, if any, following expectations and time limits reviewed by the chairperson.
  
  D. Approve Minutes from Previous Meetings Approve Minutes John Flaherty 2 m
   
Members will vote on the approval of minutes from previous board meetings. The minutes are listed as agenda items A-D. The board may approve all of the items in a single vote. 
  
    Minutes for Special Board Meeting on July 30, 2020  
  E. Minutes for Approval: 07-16-2020 Approve Minutes John Flaherty
    Minutes for Special Board Meeting on July 16, 2020  
  F. Minutes for Approval: 06-30-2020 Approve Minutes John Flaherty
    Minutes for Special Board Meeting on June 30, 2020  
  G. Minutes for Approval: 06-16-2020 Approve Minutes John Flaherty
    Minutes for Board Meeting on June 16, 2020  
II. School Year Updates 6:12 PM
  A. Start of School Year Update FYI Kevin Sved 10 m
   
K. Sved will provide an update on the launch of the 2020-21 school year.
  
  B. Reopening Planning Process Discuss Kevin Sved 15 m
   
K. Sved will review considerations, actions, and timelines guiding future modifications of the school model pertaining to COVID-19 guidelines and regulations.
  
III. Committee Reports and Related Actions 6:37 PM
  A. Governance Committee Report FYI John Flaherty 3 m
   
The committee chair will provide a review of the committee's latest meeting (08-11-20).
  
     
  B. Approve Board Member Annual Agreement Vote John Flaherty 5 m
   
The board will review and vote on the approval of a new annual agreement for board members.
  
     
  C. Approve 2020-21 Board Goals Vote John Flaherty 5 m
   
Members will vote on the approval of 2020-21 board goals as recommended by the Governance Committee.
  
     
  D. Approve Conflict of Interest Policy Vote John Flaherty 5 m
   
The board will vote on the approval of the Navigator Schools Conflict of Interest Policy, for which a 45-day public review period has recently expired.
  
     
  E. Finance Committee Report FYI Victor Paredes-Colonia 3 m
   
The committee chair will provide a review of the committee's latest meeting (08-14-20), including organizational finances as of June 30, 2020.
  
     
     
IV. Topical Items 6:58 PM
  A. Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan: Public Hearing Discuss Ami Ortiz 10 m
   
A. Ortiz will lead a public hearing of the Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan, a requirement of the plan's approval and adoption process.
  
     
  B. Schedule Special Board Meeting Discuss John Flaherty 5 m
   
Members will schedule a day and time for a special board meeting to approve the Learning Continuity Plan. The proposed date is September 17, 2020 (at 2:00 PM).

 

  
  C. Spring Survey Results Discuss Kirsten Carr 7 m
   
K. Carr will present a report on family and staff survey results from the spring of 2020, including analysis and next steps.
  
     
  D. Watsonville Prep School Facilities FYI Kevin Sved 7 m
   
K. Sved will provide an update on long-term facilities for Watsonville Prep School at 407 Main Street, Watsonville, CA.
  
     
V. Closed Session 7:27 PM
  A. Announcement of Reasons for Closed Session FYI John Flaherty 2 m
   
The board chair will announce the reasons for the closed session: (1.) CEO evaluation, and (2.) real property negotiations for 407 Main Street, Watsonville, CA, including the consideration of approving a Letter of Intent to lease the property.
  
  B. Vote to Enter Closed Session Vote John Flaherty 1 m
   
The board will vote to enter closed session.
  
  C. Closed Session Discuss John Flaherty 20 m
   
The expected duration of the session is twenty minutes (ten minutes for CEO evaluation and ten minutes for negotiations for real property.)
  
  D. Vote to Return to Open Session Vote John Flaherty 2 m
   
Members will vote to re-enter open session.
  
  E. Announcement of Actions Taken During Closed Session FYI John Flaherty 1 m
   
The chair will announce actions taken by the board during closed session (if any).
  
VI. Consent Agenda 7:53 PM
  A. Approve the Consent Agenda Vote John Flaherty 5 m
   
The board will vote on the approval of the consent agenda, including a new Navigator Schools Cash Management Policy and a new line of credit, both of which have been recommended by the Finance Committee.
  
     
VII. Closing Items 7:58 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote John Flaherty 2 m
   
Board members will vote to adjourn the meeting.