Navigator Schools

NS Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday October 19, 2020 at 6:00 PM PDT

Location

Zoom
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 Zoom. 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: 965 2135 3551. The meeting password is: 401416.

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 requested 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.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   John Flaherty 1 m
   
The chairperson will take attendance via roll call.
 
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   John Flaherty 1 m
  C. Public Comments   John Flaherty 4 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 Special Board Meeting Approve Minutes John Flaherty 1 m
    Minutes for NS Special Board Meeting on September 17, 2020  
  E. Approve Minutes from Regular Board Meeting Approve Minutes John Flaherty 1 m
    Minutes for NS Board Meeting on August 25, 2020  
II. Committee Updates 6:08 PM
 
Committee Chairs will provide updates on recent board committee activities.
 
  A. Academic Success Committee FYI Caitrin Wright 3 m
     
  B. Finance Committee FYI Victor Paredes-Colonia 3 m
  C. Governance Committee FYI John Flaherty 3 m
     
III. Topical Items 6:17 PM
  A. Distance Learning and School Site Operations Update Discuss Kevin Sved 10 m
   
K. Sved will provide updates on distance learning and school site operations.
 
     
  B. Stage III Reopening Vote Kevin Sved 15 m
   
The board will consider voting on a recommendation to reopen for Stage III in-person instruction no earlier than January 11, 2021.
 
     
  C. 407 Main Street Project Update Discuss Kevin Sved 15 m
   
K. Sved will provide an update on the 407 Main Street Project, including recent Watsonville City Planning Commission approval of a special use permit.
 
     
IV. Consent Agenda 6:57 PM
  A. Consent Agenda Vote John Flaherty 2 m
   
The board will vote on the approval of the consent agenda, including: Revised Audit Engagement Letter and audit delay; Watsonville Prep School Expansion Funding Application; Proposition 39 Application Authorization; and Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) Approval (Local Plan Section B, Certification 5 and Participation Agreement).
 
     
     
     
     
V. Closed Session 6:59 PM
  A. Announcement of Reasons for Closed Session FYI John Flaherty 1 m
  B. Vote to Enter Closed Session Vote John Flaherty 2 m
   
The board will vote to enter closed session via roll call.
 
  C. Closed Session FYI John Flaherty 55 m
   
The board will meet in closed session for approximately fifty-five minutes. During closed session the board will discuss
  1. Anticipated litigation, Gov't Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
  2. Negotiations for real property at 407 Main Street, Watsonville, CA
 
  D. Announcement of Actions Taken During Closed Session FYI John Flaherty 2 m
   
The board chair will announce actions taken during closed session, if any.
 
VI. Closing Items 7:59 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote John Flaherty 2 m
   
Board members will vote to adjourn the meeting via roll call.