Da Vinci Schools

Da Vinci Schools: L.A. County Board Meeting (RISE High)

Date and Time

Tuesday June 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM PDT

Location

201 N. Douglas Street

El Segundo CA 90245

Da Vinci Schools ("DV") welcomes your participation at its Board meetings. The purpose of a public meeting of
the Board of Trustees ("Board") is to conduct the affairs of DV in public. Your participation assures us of
continuing community interest in our schools. To assist you in speaking/participating in our meetings, the
following guidelines are provided:
     1. The meeting is accessible online at https://zoom.us/j/97035654400, or dial (669) 900-6833 and use
         Meeting ID: 970 3565 4400.
     2. Agendas are available to all audience members on the Da Vinci Schools website www.davincischools.org.
     3. Audience members who wish may speak on any agenda items or under the general category of "Public
         Comments," which is time set aside for members of the audience to raise issues not specifically on the
         agenda. However, due to public meeting laws, the Board can only listen to your issue, not respond or take
         action. These presentations are limited to three (3) minutes each and total time allotted to non-agenda
         items will not exceed twenty (20) minutes. Non-English speakers who use a translator shall have six (6)
         minutes in which to address the Board.
     4. The Board may give direction to staff to respond to your concern or you may be offered the option of
         returning with a citizen-requested item.
     5. The chair will recognize such individuals who wish to speak on a specific agenda item at the appropriate
         time. When addressing the Board, speakers are requested to adhere to the time limits set forth, and to not
         repeat remarks made by those who preceded them.
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         or a majority of all, of the Board members shall be available for public inspection at 201 N. Douglas Street,
         El Segundo, CA 90245, during Business Office operating hours. Please contact the CEO's office at 310-
         725-5800.


The agenda and documents in the agenda packet will be made available, if requested, in appropriate alternative
formats to any person with a disability as required by the ADA, 42 USC section 12132, and the federal rules and
regulations adopted in implementation thereof. To request a disability-related modification or accommodation,
including auxiliary aids or services, you must contact the CEO's office at 310-725-5800 at least 48 hours before
a regular meeting, and at least 12 hours before a special meeting. (Government Code § 54954.2(a)(1).)

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order Lida Jennings 1 m
  B. Record Attendance and Guests Sebastian Ehuan-Avila 1 m
  C. Approval of Agenda Vote Lida Jennings 1 m
   

Call for any changes to the agenda before a motion to approve the agenda is made and seconded.

 
  D. Public Comments Lida Jennings 6 m
   

Please see Notice above.

 
II. Closed Session 6:09 PM
  A. Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Gov. Code § 54956.8) Discuss Michael Amato 30 m
   

Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Gov. Code § 54956.8)

Property: 9110 S. Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90002

Agency negotiator: Michael Amato, Matthew Wunder

Negotiating Parties: Aaron Anderson

Under negotiation: Investigating potential site for learning center

 
III. Information: Board Comments and/or Administrative Reports 6:39 PM
  A. Public Hearing for 2025-26 Local Control and Accountability Plans (LCAP) and LCFF Budget Overview for Parents/Guardians FYI Lida Jennings, Naomi Lara, Michelle Rainey 5 m
  B. From the Board FYI Lida Jennings 5 m
  C. From the Superintendent FYI Matthew Wunder 5 m
  D. From the Assistant Superintendents FYI Erin Whalen, Michelle Rainey, Steve Wallis 10 m
  E. RISE High Update FYI Naomi Lara 20 m
  F. Financial Update FYI Michael Amato 25 m
   

 

  • April Financial Statements
  • 2025-26 Annual Budget
  • 2025-26 CharterSafe Insurance Proposal
  • 2025-26 Fiscal Policy Update

 

 
  G. Facilities Update FYI Vicente Bravo 5 m
IV. Approval of Minutes 7:54 PM
  A. Approve Minutes of the April 23, 2025 Board Meeting Approve Minutes Lida Jennings 1 m
   

Approve minutes for Da Vinci Schools: L.A. County Board Meeting (RISE High) on April 23, 2025.

 
     
  B. Approve Minutes of the May 14, 2025 Special Board Meeting Approve Minutes Lida Jennings 1 m
   


Approve minutes for Da Vinci Schools: L.A. County Special Board Meeting (RISE High) on May 14, 2025.

 
     
V. Action Items 7:56 PM
  A. Accept April 2025 Check and EFT Transactions Per Management Vote Lida Jennings 1 m
  B. Approve 2025-26 Annual Budget Vote Lida Jennings 1 m
  C. Approve 2025-26 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2025-26 LCFF Budget Overview for Parents, and the 2024-25 Annual Update Vote Lida Jennings 1 m
  D. Approve Annual CDE Dashboard Local Performance Indicators Vote Lida Jennings 1 m
  E. Approve Prop 28 Annual Report Vote Lida Jennings 1 m
  F. Approve the Pursuit of Federal Title I, II, and IV funding for 2025-26 via the Consolidated Application Vote Lida Jennings 1 m
  G. Approve 2025-26 CharterSafe Insurance Proposal Vote Lida Jennings 1 m
  H. Approve 25-26 Fiscal Policy Update Vote Lida Jennings 1 m
  I. Approve 2025-26 Da Vinci Schools: L.A. County Board Meeting Calendar Vote Lida Jennings 1 m
  J. Approve Addition of the Instructional Continuity Plan, Sudden Cardiac Arrest Procedures, and Opioid Overdose Procedures to the Comprehensive School Safety Plans for Da Vinci RISE Vote Lida Jennings 1 m
   
  • California Education Code now requires each charter school to adopt an Instructional Continuity Plan (ICP) by July 1, 2025, as part of its Comprehensive School Safety Plan (CSSP). The ICP must outline how the school will ensure continuity of instruction during emergencies that result in school closures or disruptions. (Page 17)
  • California Education Code allows for the provision of emergency opioid antagonists by school nurses and trained personnel to individuals on campus suffering or reasonably believed to be suffering from an opioid overdose. (Page 26)
  • California Education Code, as amended by multiple 2024 legislative bills, now requires that the plan include procedures for responding to incidents of sudden cardiac arrest. (Page 112)
 
  K. Approve Agreement for the property located at 9110 S Central, Los Angeles, CA 90002 Vote Lida Jennings 1 m
VI. Closing Items 8:07 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Lida Jennings 1 m
   

Call for motion to adjourn.