Da Vinci Schools

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

Date and Time

Thursday July 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM PDT

Location

201 N. Douglas Street El Segundo, CA

 

Additional Teleconference Locations:

 

4941 W. 137th Place Hawthorne, CA 90250

1514 Engracia Avenue Torrance, CA 90501

192 Country Club Drive Avila Beach, CA 93424

Da Vinci Schools: L.A. County ("DVLAC") welcomes your participation at its Board meetings. The purpose of a public meeting of the Board of Directors ("Board") is to conduct the affairs of DVLAC 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. Teleconferencing will be held through Zoom.  Join the Zoom Meeting at https://davincischools-org.zoom.us/j/98478280544 Meeting ID: 984 7828 0544, or dial (669) 444-9171.
  2. Agendas are available to all audience members online at https://dvrise.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 and total time allotted to non-agenda items will not exceed fifteen (15) 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.
  6. Any public records relating to an agenda item for an open session of the Board which are distributed to all, 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. For more information call 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 Da Vinci Schools: L.A. County (201 N. Douglas Street, El Segundo, CA) at 310-725-5800, ext. 1351 at least 48 hours before a regular meeting, and at least 12 hours before a special meeting. (Government Code ยง 54954.2(a)(1).)

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 1:00 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  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. Information: Board Comments and/or Administrative Reports 1:09 PM
  A. Presentation on RISE Eligibility for Dashboard Alternative School Status (DASS) program FYI Naomi Lara 20 m
III. Action Items 1:29 PM
  A. Approve Intent to Apply for the Dashboard Alternative School Status (DASS) program Vote Lida Jennings 1 m
   

Schools that serve high-risk youth, but are not explicitly required to do so in the EC, may apply for DASS status through the California Department of Education (CDE). All Schools voluntarily participating in the DASS program will be required to re-apply for DASS every three years.

 
IV. Closing Items 1:30 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Lida Jennings 1 m
   
Call for motion to adjourn.