Da Vinci Schools

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

Date and Time

Tuesday December 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM PST

Location

Mona Lisa, 201 N Douglas St, 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://davincischools-org.zoom.us/j/98270942619 or dial (669) 444-9171 and use Meeting ID: 982 7094 2619.
  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.
  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. 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 Carla McCullough 1 m
  B. Record Attendance Jonathan Crouch 1 m
  C. Approve the Agenda Vote Carla McCullough 1 m
   

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

 
  D. Public Comments Carla McCullough 5 m
   

Please see Notice above. The duration of individual comments and the total comment time may be adjusted at the discretion of the board chairperson. Comments will be given on a first-come, first-served basis; however, the board chairperson may direct staff to create an orderly process in the event a large number of audience members wish to speak.

 
II. Information 6:08 PM
  A. From the Board FYI Carla McCullough 5 m
  B. From the CEO/Superintendent FYI Matthew Wunder 5 m
  C. From the Assistant Superintendents FYI 10 m
  D. From the Executive Director of Special Education FYI Lynn Rodriguez 5 m
  E. Facilities Update FYI Vicente Bravo 5 m
  F. RISE High Update FYI Naomi Lara 15 m
  G. Financial Update FYI Michael Amato 30 m
   

-FY24-25 Annual Audit Report

-FY25-26 First Interim Revised Budget

 
III. Approval of Minutes 7:23 PM
  A. Approve Minutes of the October 15, 2025 Regular Board Meeting Approve Minutes Carla McCullough 1 m
     
IV. Action Items 7:24 PM
  A. Approve Agreement between Clark Atlanta University and Da Vinci RISE Vote Carla McCullough 1 m
   

Agreement to provide practicum experience for Clark Atlanta University's Whitney M. Young Jr. School of Social Work students at no cost to RISE.

 
  B. Approve Updated Da Vinci Schools School-Sponsored Trips Policy Vote Carla McCullough 1 m
   

Policy and forms have been updated per State education code and law, and reviewed by CharterSafe.

 
  C. Approve Recording Individualized Education Plan and Section 504 Meetings Board Policy Vote Carla McCullough 1 m
   

This policy delineates parents'/guardians' right to audio record their child's Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and Section 504 meetings at Da Vinci Schools.

 
  D. Accept September 2025 Check and EFT Transactions Per Management Vote Carla McCullough 1 m
   

Board is responsible for approving checks and EFT payments over $10K. This register shows payments exceeding $10K made directly out of the RISE Bank Account and Paid by Da Vinci that have a RISE-allocated share. 

 
  E. Approve 24-25 Annual Audit Report Vote Carla McCullough 1 m
  F. Approve 25-26 First Interim Revised Budget Vote Carla McCullough 1 m
V. Closed Session 7:30 PM
  A. Conference with Legal Counsel Discuss Carla McCullough 25 m
   
  • Anticipated Litigation (Gov. Code §54956.9(d)(2)) - 1 matter
 
  B. Reconvene for Public Session & Closed Session Reporting FYI Carla McCullough 1 m
VI. Closing Items 7:56 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Carla McCullough 1 m
   

Call for motion to adjourn.