Da Vinci Schools

Da Vinci Schools Regular Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday August 22, 2018 at 6:00 PM PDT

Location

201 N. Douglas Street, El Segundo, CA 90293
Da Vinci Schools ("DV") 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 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. Teleconferencing will be held at the below address(es).  Members of the public attending a meeting conducted via teleconference need not give their name when entering the teleconference location.  Locations:  10960 Wilshire Blvd., 5th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90024, or https://zoom.us/j/6457692947; meeting ID # 645-769-2947
  2. Agendas are available to all audience members at the door to the meeting.  Some meeting materials are also posted on the schools' website (http://www.davincischools.org/people/board-of-trustees/board-meetings/), or you may see Alison Wohlwerth in the schools' business office, or contact her at (310) 725-5800 or awohlwerth@davincischools.org. 
  3. "Request to Speak" forms are available to all audience members who wish to 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 state their name and adhere to the time limits set forth.
  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.
Consent Agenda:  All matters listed under the consent agenda are considered by the Board to be routine and will be approved/enacted by the Board in one motion in the form listed below.  Unless specifically requested by a Trustee for further discussion or removed from the agenda, there will be no discussion of these items prior to the Board votes on them.  The Chief Executive Officer recommends approval of all consent agenda items.

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 Alison Wohlwerth 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
I. Opening Items
 
Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance and Guests
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
  C. Public Comments
II. Information
 
CEO Support And Eval
  A. From the Board
  B. From the CEO
  C. Memorandum of Understanding for College & Career Access Pathways Partnership (CCAP) Agreement
  D. Da Vinci Science Presentation on Homework and Work Load
  E. Financial Update
  F. Organizational Structure
III. Approval of Minutes
 
Facility
  A. Minutes of the 6/18/2018 Regular Board Meeting
   
  B. Approve the Minutes of the 7/31/2018 Special Board Meeting
   
IV. Consent Agenda
  A. Ratify Extension of Board Term for Art Lofton, Trustee
  B. Consultant Agreement with the BreakThru Alliance for Organizational Effectiveness Project
  C. Consultant's Agreement for Categorical Program Items
  D. Strategic Communications Plan for Da Vinci Schools and Wiseburn Unified School District
  E. Special Education Program Analysis for Da Vinci Schools and Wiseburn Unified School District
  F. Ratify Instructional Service Agreement with El Camino College
   

This agreement includes Da Vinci Communications, Design, Science, and Extension.

  G. Charter School Management Corporation Contract 2018-2021
  H. Contract for Vending Services
  I. KYA Services LLC Proposal For Bleachers
  J. Blackbaud Financial Edge and Raiser's Edge - Accounting Systems
  K. Concur User Rights (Fiscal Policy Addition)
  L. Ratify Amazon Line of Credit of $30K
  M. American Express Corporate Cards
  N. Wells Fargo Bank Credit Cards (Eliminate by October 31st)
  O. Statewide Travel Program with Citibank Rebate Payments
  P. Revised Budgets for all Da Vinci Schools
  Q. CEO/CFO Purchasing Authority
  R. Accept July Processed Transactions over $10K as Presented by Management
  S. Chartwells Cafeteria Construction Loan
  T. Southwest SELPA Local Plan for Special Education
  U. Participation Agreement between Southwest SELPA and Da Vinci Schools
  V. Document Retention-Destruction Policy
  W. Resolution to Establish the Corporation Titled "Da Vinci Schools: L.A. County"
  X. Compensation for Principal for Completion of RISE High Charter Petition
  Y. Ratify Settlement Agreement
  Z. Ratify Settlement Agreement
V. Closed Session
  A. Conference with Legal Counsel
   
Conference with Legal Counsel –  Anticipated Litigation (Gov. Code §54954.5)
     Significant Exposure to litigation          
     pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (d) of § 54956.9:  2 cases; one in an amount not to exceed $88,000, the other in an amount not to exceed $12,000.

Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release (Gov. Code §54954.5)
 
VI. Closing Items
  A. Reconvene for Public Session/Closed Session Reporting
  B. Adjourn Meeting