Da Vinci Schools
Da Vinci Schools Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday May 20, 2020 at 6:00 PM PDT
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:
- Teleconferencing will be conducted through Zoom. Join Zoom meeting at https://zoom.us/j/94362901065, Meeting ID: 943 6290 1065, or dial (669) 900-6833.
- Agendas are available to all audience members on the Da Vinci Schools website at www.davincischools.org.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Agenda
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I. | Opening Items | 6:00 PM | |||
Opening Items
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A. | Call the Meeting to Order | Don Brann | 1 m | ||
B. | Record Attendance and Guests | Alison Wohlwerth | |||
C. | Approval of Agenda | Vote | Don Brann | 1 m | |
Call for any changes to the agenda before a motion to approve the agenda is made and seconded. |
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D. | Public Comments | Don Brann | 6 m | ||
Please see Notice above.
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II. | Information | 6:08 PM | |||
A. | From the Board | FYI | Don Brann | 5 m | |
B. | From the CEO | FYI | Matthew Wunder | 5 m | |
C. | Presentation: Da Vinci Schools Vision, Mission, Aspirational Values, Key Performance Indicators, and Long and Short-term Goals | FYI | Richard Greenberg | 20 m | |
D. | Da Vinci Teacher Residency at Alder GSE Update | FYI | Scott Weatherford | 10 m | |
E. | Financial Update | FYI | Scott Warner, Miles Denniston | 30 m | |
F. | Operations Update | FYI | Vicente Bravo | 10 m | |
III. | Approval of Minutes (by Consent) | 7:28 PM | |||
A. | Approve Meeting Minutes of the April 15, 2020 Regular Da Vinci Schools Board Meeting | Approve Minutes | Don Brann | 1 m | |
B. | Approval of Minutes of the April 15, 2020 Special Da Vinci Schools Board Meeting | Approve Minutes | Don Brann | 1 m | |
C. | Approval of Minutes of the April 23, 2020 Special Da Vinci Schools Board Meeting | Approve Minutes | Don Brann | 1 m | |
D. | Approve the Minutes of the May 6, 2020 Special Board Meeting | Vote | Don Brann | 1 m | |
E. | Approve the Minutes of the May 15 Special Board Meeting | Approve Minutes | Don Brann | 1 m | |
IV. | Consent Agenda | 7:33 PM | |||
A. | Accept Check Register - April 2020 | Vote | Don Brann | 1 m | |
Check and ACH transactions over $10K in the month of April, presented by management to the Board for approval, as previously agreed.
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B. | Approve Resolution to Authorize Opening Bank Accounts and Designate Check Signing Authority | Vote | Don Brann | 1 m | |
C. | Approve 2020-2021 Contract with Charter School Management Corporation (CSMC) for Back Office Services | Vote | Don Brann | 1 m | |
This service contract includes back office and payroll services, student information system support, attendance and CALPADs reporting through June 30, 2021. Contract automatically renews for one-year terms unless either party gives the other a notice of non-renewal 30 days prior to the end of the current term.
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D. | Approve the 2020-21 Academic Calendar for Communications, Design, Science, and Connect/DVX | Vote | Don Brann | 1 m | |
Calendars are subject to change due to the uncertainty generated by the Novel Coronavirus pandemic.
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E. | Approve 2020-21 Board Meeting Calendar | Vote | Don Brann | 1 m | |
Calendar subject to change due to the uncertainty generated by the Novel Coronavirus pandemic.
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V. | Closed Session | 7:38 PM | |||
A. | Conference with Legal Counsel | Discuss | Don Brann | 60 m | |
Conference with Legal Counsel
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VI. | Closing Items | 8:38 PM | |||
A. | Reconvene for Public Session & Closed Session Reporting | FYI | Don Brann | 1 m | |
B. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | Don Brann | 1 m |