Da Vinci Schools

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

Date and Time

Wednesday June 17, 2020 at 6:00 PM PDT
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://zoom.us/j/92824155237 , Meeting ID: 928 2415 5237, or dial (669) 900-6833.
  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.
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 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. Call the Meeting to Order
  B. Record Attendance and Guests
  C. Approval of Agenda
   
Call for any changes to the agenda before a motion to approve the agenda is made and seconded.
  D. Public Comments
   
Please see Notice above.
II. Information: Board Comments and/or Administrative Reports
  A. From the Board
   
Including Board member recruitment update
  B. From the CEO
  C. From the Executive Director
   
  • Including an update on LACOE Board decision on RISE High Charter material revision
  • Re-Opening Design committee update
  D. RISE High Update
  E. Facilities Update
   
  • Reviewing existing, ongoing lease agreement for Hawthorne site
  • Cleaning and disinfection information specific to RISE sites
  F. Financial Update
   
  • Including discussion of insurance requirement
  • Proposed budget
III. Approval of Minutes
  A. Approve Minutes of the May 27, 2020 Regular Board Meeting
   
IV. Action Items
  A. Accept May 2020 Check Transactions Per Management
   
Board is responsible for approving checks over $10K. This register only shows checks exceeding $10K that have a RISE-allocated share. 
  B. Approve 2020-21 Budget
   
This budget is built upon the Governor's May Revise, and is subject to change upon the release of further information from the State.
  C. Approve and Adopt the COVID-19 Written Operations Report
   
The governor's April 22, 2020 Executive Order (EO N-56-20) issued a timeline and approval waivers for the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), extending the LCAP deadline to December , 2020. The Executive Order also established the requirement that a local educational agency (LEA) adopt a written report (COVID-19 Operations Written Report) explaining to its community the changes to program offerings the LEA has made in response to school closures to address the COVID-19 emergency and the major impacts of such closures on students and families. The COVID-19 Operations Written Report must be adopted by the local governing board or body in conjunction with the adopted annual budget by July 1, 2020.
  D. Approve Memorandum of Understanding with New Earth, LLC
   
The L.A. County Board of Education approved the Da Vinci RISE High charter petition material revision, allowing for a third site; therefore this MOU with New Earth LLC is presented for approval by the Da Vinci Schools: L.A. County Board of Directors.
  E. Approve Home Visitations Board Policy
   
This policy addresses designated staff visitations to student homes, and provides circumstances (including those of school closure and emergency), guidelines, and an approval request form.
  F. Approve and Adopt Resolution to Grant Authority to Purchase Insurance Coverage
   
Insurance policies are in the process of being drafted.  Approving and adopting this Resolution will enable staff to purchase coverage prior to the start of the 2020-2021 school year.
  G. Approve and Adopt the Resolution Regarding the Education Protection Account
   
This annually-required document indicates how EPA funds will be used.
  H. Approve the 2020-21 Board Meeting Calendar
   
This calendar is subject to change due to potential authorizer submission deadline changes in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
V. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting
   
Call for motion to adjourn.