Da Vinci Schools
Da Vinci Schools: L.A. County Board Meeting (RISE High)
Date and Time
Wednesday August 19, 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:
- Teleconferencing will be held through Zoom. Join the Zoom Meeting at https://zoom.us/j/92747995571 , Meeting ID: 927 4799 5571, or dial (669) 900-6833.
- Agendas are available to all audience members online at https://dvrise.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. For more information call the CEO's office at 310-725-5800.
Agenda
I. | Opening Items | |
Opening Items
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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.
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D. | Public Comments | |
Please see Notice above.
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II. | Special Order of Business - Election of New Members | |
A. | Election of Christopher Taylor to Da Vinci Schools: L.A. County Board of Directors (Term Until 8/19/21) | |
B. | Election of Carla McCullough to Da Vinci Schools: L.A. County Board of Directors (Term Until 8/19/23) | |
C. | Swearing-In of New Members | |
III. | Brown Act Training | |
A. | Brown Act and Governance Training | |
Annual Brown Act and Governance training.
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IV. | Information: Board Comments and/or Administrative Reports | |
A. | From the Board | |
B. | From the CEO | |
C. | From the Executive Director | |
D. | RISE High Update | |
E. | Facilities Update | |
F. | Financial Update | |
V. | Approval of Minutes | |
A. | Approve Minutes of the July 22, 2020 Regular Board Meeting | |
B. | Approve Minutes of the August 12, 2020 Special Board Meeting | |
VI. | Action Items | |
A. | Accept July 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.
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B. | Acknowledge Receipt of the 2019-20 LACOE Review of Program Findings | |
Includes the LACOE Instructional Program Review, Fiscal Annual Report, and Governance Review
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C. | Approve Home Hospital Instruction Board Policy | |
This policy includes modifications as they relate to COVID-19 pandemic conditions.
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D. | Approve the Catastrophic Leave Program | |
Education Code 44043.5 permits a governing board of an LEA to establish a catastrophic leave program which permits employees of the LEA to donate eligible leave credits to an employee when that employee or a member of his or her family suffers from a catastrophic illness or injury.
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E. | Approve and Adopt the Policy to Address Racist, Discriminatory, and Dehumanizing Incidents | |
This policy has been written with input from a group of Da Vinci stakeholders including students and staff, and with the assistance of legal counsel.
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F. | Approve License Agreement Between Wiseburn Unified School District and Da Vinci Schools: L.A. County | |
This agreement covers Da Vinci RISE High's use of the Wiseburn-owned property at 13500 Aviation Blvd., Hawthorne, California.
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G. | Approve Memorandum of Understanding with A-GAME | |
This is an agreement of collaboration between the A-GAME Leadership Team, LACOE, Da Vinci RISE High, and North Valley Military Institute. The term of the agreement is effective from date of signature until project completion or September 30, 2021, whichever is earlier. There is no cost to Da Vinci RISE High.
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H. | Approve Expatiate Staffing Services Contract for Special Education | |
This staffing contract for RISE special education psychological assessment services in an amount not to exceed $45,000 is for the period of 8/20/2020 through 6/15/2021.
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I. | Approve Food Service Contract with Chartwells including Da Vinci RISE High Sites | |
Services for RISE sites at Hawthorne and New Earth are included.
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J. | Ratify Participation Agreement (MOU) between APCH and Da Vinci RISE High for the period of 2020-21 through 2022-23 in an Annual Amount Not to Exceed $289,000 | |
This is a reduction of $6,700 from previous year after negotiations for sharing of partnership position costs and collaboration around services as well as increases in facility for a sick room option for students and staff at RISE. Additional facility costs for COVID-19 closures would need to be re-negotiated but appears we have what we need at present based on current DPH directives.
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VII. | Closing Items | |
A. | Adjourn Meeting | |
Call for motion to adjourn.
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