Da Vinci Schools
Da Vinci Schools Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday October 28, 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/96376406500, Meeting ID: 963 7640 6500, 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. | Special Board Action | 6:08 PM | |||
Approval and Installation of New Board Members
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A. | Approval and Installation Ceremony of New Board Members | Vote | Don Brann | 15 m | |
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III. | Information | 6:23 PM | |||
A. | From the Board | FYI | Don Brann | 15 m | |
B. | From the CEO | FYI | Matthew Wunder | 10 m | |
C. | Financial Update | FYI | Michael Amato | 15 m | |
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D. | Operations Update | FYI | Vicente Bravo | 5 m | |
IV. | Approval of Minutes | 7:08 PM | |||
A. | Approval of Minutes of the September 30, 2020 Regular Da Vinci Schools Board Meeting | Approve Minutes | Don Brann | 1 m | |
V. | Consent Agenda | 7:09 PM | |||
A. | Accept Check Register - September 2020 | Vote | Don Brann | 1 m | |
Check and ACH transactions over $10K, presented by management to the Board for approval, as previously agreed.
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B. | Approve and Adopt the Whistle-Blower Policy | Vote | Don Brann | 1 m | |
C. | Approve Student Board Member Proposal | Vote | Don Brann | 1 m | |
D. | Approve the 2020-2021 El Dorado Charter SELPA Local Plan and Participation Agreement for Da Vinci Communications | Vote | Don Brann | 1 m | |
E. | Approve the 2020-2021 El Dorado Charter SELPA Local Plan and Participation Agreement for Da Vinci Design | Vote | Don Brann | 1 m | |
F. | Approve the 2020-2021 El Dorado Charter SELPA Local Plan and Participation Agreement for Da Vinci Science | Vote | Don Brann | 1 m | |
G. | Approve Resolution to Tentatively Adopt a Conflict of Interest Code | Vote | Don Brann | 1 m | |
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors now requires charter schools within the county adopt and submit a code to them based on their template.
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H. | Approve Agreement between Da Vinci Schools and California State University Los Angeles to Provide Remote Clinical Fieldwork Experience for CSULA Students | Vote | Don Brann | 1 m | |
Remote fieldwork in the area of social work will be provided by California State University Los Angeles students to Da Vinci Connect. Agreement is valid until September 1, 2023. There is no cost to Da Vinci Schools.
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I. | Approve Contract for Chief Financial Officer | Vote | Don Brann | 1 m | |
VI. | Closed Session | 7:18 PM | |||
A. | Conference with Legal Counsel | Discuss | Don Brann | 60 m | |
Conference with Legal Counsel
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VII. | Closing Items | 8:18 PM | |||
A. | Reconvene for Public Session & Closed Session Reporting | FYI | Don Brann | 1 m | |
B. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | Don Brann | 1 m |