Da Vinci Schools

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

Date and Time

Wednesday May 19, 2021 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/92534988887 Meeting ID: 925 3498 8887, 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. For more information call the CEO's office at 310-725-5800.
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, ext. 1351 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
   
  • RISE Graduation
  B. From the CEO
  C. From the Executive Director
   
  • Department of Public Health Guidance
  • Material Revision
  D. RISE High Update
  E. Financial Update
   
  • April 2021 Financials
  • Expanded Learning Opportunity Grant Plan
  F. Facilities Update
III. Approval of Minutes
  A. Approve Minutes of the April 21, 2021 Regular Board Meeting
   
Approve minutes for Da Vinci Schools: L.A. County Board Meeting (RISE High) on April 21, 2021
   
IV. Action Items
  A. Accept April 2021 Check and EFT Transactions Per Management
   
Board is responsible for approving checks and EFT payments over $10K. This register shows payments exceeding $10K made directly out of the RISE Bank Account and Paid by Da Vinci that have a RISE-allocated share. 
  B. Approve Expanded Learning Opportunity Grant Plan (ELOP)
   
The ELOP Grant Plan outlines the use of $120,616 to implement supplemental instruction and support strategies as part of a learning recovery program. 1) Paraprofessional services to accelerate progress to close learning gaps through the implementation, expansion, or enhancement of learning supports, and 2) Funding allocation towards existing community learning hubs and partnership services (New Earth, A Place Called Home, and Richstone) that provide students with access to technology, high-speed internet, and other academic supports.
  C. Approve and Adopt Resolution Approving Submission of Request for Material Revision of the Da Vinci RISE High Countywide Charter Petition to the L.A. County Board of Education
   
Under the Charter Schools Act, RISE High needs to submit a material revision of the charter petition to LACBOE to establish a new site within the county, change in enrollment projections, and administrative staffing modifications. Resolution includes Material Revision and projected budget. 

Material Revision to the RISE High Charter Petition
  • Element 1: The Educational Program
    • Organizational History, School Founders, Mission and Vision
      • C. Key RISE High Partners
    • Community Need for Charter School
      • B. Target Learning Site Profiles
    • Population to be Served
      • B. Enrollment Plan
  • Element 4: Location of Charter School Facilities
  • Element 5: Governance
    • General Provision
      • B. Make-Up of Board of Trustees
      • D. School Leaders and Staff.
  • Element 6: Employee Qualifications
    • Organizational Chart
      • B. School Site Staff
  D. Approve Memorandum of Understanding Between RISE High and New Earth (July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022) in an amount not to exceed $190,000
  E. Approve Memorandum of Understanding Between Da Vinci RISE High and A Place Called Home (July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022) in an amount not to exceed $235,000
  F. Approve License/Facilities Use Agreement Between Da Vinci Schools: L.A. County Rise High & Richstone Family Center (July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022) in an amount not to exceed $125,000
  G. Approve Consulting Contract for Kari Croft (May & June 2021)
  H. Approve Consulting Contract for Kari Croft (July 2021 - April 2022)
  I. Approve Principal/Executive Director
V. Closed Session Conference with Labor Negotiators (Gov. Code § 54957.6)
  A. Personnel Salaries (Gov. Code § 54957.6)
   
Agency Designated Representatives: Dr. Jennifer Hawn
Employee Organization: Da Vinci Schools
VI. Closing Items
  A. Reconvene for Public Session and Closed Session Reporting
  B. Adjourn Meeting
   
Call for motion to adjourn.