Da Vinci Schools

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

Date and Time

Wednesday July 28, 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/97619039842 Meeting ID: 976 1903 9842, 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. Special Board Action
  A. Approve Term Renewal for Da Vinci Schools: L.A. County Board Member Chris Taylor
   
Mr. Chris Taylor's original term expires August 19, 2021. Early vote due to authorizer August submission deadline. The renewal term would be from August 19, 2021 until August 19, 2024.
  B. Approve Term Renewal for Da Vinci Schools: L.A. County Board Member Lida Jennings
   
Dr. Lida Jennings' original term expires August 30, 2021. Early vote due to authorizer August submission deadline. The renewal term would be from August 30, 2021 until August 30, 2024.
III. Information: Board Comments and/or Administrative Reports
  A. From the Board
   
  • Work Group (Ms. Kari Croft)
  • Board Meetings 21-22 SY
  B. From the CEO
  C. From the Principal/Executive Director
   
  • RISE High Update
  D. Financial Update
   
  • June 2021 Financials
  E. Facilities Update
   
  • Hawthorne to Richstone
IV. Approval of Minutes
  A. Approve Minutes of the June 16, 2021 Regular Board Meeting
   
Approve minutes for Da Vinci Schools: L.A. County Board Meeting (RISE High) on June 16, 2021
   
  B. Approve Minutes of the July 6, 2021 Special Board Meeting
   
Approve minutes for Da Vinci Schools: L.A. County Special Board Meeting on July 6, 2021
   
V. Action Items
  A. Accept June 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 the Updated Certification of Signatures
   
Updated signatures of personnel and/or members of the Governing Board authorized to sign Orders for Salary or Commercial Payments, Notices of Employment and Contracts. Note that the L.A. County Office of Education's Business Office advises that barring any change in signatories, the document may be submitted for more than one school year at a time, with a limit of five years. With the Board's approval, this document will cover three years: 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24.
  C. Approve 2021-22 RISE High School Calendar
  D. Approve 2021-22 Student and Guardian Handbook
  E. Approve Draft 2021-22 Comprehensive School Site Plan
VI. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting
   
Call for motion to adjourn.