Da Vinci Schools

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

Date and Time

Monday January 24, 2022 at 6:15 PM PST
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/99927265181 Meeting ID: 999 2726 5181, 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. Special Board Action: Approve and Adopt Board Resolution Authorizing Remote Teleconference Meetings for the Period January 1, 2022 through January 31, 2022
   
Resolution proclaiming a local emergency, ratifying the proclamation of a State of Emergency by Governor Newsom dated March 4, 2021, and authorizing remote teleconference meetings for the period of January 1, 2022 through January 31, 2022, in accordance with Assembly Bill 361.
III. Information: Board Comments and/or Administrative Reports
  A. From the Board
  B. Financial Update
   
  • Annual Audit Presentation
    • Presenters: Michael Amato and Marcy Kearney
  • Tax Return Update
  • November and December Financial Statements
  C. From the CEO/Superintendent
  D. From the Principal/Executive Director
  E. Facilities Update
   
  • COVID-19 Indoor Quality Systems 
IV. Discussion
  A. Fundraising Working Group
   
By Kari Croft
V. Approval of Minutes
  A. Approve Minutes of the December 7, 2021 Regular Board Meeting
   
Approve minutes for Da Vinci Schools: L.A. County Board Meeting (RISE High) on December 7, 2021
   
VI. Action Items
  A. Accept December 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 Fiscal Year 2020-21 Annual Audit Report
  C. Approve 2020-2021 School Accountability Report Card (SARC)
  D. Approve 2022-23 Da Vinci RISE High Comprehensive School Safety Plan
  E. Approve Interagency Agreement between the LA County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), the LA County Office of Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services (WDACS), the LA County Office of Education (LACOE) and Da Vinci RISE High for a Long-Term Transportation Plan to Ensure School Stability for Foster Care Youth
  F. Approve Master Contract with STAR of California for Special Educational Services
   
Contract for the 2021-22 school year; total amount not to exceed $162,540.56.
  G. Approve Master Contract with The Stepping Stones Group for Special Educational Services
   
Contract for the 2021-22 school year; total amount not to exceed $22,540. 
VII. Closed Session
  A. Conference with Legal Counsel - Real Estate Negotiations/Lease Agreements
   
Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Gov. Code § 54956.8) New Earth (13634 Cordary Ave. Hawthorne, CA 90250) and Richstone Family Center (6001 Bristol Pkwy. Culver City, CA 90230).
  B. Reconvene for Public Session and Closed Session Reporting
VIII. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting
   
Call for motion to adjourn.