Da Vinci Schools

Da Vinci Schools Regular Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday July 24, 2024 at 6:00 PM PDT

Location

201 N. Douglas Street, El Segundo, CA 90245 or

221 Tingey Street SE, Washington, DC 20003

Da Vinci Schools ("DV") welcomes your participation at its Board meetings. The purpose of a public meeting of the Board of Trustees ("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:
 

  1. The meeting is accessible online at https://davincischools-org.zoom.us/j/91516483179 or dial (669) 900-6833 and use Meeting ID: 915 1648 3179.
  2. Agendas are available to all audience members on the Da Vinci Schools website www.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 each and total time allotted to non-agenda items will not exceed twenty (20) 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. Please contact 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 the CEO's office at 310-725-5800 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 Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Jo Webber 1 m
  B. Record Attendance   Alison Wohlwerth
  C. Approve the Agenda Vote Jo Webber 1 m
   

Call for any changes to the agenda before a motion to approve the agenda is made and seconded.

 
  D. Public Comments   Jo Webber 5 m
   

Please see Notice above. The duration of individual comments and the total comment time may be adjusted at the discretion of the board chairperson. Comments will be given on a first-come, first-served basis; however, the board chairperson may direct staff to create an orderly process in the event a large number of audience members wish to speak.

 
II. Information 6:07 PM
  A. From the Board FYI Jo Webber 10 m
  B. From the CEO/Superintendent FYI Matthew Wunder 5 m
  C. From the Chief People Officer FYI Veronica Rodriguez 5 m
  D. Financial Update FYI Michael Amato 10 m
  E. Operations Update FYI Vicente Bravo 10 m
   
  • Soccer Field Update
  • Kitchen and Cafe Update
 
III. Approval of Minutes 6:47 PM
  A. Approval of Minutes of the June 18, 2024 Regular Da Vinci Schools Board Meeting Approve Minutes Jo Webber 1 m
     
IV. Consent Agenda 6:48 PM
  A. Accept the Da Vinci Schools Transaction Register - June, 2024 Vote Jo Webber 1 m
   

Check and ACH transactions over $10K, presented by management to the Board for approval, as previously agreed.

 
  B. Approve Contract with Charter School Management Corporation for Back Office Services Vote Jo Webber 1 m
   

This three-year contract is effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027.

 
  C. Approve Pay Scale Increase for School Grounds Supervision Position Vote Jo Webber 1 m
   

Due to the increase in minimum wage, the School Grounds Supervision position must be increased from $16.90 to $17.27.

 

 
  D. Approve Consultant Agreement with Culture Consulting Solutions Vote Jo Webber 1 m
   

Partially paid out of grant funds.

 
  E. Approve 2024-25 Statement of Work Agreement with Southern New Hampshire University for Concurrent Enrollment Vote Jo Webber 1 m
   

This Statement of Work is subject to the terms and conditions of the previously board-approved Master Community Partner Academic Agreement between SNHU and Da Vinci Schools.

 
  F. Approve Memorandum of Understanding with South Bay Work Investment Board (SBWIB) Vote Jo Webber 1 m
  G. Approve 2024-25 Student and Family Handbooks for Da Vinci Communications, Design, Science, and Connect Vote Jo Webber 1 m
  H. Approve Revised Da Vinci Schools Grades and Evaluation of Academic Achievement Policy Vote Jo Webber 1 m
   

Aligns grade percentages across schools.

 
  I. Approve Revised Da Vinci Schools Student Discipline/Suspension and Expulsion Policy Vote Jo Webber 1 m
  J. Approve Da Vinci Schools Independent Study Board Policy Revised Per SB 153 Vote Jo Webber 1 m
   

SB 153 (Education Omnibus Budget Trailer Bill) signed by the California Governor in late June requires changes to Da Vinci's Independent Study Board policy.

 
  K. Approve Submission of the Da Vinci Communications, Design, Science, and Connect Charters and the Charter School Petitioner Certification to the Superintendent and Board of Trustees of Wiseburn Unified School District Vote Jo Webber 1 m
   

Charter petitions will be submitted to the Wiseburn Unified School District after consultation with District Superintendent. 

 
V. Closed Session 6:59 PM
  A. Conference with Legal Counsel Discuss Jo Webber 90 m
   
  • Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Gov. Code §54956.9(b) - 2 matters
  • Anticipated Litigation (Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(2)) - 1 matter
  • Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release (Gov. Code §54954.5) - 1 matter
  • Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Gov. Code §54957(b))
    • Title:  CEO/Superintendent
 
VI. Closing Items 8:29 PM
  A. Reconvene for Public Session & Closed Session Reporting FYI Jo Webber 1 m
  B. Adjourn Meeting FYI Jo Webber