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Mr. Bañuelos welcomed everyone to the new year.  He wanted to tour the new facilities at DV Connect, having been unable to attend the Open House.

Ms. Morgan also wished everyone a happy new year, and asked Dr. Wunder for follow-up on Board goals.  Dr. Wunder responded that he has been in contact with Mr. Richard Greenberg, consultant, regarding the process for creating Board goals.  Dr. Wunder stated that the staff will present a draft of the Mission/Vision goals in February.  

Discussion on CEO Goals ensued.  [Dr. Brann added that] Mr. Meath had [earlier] expressed interest in working on those goals.

Dr. Brann spoke of his walkthrough of the DV Connect campus, and the hard work done by Mr. John Fernandez and his team.  Dr. Brann also spoke of attending the Open House and hearing the community's positive comments.

Dr. Wunder spoke of the Joint Wiseburn + Da Vinci Board meeting and how the Da Vinci team has worked on clarifying funding for remaining Da Vinci construction projects.  He spoke of Mr. Chet Pipkin's offer of a loan and the current work of legal counsel to create an agreement between Da Vinci Schools Fund and Mr. Pipkin.

Brief discussion ensued.

Ms. Latuner asked if the staff had heard results of grant applications.  Ms. Carla Levenson spoke of the CTEFP Round 5 grants, two of which have been received and two pledged.  An additional round of CTEFP Round 6 funding has been applied for ($2MM), and scoring is imminent.  Dr. Wunder spoke of Ms. Levenson's work over the years in obtaining over $80MM in funds.  Dr. Wunder also spoke of his gratitude for Mr. Chet Pipkin's $265K support in the 2019-20 year.

Dr. Brann thanked Ms. Levenson for her work.

Ms. Rainey and Drs. Wunder and Hawn gave a Da Vinci Connect Update.

Ms. Rainey spoke of the excitement of moving into the Del Aire campus.  The students are thrilled to have a wonderful campus with new classrooms and large grassy play area.

Dr. Wunder thanked the efforts of the Da Vinci Board, the Wiseburn Board, Mr. Vicente Bravo, Mr. John Fernandez and his team, Mr. Jesse Corral and his IT team, and Ms. Rainey.  Ms. Rainey commented that her staff, being highly aware of the cost of the move, spent very little on supplies and extra furniture to fill new spaces.

Dr. Wunder and his team also previewed the Meet & Greet presentation to be given on 1/21.  
Discussion ensued regarding the desired audience for the presentation.  There will be information for every community:  Wiseburn, Hollyglen, Del Aire, etc.

Mr. Bañuelos spoke of the intent to communicate with the community the need for Connect high school which is a different and natural offering than DVC, DVD, and DVS.

Dr. Wunder will send a revised form of the PowerPoint presentation to the Board.

Mr. Vicente [Bravo] spoke of the Del Aire renovation, which totaled $1.01MM.
Some unexpected costs included rental of trash bins for demolition haul away, concrete breaking and removal, and plumbing issues.

Remaining work includes landscaping completion, signage, lights and cameras, playground development, and safety procedures/drills.

Dr. Wunder commented that the signage will be approved by Wiseburn before being installed.

Ms. Morgan asked which portion, if any, of the total cost was due to RISE High.  Mr. Bravo replied that those costs have been separated, and he will be working with Wiseburn's Dr. Silvers and Mr. Wilson on remunerating Da Vinci for them.

Mr. Bravo spoke of the initial $1.5MM budget.  Costs were saved via using refurbished bungalows instead of purchasing new ones, construction fees coming in at less-than-estimated costs, and in smart purchasing of furniture.

Mr. Mayotte spoke of the Enrollment and ADA trend, which remains better than expected.

Regarding the SARC Personnel Cost update, the ADA to Staff ratio is higher than the All High School District average, which Mr. Mayotte believes will be unsustainable in the long-term.

CalPADS data has been finalized:  DV Connect has made the largest improvements.  Increases in funding for the Unduplicated Pupil Percentage (UPP) resulted in an approximately $180K improvement in the Supplemental Grant portion of the LCFF.

Da Vinci Design was accepted into the El Dorado SELPA, which will result in a $100K improvement in ADA thanks to State Assembly Bill 602.  The benefit of Design staying in the Southwest SELPA diminished drastically as the SELPA reduced its moderate-needs regionalized program offerings.

Supplies costs are being chipped away, and economies of scale are being built for further budgetary improvements. 

Revenue Forecast for 2020-21: LCFF will have a 2.29% COLA applied.  

Mr. Bañuelos requested a clarification about a transaction for Chromebooks, to which Mr. Mayotte responded that the Ahmanson grant which the schools were awarded necessitated the technology purchase for the following school year.

Ms. Morgan pulled this item for discussion, saying that she would like more time with the document before signing.

Dr. Wunder spoke of the holiday timing, and the move-in before the agreement.  The Wiseburn Board has approved the document.  Dr. Brann asked Ms. Morgan to communicate with Dr. Wunder regarding questions and concerns.

Some of the concerns:
Section 3 pg. 2 - term of agreement December 2019
Also Notice in December 2019.
Exhibit B was missing from the agreement.

The Item was tabled.

Mr. Mayotte credited Ms. Rainey and Mr. Pioch on their work with the auditor in having the audit exception removed.

The Board thanked Ms. Rainey.  
Ms. Rainey credited the work of DVX and Connect staff, who have set in place three "safety nets" and protocols to ensure the independent study signature issue cannot occur again.  Ms. Rainey also credited the work and flexibility of the auditor.  

Mr. Bañuelos asked a clarifying question.

All Da Vinci teachers are credentialed, including Special Education teachers.

Brief discussion on mis-assignments.  Mis-assignments also include university interns.  

Entered at 7:45 p.m.

Open Session was reconvened at 8:42 p.m.
Dr. Brann reported no action was taken.