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Dr. Webber administered the Oath of Office to the 2022-23 student board members: Amelia Griffin, Olivia Griffin, Emma Hattne, Alvin Liu, Violet Pena-Gomez, Leilani Pineda, Quinn Schell, Milissa Sutton, and coordinators Emma Enriquez and Daniela Torres.

Mr. Ochoa and Mr. Boston welcomed the student board members. saying they look forward to the students' contributions.

Dr. Brann thanked Dr. Webber for chairing the meeting and welcomed the student board members.

Mr. Meath also welcomed the student board members.

Mr. Meath stated that the Governance working group meeting slated for that morning was cancelled due to illness of one of the Wiseburn board members. The Finance and Facilities working group had met and discussed the naming rights fundraising for Da Vinci facilities. A draft master agreement has been sent to the Wiseburn Board for comments, and the working group is awaiting those comments. The group also discussed the Wiseburn-prepared expense category spreadsheet of maintenance, shared expenses, deferred maintenance and charter school oversight fees listed in the Facilities Use Agreement and Magna Carta. Mr. Meath and Dr. Webber submitted comments to the Wiseburn team. Dr. Webber noted that the Finance and Facilities working group meeting was very productive; Mr. Meath agreed that the meetings have been very collaborative.

Mr. Santiago reported that the Arts and Athletics working group had not yet met, but that he will ensure that they do so before the next Da Vinci Board meeting.

Dr. Wunder welcomed the student board members and thanked Daniela Torres and Emma Enriquez for coordinating the team.

Dr. Hawn shared that a Wellness Committee has been established to supply resources for staff wellness and to help stem staffing turnover.

She also reported that a vocal music class will be piloted in a zero period offering for second semester. Da Vinci and Wiseburn staff had discussed expanding music and arts programming two years ago. The class will run five days a week for an hour in the morning, be open to all Da Vinci high school students, and be eligible for University of California A-G credit. Outreach to middle school students at Da Vinci and Dana will be conducted in February to survey interest on other programming.

Ms. Heimov inquired about the timing of zero period and the California late start for high school. Dr. Hawn shared that it would be a 7:30-8:25 a.m. class, and an "opt-in" for students to add to their current schedule. Zero period classes are fairly common in California high schools. The team was mindful of not disrupting the current master schedule. 

Dr. Wunder noted that California decided several years ago to start high schools no earlier than 8:30 a.m., but that this school year is the first year of implementation.  The zero period is optional.

Dr. Hawn introduced the student board member update, noting that coordinators Daniela Torres and Emma Enriquez were well-prepared.

Ms. Enriquez shared that both she and Ms. Torres have participated in Student Board since sophomore year, and now as seniors, are looking forward to working with the new team. The Student Board members hope to improve Da Vinci education by providing the student perspective, school-specific highlights, and amplifying current and future student voices.

Ms. Emma Hattne, a junior from Da Vinci Science, shared that Student-led Conferences were held, Students participated in two themed Community Dialogues, for Hispanic Heritage month and LGBTQ+ History month. Ikigai Honors is a new passion project exploration program for 11th and 12th grades. Senior students look forward to the Senior Cal Poly SLO field trip, and the Da Vinci Schools Semi Formal on November 5 is highly anticipated by all Da Vinci high school sites.

Mr. Alvin Liu, from Da Vinci Communications, shared recent school highlights like Hispanic Heritage Month, College Exposure trips and visits, Senior Movie Night, and the 9th through 11th graders' PSAT. Mr. Liu also noted pathway activities like Computer Science robot dance-offs, mayoral elections in Marketing, and the DECA Club clothing drive for the L.A. Mission.

Ms. Amelia Griffin shared the Da Vinci Design update, noting several Pathway projects like personal logos in Graphic Design, dream house designs in Architecture, and business cards in Entrepreneurship.  Grade level projects included 9th grade ofrendas, 11th grade Pre-Calculus inverse tiles, 10th grade made history commercials, and 12th grade held college representative visits.

Ms. Milissa Sutton shared Connect High's activities are highly club-driven. The students held a Breast Cancer Awareness event, a hygiene drive was sponsored by Connect Crew, BSU, and the Community Service clubs, a Club Day to advertise club offerings, a Movie Night, and an upcoming Game Night.

Mr. Quinn Schell gave the Connect TK-8 update, saying the middle schoolers really enjoyed the Astro (6th grade) and Catalina (7th and 8th grade) camps, and all students enjoyed the Multi-Cultural Fair and Student-Led Conferences. He also noted the Earthquake Drill and the upcoming Fall Festival.

Dr. Webber thanked the students for their updates and the time they took to prepare them.

Mr. Santiago congratulated the students, saying he looks forward to more in the future.

Mr. Bravo shared that the two regulatory items needed to secure funding for the CTE Studio, the letter to the California Department of Education to obtain their approval, and the final formal approval letter from the Division of State Architects (DSA) to the Office of School Construction will meet the deadlines for submission.  Mr. Bravo thanked King Consulting and DSA Regional Manager, Mr. Doug Humphries.

Mr. Bravo shared that the Cooling Tower project is currently lodged at DSA. The plan checker who was working on the plans is out of the office indefinitely, and  a new staffer has only been in place this week. Mr. Bravo hopes that the plans will be approved next week.  The towers have already been purchased. It will take 3-5 days to replace both towers once the repair installation begins.

The soccer field update:  the team is working diligently to secure an architect for the plans to submit to DSA. The soil is ready to be moved.

Mr. Bravo introduced new Athletic Director, Ms. Marissa Crook. Dr. Webber welcomed Ms. Crook.

Mr. Santiago inquired about the soccer field timeline. Mr. Bravo noted that the chosen soil removal company will be bidding through the CMAS (California Multiple Award Schedules) program, which will save Da Vinci a month and a half of bidding process time.  An architect must first complete plans in order to determine precisely how much sol to remove.  Mr. Santiago welcomed new Athletic Director Ms. Crook.

Mr. Amato shared the September financials, including balance sheet and P & L.

He noted that the business office is still awaiting several grant payments from the federal government, and that special education funding operates on a slower federal payment cycle.  He noted that deferred revenue is on hand but is waiting for the right month to be recorded as revenue.  A deficit of $880K is a timing issue, and Mr. Amato does not expect the deficit to remain much longer. 

The P&L contained revenue variances due to State and Federal revenue received but not included in the budget. A small temporary Alder variance is due to timing; Alder students were paid and Da Vinci is awaiting funds from Alder to offset that amount. More money than expected was spent on student Overnighter transportation.

Other variances on the P&L are due to revenue that has not yet been recorded. Once Da Vinci reports to the Federal government that funds have been spent, funds are reimbursed; some reporting timelines are quarterly, others are annual. Once funds are received, they are recorded as revenue.

Dr. Webber inquired about the Other State Revenue category. Mr. Amato commented that some grants such as the ELO (Expanded Learning Opportunities) came with an extended spending deadline, and so the remaining revenue has been deferred to 2022-23. 

Mr. Amato discussed Da Vinci Operating Reserves. The cash that can be used in a given year are Net Unrestricted Operating Reserves. The Board designated some of those funds for Deferred Maintenance, Future Economic Uncertainty, the Soccer Field, and the CTE Studio. The undesignated reserves were $1.38M. At this time, the board will officially designate the adjustments for Deferred Maintenance, Future Economic Uncertainty, the Soccer Field, and the CTE Studio. Dr. Brann and Mr. Amato clarified that the designations are Da Vinci Board designations and not required by any other entity, although the Deferred Maintenance is required by the agreement with Wiseburn Unified School District.

Closed Session entered at 7:00 p.m.

Public Session reconvened at 8:20 p.m.

Dr. Webber reported that no action was taken in closed session.