Final

Libertas College Prep

September Board Meeting

Date and Time

Saturday September 18, 2021 at 9:30 AM PDT

Location

Libertas College Prep
5101 S Western Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90062
Public Comment: We welcome students, staff, parents, and all members of the public to our meetings! Members of the public are invited to address the board at the beginning of each meeting and will also be given opportunity to comment on each agenda item during the meeting, under the direction of the Board Chair or presiding Member.

Accommodations: It is important to us that our meetings be open to all. Guests or members of the public needing reasonable accommodations to attend or participate in any meeting should contact Anna Hurst at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting at annachurst@libertascollegeprep.org or at (310) 902-6808.

Agenda

     
I. Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
  C. Approve Minutes
    Approve minutes for Board Meeting on August 7, 2021
  D. Public Comment
II. Leadership Update
  A. Dashboard Update
   
Review the monthly Libertas dashboard, update on enrollment, update on COVID safety practices. Review the Board Assessment. 

Update on the High School Opportunity students, where they are and the current status of the fundraising. 
  B. Discussion of the June Financial Dashboard and August Snapshot.
   
Discuss the end of year financial close and update on the 2021-2022 trends and enrollment. 
 
  C. Public Hearing: Independent Study Policy
   
In accordance with Section 11701 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations,  setting policy pursuant to Education Code section 51747, the Board shall consider, in a public hearing, the scope of its existing or prospective use of independent study as an instructional strategy, its purposes in authorizing independent study, and factors bearing specifically on the maximum realistic lengths of assignments and acceptable number of missed assignments for specific populations of pupils or adult education students. This policy shall reflect an awareness that excessive leniency in its terms can result in pupils falling so far behind their age peers as to increase, rather than decrease, the risk of their dropping out of school.
III. Motions
  A. Motion to approve 2020-2021 unaudited actuals.
  B. Motion to approve contract with LACOE to participate in school-based COVID-19 Testing 2020-2023
   
Contract to reimburse COVID-19 testing expenses up to $43,500.00.
  C. Motion to approve an independent study program.
   
The Board shall consider adoption of an Independent Study Policy in accordance with the requirements of Education Code Section 51747.
IV. Closed Session: Succession Planning
  A. Closed session
   
Closed session to discuss the succession planning for the Head of School. 
V. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting
Public Comment: We welcome students, staff, parents, and all members of the public to our meetings! Members of the public are invited to address the board at the beginning of each meeting and will also be given opportunity to comment on each agenda item during the meeting, under the direction of the Board Chair or presiding Member.

Accommodations: It is important to us that our meetings be open to all. Guests or members of the public needing reasonable accommodations to attend or participate in any meeting should contact Anna Hurst at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting at annachurst@libertascollegeprep.org or at (310) 902-6808.