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Libertas College Prep

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Libertas Board Meeting and Board Retreat

Date and Time

Saturday September 17, 2022 at 8:15 AM

Location

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.

Directors Present

C. Chambers, G. Olson, G. Pope, H. Echeverria, J. John C. Heintz, J. Ossei-Anto, N. Cabrel, S. Wechsler, T. Ossei-Anto

Directors Absent

B. Johnson

Guests Present

A. Carlstone-Hurst, D. Maguire, Sue Andres-Brown

I. Opening Items

A.

Board Team Building and Breakfast

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Call the Meeting to Order

C. Chambers called a meeting of the board of directors of Libertas College Prep to order on Saturday Sep 17, 2022 at 9:05 AM.

D.

Motion to approve the agenda.

J. John C. Heintz made a motion to Approve the agenda.
S. Wechsler seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

E.

Approve Minutes

J. Ossei-Anto made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 08-06-22.
T. Ossei-Anto seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

F.

Motion to approve Joaquin Alvarado as a board member.

J. John C. Heintz made a motion to Approve Joaquin Alvarado as a board member.
G. Olson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

G.

Public Comment

Meeting opened to public comment.  No public comment at this time.

II. Leadership Updates

A.

Budget Taskforce

Greg discussed the year end financials and current budget.  Greg discussed updates on the workstream for updating the budget for the current year.

III. Motions

A.

Motion to approve the Libertas curriculum and instructional materials for 2022-2023.

J. Ossei-Anto made a motion to Approve Libertas curriculum and instructional materials for 2022-2023.
S. Wechsler seconded the motion.

Anna provided information on the Williams settlement and impact to Charter schools.  Anna and the Academic task force provided overview of the process in curriculum selection and how it is tailored to students to provided Board with background and description of curriculum.

 

Motion passed with one suggestions to correct clerical error.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Motion to approve the Comprehensive School Safety Plan.

J. John C. Heintz made a motion to Approve the Comprehensive School Safety Plan.
N. Cabrel seconded the motion.

Anna described the School Safety Plan and process of review by the School Safety task force.  This will be submitted to governing bodies and LAUSD.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

IV. Closing Items

A.

Board Retreat

Board held a "fireside chat" with Dan where he presented to the Board the school mission, goals, areas of focus for the school including academics, culture and development.  Board engaged in Q&A.

 

Board met both as a group and as smaller groups to discuss and agree on the Board Dashboard and develop guiding principles for the upcoming year.  

B.

Adjourn Meeting

G. Olson made a motion to Adjourn the meeting.
N. Cabrel seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 2:34 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
H. Echeverria
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.