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Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas

Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas Board Retreat Meeting

Date and Time

Saturday August 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM PDT

Location

2450 Hampton Rd 

Henderson, NV 89052

Posting of Agenda: This agenda has been posted at the following locations: 

Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas (“CASLV”) Centennial Hills Campus, CASLV website at www.caslv.org, and Nevada Public Notice website at http://notice.nv.gov.

Format / Procedures / Rules: This is a notice of a public meeting held pursuant to NRS Chapter 241. Members of the public are invited to be present.

Certain items may be removed from open/public consideration if permitted or required by Nevada law. The Board may also (i) take agenda items out of order; (ii) combine two or more items for consideration; (iii) separate one item into multiple items; (iv) table an agenda item to a future meeting; and/or (v) remove an agenda item.

Reasonable efforts will be made to assist and accommodate persons with physical disabilities desiring to attend the meeting. Please contact Ms. Shepard at ashepard@coralacademylv.org at least 48 hours before the time of the meeting, if possible, so that reasonable arrangements may conveniently be made. 

Please also contact Ms. Shepard if you would like a copy of the agenda and any public reference materials relating to agenda items. Those materials will also be available at the meeting location. Those materials would provide you with greater context and clarity as to the matters under discussion.

By law, no one may willfully disrupt the meeting to the extent that its orderly conduct becomes impractical.

All items are action or possible action items if denoted as such.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 9:00 AM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order Chan Lengsavath 5 m
   

Call to order 
Roll Call 
Pledge of Allegiance 

  
  B. Public Comment   10 m
   

Comments from the public are welcome at this time. You may present your comment during the meeting or beforehand, by contacting Ms. Shepard and relaying the comment to her. No person may sign up for another person, nor yield his/her time to another person. The Board may not deliberate on, or take any action regarding, a matter raised during the public comments sessions, unless the matter itself has already been specifically included on the agenda as an “Action” Item (and then, only at the time such Item is heard). The Board President will limit public comment to 3 to 5 minutes per person to ensure that all participants may speak and the Agenda is not unduly delayed, subject to any brief extension granted by the Board President in his/her sole discretion. No restrictions apply based on the speaker’s viewpoints. If the Board hears public comments which exceed, in total, 20 minutes, the Board may postpone the remainder of the public comments to the same agenda item at the end of the meeting. The Board President may, in his discretion, forego Items I (B) and second-to-last item and instead solicit Public Comments during each individual action item below, as permitted by NRS 241.020(3)(d)(3); or alternatively keep Items I (B) and VII but still permit Public Comments during certain (but not necessarily all) individual action items below. The information above applies to all Public Comment periods.

  
II. Consent Agenda 9:15 AM
  A. May 21, 2025 Board Meeting Minutes (For Possible Action) Vote Elizabeth Kazelskis 5 m
  B. June 16, 2025 Governance Committee Meeting Minutes (For Possible Action) Vote Elizabeth Kazelskis 5 m
  C. Cadence Campus Additional Classroom Change Orders (For Possible Action) Vote Nick Sarisahin 5 m
     
  D. Windmill and Sandy Ridge Campus's Front Entry Remodeling Project Change Orders (For Possible Action) Vote Nick Sarisahin 5 m
     
  E. Fire Alarm and System Upgrade Change Order for CASLV Windmill (For Possible Action) Vote Nick Sarisahin 5 m
     
  F. Teacher Appreciation Celebration Final Payment (For Possible Action) Vote Dr. Ercan Aydogdu 5 m
  G. Consulting Services for Secondary ELA (For Possible Action) Vote Dr. Mustafa Gunozu 5 m
     
  H. Consulting Services for Data Analysis (For Possible Action) Vote Dr. Mustafa Gunozu 5 m
     
  I. Report of Purchases and Expenses Between $10,000 and $25,000 (For Possible Action) Vote Dr. Ercan Aydogdu 5 m
III. Information/Discussion Items 10:00 AM
  A. Nellis Construction Update (Information) FYI Knit Architect/Core Construction/ Nick S. 10 m
  B. Executive Director’s Progress Report (Information) FYI Dr. Ercan Aydogdu 5 m
   

This typically consists of brief updates and notices from the Executive Director regarding general school matters (i.e., items of general interest) not already covered in this meeting, including, for example, campus and school news, test results, school awards/accolades, sports results, club events, staff and teacher trainings, special events, graduation ceremonies, etc.

  
  C. Eastgate Campus Bond/Loan Financing Update (Information) FYI Nick Sarisahin 5 m
IV. Discussion & Possible Action Items- Contracts, Purchases, and Procurements 10:20 AM
  A. New Rubber Surfacing and Demolishing Old Playground Centennial Hills (For Possible Action) Vote Nick Sarisahin 5 m
     
  B. US Turf Tamarus Campus (For Possible Action) Vote Nick Sarisahin 5 m
     
  C. Approval of Curriculum Purchases for the 2025–2026 School Year (For Possible Action) Vote Dr. Mustafa Gunozu 5 m
     
  D. Financial Audit Company Agreement (For Possible Action) Vote Nick Sarisahin 5 m
     
V. Discussion/Possible Action Items-Governance/Policies/Finance 10:40 AM
  A. Adding Drone Stipend in to Salary Schedule (For Possible Action) Vote Bridget Johnson-Peevy 5 m
  B. Annual Provision of Assessment Whistleblower Protections (For Possible Action) Vote Dr. Mustafa Gunozu 5 m
  C. Annual Written Test Security Notice Certification (For Possible Action) Vote Dr. Mustafa Gunozu 5 m
     
  D. Discussion and Approval of New Mission Statement (For Possible Action) Vote Dr. Ercan Aydogdu 5 m
  E. Update of Eastgate Purchase & Corporate Resolution (For Possible Action) Vote Dr. Ercan Aydogdu 5 m
  F. New Board Member Selection (For Possible Action) Vote Chan Lengsavath 5 m
  G. Board Committee Structure and Chairs of Committees (For Possible Action) Vote Chan Lengsavath 5 m
  H. Review of Strategic Plan (For Possible Action) Vote Dr. Ercan Aydogdu 5 m
VI. Public Comments (Information) 11:20 AM
 
Please see the procedures and rules in item I(B) above.
  
  A. Public Comment FYI
VII. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote
   
(For Action)