Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas

Regular Board Meeting

Date and Time

Saturday February 26, 2022 at 11:00 AM PST

Location

7951 Deer Springs Las Vegas, NV 89131

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

Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas (“CASLV”), Green Valley Library, Enterprise Library, James Gibson Library, Paseo Verde Library. Whitney Library, 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 11:00 AM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order 5 m
   
Call to order 
Roll Call 
Pledge of Allegiance 
 
  B. Public Comment   15 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 her discretion, forego Items I (B) and V 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 11:20 AM
 
Information concerning the following consent agenda items has been provided to Board members for study prior to the meeting. The Executive Director recommends the passage of all Consent Agenda items in one motion. The Board may vote upon these items in one motion, unless a Board member requests that an item be taken separately.
 
  A. Approval of the October 27, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Minutes (For Possible Action) Approve Minutes Beth Kazelskis
     
  B. Approval of the December 6, 2021 Emergency Board Meeting Minutes (For Possible Action) Approve Minutes Beth Kazelskis
     
  C. Edgenuity License Extension (Information) Discuss Mr. Ercan
  D. Report of Purchases and Expenses Between $10,000 and $25,000 (Information) Mr. Ercan
  E. Amendment of Champions Agreement (For Possible Action) Vote Mr. Ercan
   

Before / After School Service Provider 

 
  F. Amendment of CASLV Lottery Policy (For Possible Action) Vote Mr. Ercan
  G. Purchase of Refrigerators and Ovens for Cadence Campus (For Possible Action) Vote Mr. Nick
  H. Purchase of Chromebook (For Possible Action) Vote Mr. Nick
   

Chromebook purchases for Nellis and Sandy Ridge Campuses

 
  I. Internet Line Upgrade for Sandy Ridge Campus (For Possible Action) Vote Mr. Ercan
  J. Carpet Tile Installation for Centennial Hills Campus (For possible Action) Mr. Nick
  K. Final Organization Performance Ratings Report (Information) FYI Mr. Ercan
III. Discussion/Possible Action Items-Governance/Policies 11:20 AM
  A. CASLV Governing Board (For Possible Action) Vote Ann Diggins 5 m
   
  1. Board Candidate Interview Assessments and Election (For Possible Action)
  2. Board Development Plan (For Possible Action)
 
  B. Employment of New Staff Member (For Possible Action) Vote Mrs. Johnson-Peevy 5 m
  C. Discipline Appeals Policy (For Possible Action) Vote Mr. Ercan
  D. Investment Policy (For Possible Action) Vote 5 m
  E. Student Records Retention Policy (For Possible Action) Vote Mr. Ercan
  F. Amendment of the CASLV Community Outreach Plan (For Possible Action) Vote Mr. Ercan 5 m
  G. Amendment of Employee Handbook (For Possible Action) Vote Mrs. Johnson-Peevy 5 m
  H. 2022-2023 School Year Academic Calendar (For Possible Action) Vote Mr. Ercan 5 m
  I. Amendment of the 2021-2022 School Year Plan to Include the COVID-19 Mitigation Plan (For Possible Action) Vote Mr. Ercan 5 m
IV. Discussion & Possible Action Items- Contracts, Purchases, and Procurements 11:55 AM
  A. Amendment of Better 4 you Meals Agreement (For Possible Action) Vote Mr. Nick 5 m
  B. Amendment of Kelly Education Agreement (For Possible Action) Vote Mrs. Johnson-Peevy 5 m
   

Substitute teacher, Standart aides/Paras service provider

 
  C. Wildflower Therapy Services, LLC Agreement (For Possible Action) Vote Mr. Ercan 5 m
   

Special Education related services including speech-language therapy

 
  D. Furniture Orders for Cadence Campus (For Possible Action) Vote Mr. Nick 5 m
   

Student desks, chairs, tables, and similar FF&E for the new Cadence campus

 
  E. Selection of Landscaping Services Company (For Possible Action) Vote Mr. Nick 5 m
  F. Selection of Janitorial Services Company (For Possible Action) Vote Mr. Nick 5 m
V. Discussion/Possible Action Items-Finance/ Facility 12:25 PM
  A. Change Orders for Cadence Construction (For Possible Action) Vote Mark McGinty 5 m
  B. Nevada Energy Contract for Cadence Construction (For Possible Action) Vote Mark McGinty 5 m
  C. Building Commissioning Services for Cadence Construction (For Possible Action) Vote Mark McGinty 5 m
   

Professional Services Agreement: Building Commissioning Services at Cadence Campus

 
  D. Health Insurance Renewal (For Possible Action) Vote Mr. Nick 5 m
  E. Approval of Investment broker/dealer and Investment Amount (For Possible Action) Vote 5 m
  F. Selection of Financial Audit Company (For Possible Action) Vote Mr. Nick 5 m
  G. FY21-22 Budget Amendment (For Possible Action) Vote Mr. Nick 5 m
VI. Information/Discussion Items 1:00 PM
  A. Update on Mask Mandate at Campuses (Information) FYI Mr. Ercan 5 m
  B. Nellis Campus High School Project Update (Information) FYI Mr. Ercan 5 m
  C. CASLV Campus Update From Centennial Hills (Information) FYI Mr. Serdar 10 m
  D. State Public Charter School Authority (SPCSA) Financial Framework (Information) Mr. Nick 5 m
  E. Financial Update (Information) FYI Mr. Nick and/or DMS rep. 5 m
  F. Executive Director’s Progress Report (Information) FYI Mr. Ercan 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.

 
VII. Privileged & Confidential Attorney/Client Conference
 

CASLV Legal Counsel pursuant to NRS241.015(3)(b)(2) (Information, Deliberation) Note: per the Open Meeting Law ("OML), this constitutes a non-public meeting that is statutorily exempt from the OML.  

 
VIII. Potential Action(s) (For Possible Action)
 

if any, re. the legal matters heard during the Closed Session Note: this may consist, for example, of a decision to submit a written demand on a potential litigant (e.g., a cease-and-desist letter), to authorize litigation, to conduct further legal research, to propose a settlement to a litigant, or to tender a matter to insurance.

 
IX. Public Comments (Information)
 
Please see the procedures and rules in item I(B) above.
 
X. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote
   
(For Action)