Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas

Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas (CASLV) Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday May 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM PDT

Location

CASLV Central Office

8985 S. Eastern Ave. #375

Las Vegas, NV 89123

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

Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas (“CASLV”) Central Office, 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 4:30 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order Ann Diggins 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 that 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 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 IX 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-Facility Finance Committee 4:45 PM
  A. Merit-Based Policy Addendum (For Possible Action) Vote Bridget Johnson-Peevy 5 m
     
  B. Summer Deep Cleaning (For Possible Action) Vote Selim Tanyeri 5 m
     
     
     
     
  C. Network Video Recorder (NVR) Camera System Software Upgrade (For Possible Action) Vote Selim Tanyeri 5 m
     
     
     
  D. Raptor Emergency Management System (For Possible Action) Vote Selim Tanyeri 5 m
     
  E. Fire Alarm and System Upgrade (RFP) for CASLV Windmill (For Possible Action) Vote Selim Tanyeri 5 m
     
     
     
  F. Technology Fee and One to One Technology Policy (For Possible Action) Vote Selim Tanyeri 5 m
  G. Centennial Hills Campus Office Creation in room 101 (For possible action) Vote Selim Tanyeri 5 m
     
     
     
  H. Tamarus Campus Secondary Front Entry Wall (For possible action) Vote Selim Tanyeri 5 m
     
     
     
  I. Centennial Hills Campus Front Parking Lot Gates Automation (For possible action) Vote Selim Tanyeri 5 m
     
     
     
  J. Delta Management Solutions Agreement Amendment (For Possible Action) Vote Nick Sarisahin 5 m
     
III. Consent Agenda-Academic Committee 5:35 PM
  A. 2025-2026 School Year Local Literacy Plan (For Possible Action) Vote Dr. Mustafa Gunozu 5 m
     
  B. Curriculum Orders (For Possible Action) Vote Dr. Mustafa Gunozu 5 m
  C. High School Course Catalogue (For Possible Action) Vote Dr. Mustafa Gunozu 5 m
     
  D. Consulting Services for Secondary ELA (For Possible Action) Vote Dr. Mustafa Gunozu 5 m
IV. Consent Agenda-Regular 5:55 PM
  A. April 16, 2025 Board Meeting Minutes (For Possible Action) Vote Elizabeth Kazelskis 5 m
  B. May 13, 2025 Finance & Facilities Committee Meeting (For Possible Action) Vote Chan Lengsavath 5 m
  C. May 19, 2025 Academic Committee Meeting Minutes (For Possible Action) Vote Arlene Hayman 5 m
  D. Crossing Guard Services (For Possible Action) Vote Selim Tanyeri 5 m
     
     
     
     
  E. Furniture Purchase for Cadence Campus (For Possible Action) Vote Nick Sarisahin 5 m
     
     
     
     
  F. Report of Purchases and Expenses Between $10,000 and $25,000 (Information) FYI Dr. Ercan Aydogdu 5 m
  G. Sandy Ridge Chromebook Purchase (For Possible Action) Vote Nick Sarisahin 5 m
     
V. Information/Discussion Items 6:30 PM
  A. Financial Update (Information) FYI Nick S. and/or DMS 5 m
     
  B. Financial Framework Ratings for the 2023-2024 Fiscal Year (Information) Vote Nick Sarisahin 5 m
     
  C. 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.

 
VI. Discussion & Possible Action Items- Contracts, Purchases, and Procurements 6:45 PM
  A. Windmill and Sandy Ridge Campuses Front Entry Remodeling Project GMP (For possible action) Vote Selim Tanyeri 5 m
     
  B. Tamarus Shade Structure (For Possible Action) Vote Selim Tanyeri 5 m
     
     
     
     
     
  C. Eastgate Second Floor Lobby Space (For Possible Action) Vote Selim Tanyeri 5 m
     
     
     
     
  D. Purchase Sale Agreement of Eastgate Campus (For Possible Action) Dr. Ercan Aydogdu 5 m
  E. Kitchen Design for Nellis Campus Construction (For possible Action) Vote Selim Tanyeri 5 m
     
VII. Discussion/Possible Action Items-Governance/Policies/Finance 7:10 PM
  A. Organizational Performance Framework Self-Certification Form (For Possible Action) Vote Dr. Ercan Aydogdu 5 m
  B. Section 504 Policy (For Possible Action) Vote Dr. Mustafa Gunozu 5 m
     
  C. Amendment of Employee Handbook (For Possible Action) Vote Bridget Johnson-Peevy 5 m
  D. Amendment of Student Handbook (For Possible Action) Vote Selim Tanyeri 5 m
  E. Update Wellness Policy (For Possible Action) Vote Selim Tanyeri 5 m
     
  F. Amendment of Volunteer Policy (For Possible Action) Vote Selim Tanyeri 5 m
  G. Amendment of Lottery Policy (For Possible Action) Vote Selim Tanyeri 5 m
     
  H. Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) Policy (For Possible Action) Vote Selim Tanyeri 5 m
  I. Meal Pricing for families (For Possible Action) Vote Selim Tanyeri 5 m
  J. Executive Director & CEO's Contract Renewal (For Possible Action) Vote Ann Diggins 5 m
  K. Annual Elections (For Possible Action) Vote Dr. Ercan Aydogdu 5 m
   

A.  Board Elections (for three Board posts with expiring terms) (For Possible Action)

  

The Director positions up for election at this meeting are the Board posts occupied (as of the commencement of this meeting) by Ann Diggins, Arlene Hayman, and Brin Gibson. By statute, if a category is listed next to such person’s name, then any nominee seeking election to that seat must qualify for that category in order to be eligible, to ensure CASLV’s compliance with applicable law.

  

(1) Diggins, Ann

(2) Hayman, Arlene (licensed or retired teacher/administrator [NRS 388A.241(1)(a)-(b)])

(3) Gibson, Brin

  

B.  Officer Elections (for all Board Officer posts) (For Possible Action)

 

The Officer positions up for election at this meeting are for President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer.

 
  L. Budget Hearing Notice (For Possible Action) Vote Nick Sarisahin 5 m
   

Notice is hereby given that the Governing Board of Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas, State of Nevada, will act on a resolution to approve the Final Budget for the fiscal year 2025/2026. This Public Hearing, in accordance with NRS 354.598, will include disclosure of changes to the Tentative Budget. All persons may attend and will be heard at a meeting held at 8985 Eastern Ste #375 Las Vegas Nevada, 89123 at 4:30 p.m. on May 21, 2025. Prior to the meeting, written comments may be filed with the clerk of the Governing Board and will be considered by that Board.

 
VIII. Closed (Non-Meeting) Sessions
 

A.  Litigation:  Closed Session (i.e., non-public meeting that is statutorily exempt from the OML) pursuant to NRS 241.015(4)(c), with respect to potential or actual litigation.

 

  

B.  Discipline: Closed Session (i.e., non-public meeting that is statutorily exempt from the OML) pursuant to NRS 241.016(3) and NRS 392.466(16) and/or 392.467(4), with respect to a potential student suspension/expulsion.

 

 

 

 
IX. 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.

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