Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas
Minutes
Special Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday March 10, 2023 at 4:00 PM
Location
8965 S. Eastern Ave. #280 Las Vegas, NV 89123
Posting of Agenda: This agenda has been posted at the following locations:
Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas (“CASLV”) Cadence 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.
Directors Present
Ann Diggins, Arlene Hayman, Brin Gibson (remote), Chan Lengsavath, Dr. Carryn Warren, Elizabeth Kazelskis, Feyzi Tandogan (remote)
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
Anthony Vu, CASLV Director of Operations, Dr. Ercan Aydogdu, Emrullah Eraslan, CASLV Cadence Principal, Jessica Paquin, CASLV Cadence Dean of Students, Mark Gardberg, CASLV Legal Counsel
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Public Comment
II. Closed Session
A.
Expulsion of Student(s) (Information, Discussion)
Summarizing in generalities, during each closed session, the relevant student and his/her parent(s) attended, as did school administration. The Chair, Chan Lengsavath, introduced all members present and described how the appeal hearing would work to the families. CASLV’s legal counsel, Mr. Gardberg, added that the school would afford the parents procedural and substantive due process, and briefly described what each one is (e.g., the former entails (i) notice of the charges and evidence, which the parent received in the letter that described the events/occurrences and the decisions made by the discipline committee, and (ii) an opportunity for the parent and student to be heard). Mr. Gardberg added that the parent(s) and the student are encouraged to express everything they needed to say—i.e., now is the time—to ensure it is entirely fair and gets to the right result. Administration described the details of the incident(s), including a summary of the written statements and the physical evidence collected, after which the student and his/her parent(s) presented their information. The Board questioned the parties present. The Board then had a very lengthy discussion before returning to open session with a decision. Both cases were deliberated separately.
III. Potential Action(s) (For Possible Action)
A.
Expulsion Recommendation(s) for Student(s) (re: item II A) (For Possible Action)
Mr. Lengsavath added that these decisions are never easy.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Dr. Carryn Warren |
No
|
| Arlene Hayman |
Aye
|
| Chan Lengsavath |
Aye
|
| Brin Gibson |
Absent
|
| Elizabeth Kazelskis |
Aye
|
| Ann Diggins |
Aye
|
| Feyzi Tandogan |
Absent
|
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Kazelskis |
Aye
|
| Dr. Carryn Warren |
Aye
|
| Chan Lengsavath |
Aye
|
| Feyzi Tandogan |
Aye
|
| Arlene Hayman |
No
|
| Brin Gibson |
Aye
|
| Ann Diggins |
Aye
|
IV. Public Comments (Information)
A.
Public Comments
There were no public comments.
There were no public comments.