Special Board Meeting Minutes

April 17, 2023, 4:30-6:00 PM

Minutes Approved

Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas

Minutes

Special Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday April 17, 2023 at 4:30 PM

Location

1051 Sandy Ridge Ave

Henderson, NV 89052

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

Arlene Hayman, Brin Gibson (remote), Chan Lengsavath, Elizabeth Kazelskis, Feyzi Tandogan (remote)

Directors Absent

Ann Diggins, Dr. Carryn Warren

Guests Present

Adem Akgedik, Sandy Ridge Principal, Andrea Shepard, CASLV Executive Assistant, Anthony Vu, CASLV Director of Operations, Dr. Ercan Aydogdu, Jacob Thompson, Sandy Ridge Campus Dean of Students , Mark Gardberg, CASLV Legal Counsel, Nick Sarisahin

I. Opening Items

A. Call the Meeting to Order

Elizabeth Kazelskis called a meeting of the board of directors of Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas to order on Monday Apr 17, 2023 at 4:31 PM.

Brin Gibson joined the meeting at 4:40 p.m. and left at 7:14 p.m.

B. Public Comment

There were no public comments.

II. Information/Discussion Items

A. Central Office Lease Amendment (For Possible Action)

Mr. Ercan explained the current central office space is not enough for the current number of staff and the future expansion. The new space is 50% larger, and even though we have two years on our lease, we will not be penalized for early termination. We will start with a new lease for the new location. Currently, the lease is for $2.15 per square foot for next year and the new lease will start from $2.10 per square foot. Mr. Gardberg is still reviewing the agreement. It was discussed that the agreement presented is not final.

Chan Lengsavath made a motion to delegate the finalization and execution to Mr. Ercan and Mr. Gardberg with the stated terms of $2.10 per square foot and whatever else is reasonable to effectuate the new lease and to terminate the old lease.

Feyzi Tandogan seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B. Cadence Campus Chromebook Orders (For Possible Action)

Mr. Nick indicated this order is for Chromebooks for the Cadence campus. The lowest quote is from XIT Solutions in the amount of $391,250 which will be from the ESSER grant fund, not the general fund.

Arlene Hayman made a motion to approve the quote from XIT for Cadence Chromebooks in the amount of $391,250.

Chan Lengsavath seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

III. Closed Session

A. Expulsion of Student(s) (Information, Discussion)

The board was in closed session from 4:35 p.m. - 7:11 p.m.

Chan Lengsavath introduced all members present and described how the appeal hearing would work for the family. The relevant student and his/her parent(s) attended, as did the school administration.

Mr. Gardberg described the legal aspects and stated the closed session is under Nevada law to protect the confidentiality of the student. Procedural due process is notice and an opportunity to be heard. Anything the student or family wants to say now is the time. This is meant to be an informal process to get all the facts and decide what is best for the student and the school.

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

A. Expulsion Recommendation(s) for Student(s) (re: item II A) (For Possible Action)

Elizabeth Kazelskis made a motion to having heard this de novo, and finding that she was in possession of two knives on campus, my motion is to accept the existing withdrawal of 04/03 and deem her suspension for 25 days (i.e., through today), and not make a final decision on the expulsion unless and until there’s a future attempt to reenroll at CASLV.

Arlene Hayman seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
Dr. Carryn Warren	Absent
Brin Gibson	Aye
Arlene Hayman	Aye
Elizabeth Kazelskis	Aye
Chan Lengsavath	Aye
Ann Diggins	Absent

V. Public Comments (Information)

A. Public Comments

There were no public comments.

VI. Closing Items

A. Adjourn Meeting

Arlene Hayman made a motion to adjourn at 7:22 p.m.

Chan Lengsavath 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 7:22 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

Andrea Shepard, CASLV Executive Assistant