Aurum Preparatory Academy

Aurum Preparatory Academy Regular Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday June 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM PDT

Location

1034 66th Ave

Oakland, CA 94621

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:00 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Kira McDonough 1 m
   

Time:

 
  B. Roll Call -- Establish Quorum   Kira McDonough 1 m
   

Kira McDonough

Roberta Kreitz

Linda Itoka

Lori Roberts

Curtis Pehl

 
  C. Approval of the Agenda Vote Kira McDonough 1 m
   

Kira McDonough

Roberta Kreitz

Linda Itoka

Lori Roberts

Curtis Pehl

 
II. Consent Items 5:03 PM
 

(One Vote). The Board shall motion to approve all of the Consent Items as identified in this section of the Board agenda with one vote.
 
Consent section items are for routine matters that do not require discussion or deliberation by the Board. The consent calendar permits the board to approve multiple items by one action. All board members have the right to remove a consent item from the consent calendar so that normal discussion and deliberation may take place.

 
  A. 2025-26 Consolidated Application Vote Franci Sassin 1 m
   

Approval of 25-26 Application for Title Funding to decline federal Title funding

 
  B. April and May Check Registers Vote Franci Sassin 2 m
   

Approve monthly Check and Credit Card Register

 
III. Information and Discussion 5:06 PM
  A. Public Comment FYI Kira McDonough 10 m
   

Aurum Preparatory Academy welcomes your participation at Aurum Prep Board meetings. The purpose of the meeting of the Board of Directors ("Board") is to conduct the affairs of Aurum Prep in public. Your participation ensures continuing community interest in Aurum Prep.

 

Speakers must appear to make public comments in-person, or if the board has made a video conference option available, public comments may be made via the video conference platform. Anonymous comments are not permitted.

 

Comments are to address Open or Closed Session items found on the agenda. Each comment will be limited to three (3) minutes. A total of fifteen (15) minutes will be afforded for public comment. Unless an item has been placed on the published agenda in accordance with the Brown Act, there shall be no action taken, nor should there be comments on, responses to, or discussion of a topic not on the agenda. Board members may: (1) acknowledge receipt of information/report; (2) refer to staff with no direction as to action or priority; or (3) refer the matter to the next agenda.

 

Personal attacks against Aurum Prep employees and/or Aurum Prep Board members are inappropriate and not considered by the Board at a public Board Meeting. The Board has a complaint process which should be followed. The Board will not respond to personal attacks against employees or Board members in a public meeting and cautions members of the public that they will be personally responsible for any remarks made.

 
  B. Executive Director report FYI Donnell Thomas 10 m
   

Periodic report from Executive Director informing the board of various activities and updates of the organization.

 
  C. Financial Report FYI Franci Sassin 10 m
   

Periodic financial report on the status of the organization

 
IV. Action Items 5:36 PM
  A. LCAP Annual Update from 2024-25 Vote Hillary Crissinger 10 m
   

Review and Approve the Annual Update for the 2024-25 LCAP related to the final year of operation for the charter school

 
  B. Close out Budget for Aurum Preparatory Academy charter school Vote Franci Sassin 10 m
   

Review and approved updated close out budget for 25-26 related to activities of the charter school

 
  C. Bank Account Resolution Vote Franci Sassin 5 m
   

Update signers and authority for organization bank accounts

 
  D. Employment Contracts Vote Franci Sassin 10 m
   

Approve updated employment contract(s) for close out work and non-profit business

 
  E. Facility Use Agreement for sublease of Office Space Vote Franci Sassin 5 m
   

Review and approve sublease for office space in Pinole for close out activities and other organizational activities

 
  F. Board Officers Vote Kira McDonough 10 m
   

Nominations and vote for Board Officers, including Board Chair

 
  G. Board Meeting Calendar for 2025-26 Vote Kira McDonough 10 m
   

Review Board calendar for 2025-26 to conduct close out business for Aurum Preparatory Academy, including location and method for board meetings

 
  H. Education Protection Account 24-25 Expenditures and Spending Plan Vote Franci Sassin 3 m
   

Review and approve EPA expenditures and spending plan which must be posted on school website

 
V. Closing Items 6:39 PM
  A. Board Comments FYI Kira McDonough 2 m
   

The Governing Board will take comments, updates and/or requests for future agenda items from fellow Board members.

 
  B. Next Board Meeting FYI Kira McDonough 1 m
   

Next Regularly Scheduled Board meeting: TBD

 

 

 
  C. Adjourn Meeting Vote Kira McDonough 1 m
   

Kira McDonough

Roberta Kreitz

Linda Itoka

Lori Roberts

Curtis Pehl