Gabriella Charter Schools

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday June 21, 2021 at 6:00 PM PDT
Agenda was posted on GCS website(s) by 6 p.m. on Friday, June 18, 2021

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A total of 10 minutes shall be allowed for all public comment for this meeting, all comments shall be limited to one minute each unless there are more than 10 people who wish to comment, in which event comments shall be limited to the total time allocated for public comments divided by the number of people who wish to comment. Speakers who disregard that rule are subject to being muted. Public attendees have the right to remain anonymous, to record meetings and to review materials.

Should any member of the public require translation services or other accommodations to attend the Board meeting, please contact Malcolm Brown (213) 413-5741 or mbrown@gabri.org no later than 10am on June 21, 2021.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Angelica Solis-Montero 1 m
  B. Record Attendance and Guests   Hana Joe 2 m
  C. Personal Story: Why I Joined The Board   Cindy Gauger 5 m
II. Public Comment 6:08 PM
  A. Public Comment Angelica Solis-Montero 10 m
III. Consent Agenda 6:18 PM
  A. Acknowledge Submission of Check Registers for 4.21 for GCS 1 Vote Lisa Boulos 1 m
  B. Acknowledge Submission of Check Registers for 4.21 for GCS 2 Vote Lisa Boulos 1 m
  C. Approve School Performance Dashboard for GCS 1 and ESSA Grid Vote Hana Joe 1 m
  D. Approve School Performance Dashboard for GCS 2 and ESSA Grid Vote Hana Joe 1 m
  E. Approve minutes of prior board meeting Approve Minutes Angelica Solis-Montero 3 m
    Approve minutes for Board Meeting on May 10, 2021  
  F. Approve instructional calendar for GCS 1 Vote Rhonda Baldenegro 1 m
  G. Approve instructional calendar for GCS 2 Vote Rhonda Baldenegro 1 m
  H. Approve 21-22 contracts over $50,000 Vote Liza Bercovici 1 m
   
  • ExED contract -- back-office provider
  • Speech, Language, & Educational Associates -- special education services provider
  • Good Influence Consulting -- diversity, equity, inclusion consultants
    CharterSafe -- liability and workers compensation insurance provider
    • CharterSafe is averaging a 9% increase across their clients. GCS is seeing a 15.5% increase (across liability coverage and workers compensation coverage) due to our growth.
 
  I. Give Executive Director authority to negotiate specific contracts subject to subsequent board approval Vote Liza Bercovici 1 m
   
  • Preferred Meals -- student nutrition provider
    • give Liza the authority to negotiate any server scenarios
  • APS valet parking agreement -- give Liza the authority to enter into an agreement with a valet provider for the GCS 1 parking lot 
  • Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) -- give Liza the authority to enter into an agreement with LACOE to receive federal reimbursements for COVID testing
  • Cross Country (formerly DirectEd) -- provider of substitutes and special education staff
    • give Liza the authority to enter into a new agreement (previous evergreen agreement is no longer valid)
 
  J. Approve 21-22 Board Meeting Dates Vote Liza Bercovici 1 m
  K. Approve Fiscal Policy Changes Vote Liza Bercovici 1 m
  L. Approve renewal of Pacific Western Bank loan (see bullets below) Vote Liza Bercovici 1 m
   

Board resolution approving
  • the annual renewal of the line of credit with Pacific Western Bank in the amount of $200,000
  • those individuals authorized to sign the line of credit renewal documents
  • those individuals authorized to make loan advances from the line of credit



Signers are:
  1. Liza Bercovici
  2. Angelica Solis
  3. Michelle Kelrick
 
Person(s) authorized to advance from the line are:
  1. Liza Bercovici,
  2. Rhonda Baldenegro,
  3. Hana Joe,
  4. Angelica Solis and
  5. Michelle Kelrick
 
  M. Approve Teacher Assignment Policy Vote Rhonda Baldenegro 1 m
  N. Approve GCS 1 and GCS 2 local school indicators Vote Malcolm Brown 1 m
  O. EPA Spending Plan Approval Vote Lisa Boulos 1 m
IV. Items for Discussion and/or Discussion and Approval 6:35 PM
  A. Leadership Report Discuss School leaders 35 m
   
Look back and look forward - Rhonda Baldenegro
Campus Reports - Principals
External trends impacting school budgets - Liza
 
  B. Personal Story: Why I Joined The Board FYI Andrew Kin 5 m
  C. Governance Committee Update Discuss Michelle Kelrick 5 m
  D. Approve GCS 1 (1) LCAP, (2) LCAP Addendum, (3) SPSA Vote Malcolm Brown 5 m
   
Includes 21/22 Budget Overview for Parents, 19/20 LCAP Annual Update, 20/21 LCAP Annual Update, 21/22 LCAP, LCAP Addendum, Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)
 
  E. Approve GCS 1 (1) LCAP, (2) LCAP Addendum, (3) SPSA Vote Malcolm Brown 5 m
   
Includes 21/22 Budget Overview for Parents, 19/20 LCAP Annual Update, 20/21 LCAP Annual Update, 21/22 LCAP, LCAP Addendum, Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)
 
  F. Approve 21-22 Budget for GCS 1 Discuss Malcolm Brown 10 m
  G. Approve 21-22 Budget for GCS 2 Vote Malcolm Brown 10 m
  H. Approve GCS 1 4.21 financials Vote Lisa Boulos 5 m
  I. Approve GCS 2 4.21 financials Vote Lisa Boulos 5 m
  J. Resolution authorizing Executive Director to take all steps necessary to execute a Declaration of Need Form CL-500 Vote Hana Joe 1 m
   

*Declaration by charter school governing board certifying that there is an insufficient number of certificated persons who meet the charter school's specified employment criteria for identified certificated positions.
 
  K. Adjourn to Closed Session FYI Angelica Solis-Montero 1 m
   
Board Chair to announce closed session items.
 
  L. Public Employee Performance Evaluation (ยง 54957): Executive Director Evaluation (Closed Session); Board resolution re ED Pay Discuss Angelica Solis-Montero 5 m
  M. Return to Open Session FYI Angelica Solis-Montero 1 m
   
Board Chair to announce any action taken in closed session, if any.

 
 
  N. Public Statement re Compensation of Executive Director Discuss Angelica Solis-Montero 1 m
  O. Adjourn to Closed Session Angelica Solis-Montero 1 m
   
Board Chair to announce closed session item
 
  P. Anticipated litigation: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) [one matter] Vote Liza Bercovici 5 m
  Q. Return to Open Session Angelica Solis-Montero 1 m
V. Other Business
VI. Closing Items 8:16 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Angelica Solis-Montero 2 m