Wonderful College Prep Academy
Minutes
WCPA March Board of Directors Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday March 16, 2021 at 5:30 PM
This meeting is being held in accordance with the Brown Act as currently in effect under the State of Emergency Services Act, the Governor’s Emergency Declaration related to COVID-19, and the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 issued on March 17, 2020, that allows the Board to conduct the meeting and the Board members and the public to participate by teleconference, videoconference, or both.
Directors Present
D. Criona (remote), M. Moreno (remote), P. Martinez (remote), S. Castellanos (remote)
Directors Absent
E. Unruh, M. Avilez
Guests Present
A. Manuel (remote), A. Rollin (remote), B. DeFlitch (remote), I. Castillo (remote), J. Guzman (remote), J. King (remote), J. Steiner (remote), L. Sanchez (remote), M. Morillo (remote), R. Romero (remote), S. Bachofer (remote), T. Mirzaian (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
S. Castellanos called a meeting of the board of directors of Wonderful College Prep Academy to order on Tuesday Mar 16, 2021 at 5:35 PM.
B.
Flag Salute
S. Castellanos led the flag salute.
C.
Record Attendance
D.
Public Comments
No public comments at this meeting.
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Review and Approve: Minutes of Regular Board Meeting of February 23, 2021
M. Moreno made a motion to approve the minutes from WCPA February Board of Directors Meeting on 02-23-21.
P. Martinez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Avilez |
Absent
|
| M. Moreno |
Aye
|
| P. Martinez |
Aye
|
| D. Criona |
Aye
|
| S. Castellanos |
Aye
|
| E. Unruh |
Absent
|
B.
Review and Approve: Minutes of Special Board Meeting of March 12, 2021
M. Moreno made a motion to approve the minutes from Special Meeting of the Board of Directors on 03-12-21.
P. Martinez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| P. Martinez |
Aye
|
| M. Avilez |
Absent
|
| E. Unruh |
Absent
|
| S. Castellanos |
Aye
|
| D. Criona |
Aye
|
| M. Moreno |
Aye
|
C.
Ratification of Delano February 2021 Vendor Payments
M. Moreno made a motion to approve Consent Agenda Items II A-F as presented.
P. Martinez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Castellanos |
Aye
|
| M. Avilez |
Absent
|
| P. Martinez |
Aye
|
| E. Unruh |
Absent
|
| M. Moreno |
Aye
|
| D. Criona |
Aye
|
D.
Ratification of Lost Hills February 2021 Vendor Payments
M. Moreno made a motion to approve Consent Agenda Items II A-F as presented.
P. Martinez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Castellanos |
Aye
|
| P. Martinez |
Aye
|
| M. Moreno |
Aye
|
| M. Avilez |
Absent
|
| E. Unruh |
Absent
|
| D. Criona |
Aye
|
E.
Approval of Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Instructors for Delano and Lost Hills
M. Moreno made a motion to approve Consent Agenda Items II A-F as presented.
P. Martinez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Castellanos |
Aye
|
| M. Avilez |
Absent
|
| D. Criona |
Aye
|
| P. Martinez |
Aye
|
| E. Unruh |
Absent
|
| M. Moreno |
Aye
|
F.
Approval of Substitute Annual Statement of Need for Delano and Lost Hills
M. Moreno made a motion to approve Consent Agenda Items II A-F as presented.
P. Martinez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| P. Martinez |
Aye
|
| M. Moreno |
Aye
|
| S. Castellanos |
Aye
|
| E. Unruh |
Absent
|
| M. Avilez |
Absent
|
| D. Criona |
Aye
|
Superintendent Manuel provided a brief update regarding the February 2021 vendor payments for both the Delano and Lost Hills campuses. The Annual Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Instructors and the Substitute Annual Statement of Need for both the Delano and Lost Hills schools were included for review and approval. Consent Agenda Items II A-F were approved as
presented with one motion.
III. Regular Agenda - Finance and Operations
A.
Information Item: Monthly Business Report - Delano
Items III-A and B were presented after Item V-B due to a scheduling conflict for Ms. Castillo
Ms. Castillo presented the Monthly Business Report for WCPA Delano and provided an updated financial forecast based on the latest expenditures presented to the Board of Directors. Ms. Castillo noted there were no significant changes to the financial update compared to the Financial Report presented at the previous board meeting.
B.
Information Item: Monthly Business Report - Lost Hills
Items III-A and B were presented after Item V-B due to a scheduling conflict for Ms. Castillo.
Ms. Castillo presented the Monthly Business Report for WCPA - Lost Hills and provided an updated financial forecast based on the latest expenditures presented to the Board of Directors with no significant changes to expected revenues.
C.
Action Item: Approval of 2019-2020 Audit Report – Delano
P. Martinez made a motion to approve the 2019-2020 Audit Report for Wonderful College Prep Academy.
M. Moreno seconded the motion.
Ms. Castellanos presented the recommendation from the Audit Committee to approve the 2019-2020 Audit Report as presented to the Board of Directors and stated that the Audit Report would be approved in one motion since there is one audit for WCPA.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Avilez |
Absent
|
| E. Unruh |
Absent
|
| M. Moreno |
Aye
|
| P. Martinez |
Aye
|
| S. Castellanos |
Aye
|
| D. Criona |
Aye
|
D.
Action Item: Approval of 2019-2020 Audit Report – Lost Hills
This item was removed.
IV. Regular Agenda - Human Resources/Talent/Academics
A.
Action Item: Approval of 2021-2022 Academic Calendar
This item was presented as an Information Item to the Board of Directors. Superintendent Manuel presented a draft version of the 2021-2022 Academic Calendar. The revised calendar will include additional programming changes including additional professional development days for staff. The final calendar will be presented at the April Board of Directors meeting.
V. Communications
A.
Superintendent's Report
a) Enrollment Update
Superintendent Manuel presented a brief enrollment update for the two campuses from the beginning of the school year through the middle of February along with the new student enrollment forecast for the 2021-2022 school year. No significant changes to enrollment were presented.
b) WCPA Reopening
Superintendent Manuel provided the Board with an update regarding the reopening of the Elementary School grades (TK-5th) for the two Academy campuses to return to in-person instruction. In addition, the Academy is planning to bring back all Middle School students and a select number of High School students for both campuses in early April.
c) Strategic Priorities and Goals
There were no updates presented regarding the Academy's Strategic Priorities and Goals.
B.
Other Business
No other business was presented at this meeting.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
L. Sanchez
* * * CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY * * *
I certify that I am the Board Secretary of Wonderful College Prep Academy, a California non-profit public benefit corporation; that these are the minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Directors held on March 16, 2021.
Lupe Sanchez, Board Secretary