Special Meeting of the WCPA Board of Directors Minutes

August 30, 2021, 5:30-6:30 PM

Wonderful College Prep Academy

Minutes

Special Meeting of the WCPA Board of Directors

Date and Time

Monday August 30, 2021 at 5:30 PM

Location

Virtual Meeting Information:
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Meeting ID: 868 5493 0739
Passcode: 2070

Dial-in Information:
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Meeting ID: 868 5493 0739
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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

A. Hixon (remote), E. Unruh (remote), M. Avilez (remote), S. Castellanos (remote)

Directors Absent

M. Moreno, P. Martinez

Guests Present

L. Sanchez (remote)

I. Opening Items

A. Call the Meeting to Order

A. Hixon called a meeting of the board of directors of Wonderful College Prep Academy to order on Monday Aug 30, 2021 at 5:33 PM.

B. Flag Salute

A. Hixon led the flag salute.

C. Record Attendance

D. Public Comments

No public comments held as there were no regular agenda items at this meeting.

II. Closed Session

A. Personnel: Public Employee Resignation; Gov’t. Code § 54957(b)(1)

B. Personnel: Public Employee Appointment; Gov’t. Code § 54957(b)(1)

Chairperson Hixon stated that we would now move to Closed Session for Agenda Items II-A through C.

E. Unruh made a motion to convene to Closed Session at 5:37pm.

M. Avilez seconded the motion.

All Board members were placed in a virtual breakout room for Closed Session at 5:37pm.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
M. Moreno	Absent
P. Martinez	Absent
S. Castellanos	Aye
M. Avilez	Aye
E. Unruh	Aye
A. Hixon	Aye

C. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov’t. Code § 54596.9(d)(2) – One (1)

M. Avilez made a motion to reconvene to Open Session at 5:48pm.

S. Castellanos seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
M. Moreno	Absent
E. Unruh	Aye
M. Avilez	Aye
A. Hixon	Aye
S. Castellanos	Aye
P. Martinez	Absent

III. Open Session

A. Personnel: Public Employee Resignation; Gov’t. Code § 54957(b)(1)

E. Unruh made a motion to accept the resignation of the Superintendent.

M. Avilez seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
A. Hixon	Aye
M. Avilez	Aye
P. Martinez	Absent
E. Unruh	Aye
S. Castellanos	Aye
M. Moreno	Absent

B. Personnel: Public Employee Appointment; Gov’t. Code § 54957(b)(1)

M. Avilez made a motion to appoint Ana Martinez, WCPA's current Chief Academic Officer, as the Interim Superintendent.

S. Castellanos seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
S. Castellanos	Aye
A. Hixon	Aye
M. Avilez	Aye
P. Martinez	Absent
E. Unruh	Aye
M. Moreno	Absent

IV. Board Comments

A. Board Comments

Board Member Unruh urged WCPA to consider hiring a local candidate for the role of Superintendent.

V. Future Meeting

A. Future Meeting

Tuesday, September 21 at 5:30pm
Virtual Meeting

VI. Closing Items

A. Adjourn Meeting

The meeting was adjourned by A. Hixon at 5:50pm.

***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 August 30, 2021.

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 5:50 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

L. Sanchez