Wonderful College Prep Academy

Minutes

WCPA April Board of Directors Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday April 27, 2023 at 5:30 PM

Location

Wonderful College Prep Academy (Delano Campus)

Room: Yoga Studio (High School Campus Entrance)
2070 Veneto Street, Delano, CA 93215

Teleconference Location (Ed. Code § 47604.1)
Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills

Room: Career Center (High School Campus Entrance)
14848 Lamberson Ave, Lost Hills, CA 93249

 

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Directors Present

A. Lomeli, K. Tomono, S. Mohamed, V. Reynolds

Directors Absent

E. Unruh, M. Avilez

Guests Present

A. Bresson, B. DeFlitch, B. Toomey, E. Gadbaw, E. Hernandez, E. Soto, J. Guzman, L. Sanchez, M. Palomo, R. Alonzo

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

S. Mohamed called a meeting of the board of directors of Wonderful College Prep Academy to order on Thursday Apr 27, 2023 at 5:37 PM.

B.

Flag Salute

Board Chari Mohamed led in the flag salute. 

C.

Record Attendance

D.

Public Comments

No public comments were made during this board meeting.

II. Consent Agenda

A.

Action Item: Review and Approval of Minutes of Regular Board Meeting of March 30, 2023

V. Reynolds made a motion to approve the minutes from WCPA March Board of Directors Meeting on 03-30-23.
K. Tomono seconded the motion.

Consent Agenda Items A-E were approved as presented in one motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
V. Reynolds
Aye
S. Mohamed
Aye
E. Unruh
Absent
M. Avilez
Absent
K. Tomono
Aye
A. Lomeli
Aye

B.

Action Item: Ratification of Delano March 2023 Vendor Payments

V. Reynolds made a motion to approve Consent Agenda Items II A-E as presented in one motion.
K. Tomono seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
E. Unruh
Absent
S. Mohamed
Aye
M. Avilez
Absent
A. Lomeli
Aye
K. Tomono
Aye
V. Reynolds
Aye

C.

Action Item: Ratification of Lost Hills March 2023 Vendor Payments

V. Reynolds made a motion to approve Consent Agenda Items II A-E as presented in one motion.
K. Tomono seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
V. Reynolds
Aye
E. Unruh
Absent
A. Lomeli
Aye
S. Mohamed
Aye
K. Tomono
Aye
M. Avilez
Absent

D.

Action Item: Approval of 2023-24 Board of Directors Meeting Calendar

V. Reynolds made a motion to approve Consent Agenda Items II A-E as presented in one motion.
K. Tomono seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
M. Avilez
Absent
E. Unruh
Absent
A. Lomeli
Aye
K. Tomono
Aye
S. Mohamed
Aye
V. Reynolds
Aye

E.

Action Item: Approval of Agreement No. 2022/23-10 for MGT of America, LLC for Academic Consulting Services for the Lost Hills Campus

V. Reynolds made a motion to approve Consent Agenda Items II A-E as presented in one motion.
K. Tomono seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
K. Tomono
Aye
S. Mohamed
Aye
M. Avilez
Absent
A. Lomeli
Aye
E. Unruh
Absent
V. Reynolds
Aye

F.

Information Item: Review of New Hires for March 2023 Wonderful College Prep Academy (Delano)

No action was taken on this information item.

G.

Information Item: Review of New Hires for March 2023 Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills

No action was taken on this information item.

III. Regular Agenda - Policies & Compliance

A.

Action Item: Approval of Revised Elective Credit Requirements for Wonderful College Prep Academy (Delano) and Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills

A. Lomeli made a motion to approve the revised Elective Credit Requirements for Wonderful College Prep Academy (Delano) and Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills.
K. Tomono seconded the motion.

Mr. Brenton DeFlitch, 9-12 Principal on the Delano campus presented the revised elective credit requirements for consideration. The proposed elective requirements (220 credits) would still be significantly higher than the state required (130 credits) for high school graduation.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
K. Tomono
Aye
E. Unruh
Absent
S. Mohamed
Aye
A. Lomeli
Aye
M. Avilez
Absent
V. Reynolds
Aye

IV. Regular Agenda - Finance & Operations

A.

Information Item: Monthly Business Reports - Delano

Bill Toomey, Chief Business Officer presented the updated monthly business report for the Delano campus.

B.

Information Item: Monthly Business Reports - Lost Hills

Bill Toomey, Chief Business Officer presented the updated monthly business report for the Lost Hills campus.

C.

Action Item: Ratification of Year End IRS Tax Forms 990 and California Form 199

V. Reynolds made a motion to approve the ratification of the Wonderful College Prep Academy Year End IRS Tax Forms 990 and California Form 199.
K. Tomono seconded the motion.

Bill Toomey presented the year end IRS Tax Forms 990 and the California Form 199 for Wonderful College Prep Academy.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
V. Reynolds
Aye
K. Tomono
Aye
A. Lomeli
Aye
M. Avilez
Absent
S. Mohamed
Aye
E. Unruh
Absent

D.

Action Item: Approval of Resolution No. 2022/23-17 for the Submission of the California Schools Healthy Air, Plumbing, and Efficiency Ventilation Program (CalSHAPE) Grant Proposal for Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills

K. Tomono made a motion to approve Resolution No. 2022/23-17 for the Submission of the California Schools Healthy Air, Plumbing, and Efficiency Ventilation Program (CalSHAPE) Grant Proposal for Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills.
V. Reynolds seconded the motion.

Marcus Morillo, Chief Facilities Officer, presented the request for approval to apply for funding through the California Schools Healthy Air, Plumbing, and Efficiency Ventilation Program (CalSHAPE). The Academy plans to apply for funding to participate in this program to replace HVAC (MERV-13) filters, purchase CO2 monitors, provide remote access to monitor and control classroom HVAC temperature levels for the Lost Hills campus. The program will also include funds to assess all currently installed HVAC units for optimal efficiency.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
M. Avilez
Absent
V. Reynolds
Aye
K. Tomono
Aye
E. Unruh
Absent
A. Lomeli
Aye
S. Mohamed
Aye

V. Regular Agenda - Human Resources/Talent/Academics

A.

Information Item: 2023 WCPA End of Year Student Ceremony Dates & Locations

Megan Palomo, Interim Senior Director of Academics presented the Delano High School Graduation date for the Class of 2023 to the Board of Directors and invited them to attend.

VI. Communications

A.

Executive Team Report

a) Wonderful College Prep Academy (Delano) Charter Material Revision Update

b) Transportation Update

c) WCPA Covid-19 Masking & Vaccination Update

d) WCPA Robotics Team Update 

Lupe Sanchez presented an update on the Wonderful College Prep Academy (Delano Campus) Charter Material Revision. Marcus Morillo presented a transportation update on the purchase of the school buses and the COVID-19 masking and vaccination update. Ivan Ceballos and Audrey Ledesma coaches for the Delano campus L.E.G.O Robotics Team presented an update of the recent competition.

B.

Other Business

No other business was discussed at this meeting. 

 

VII. Closed Session

A.

Personnel: Public Employment; Superintendent Search; Gov’t. Code §54957(b)(1)

V. Reynolds made a motion to move the Board of Directors Meeting into Closed Session.
K. Tomono seconded the motion.

The Board of Directors moved to Closed Session at 6:58pm

The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
M. Avilez
Absent
V. Reynolds
Aye
K. Tomono
Aye
S. Mohamed
Aye
A. Lomeli
Aye
E. Unruh
Absent

B.

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

The Board of Directors returned from Closed Session at 7:17pm. No action was taken during Closed Session.

VIII. Board Comments

A.

Board Comments

The Board of Directors thanked the Special Guest presenters and asked if they could return at the next meeting to continue sharing their work with students.

IX. Future Meetings

A.

Future Metings

Meeting: Thursday, May 25, 2023 - 5:30PM

Location: Delano Campus 

 

Meeting: Thursday, June 29, 2023 - 5:30 PM

Location: Lost Hills Campus 

X. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

K. Tomono made a motion to adjourn the April Board of Directors Meeting.
V. Reynolds seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
V. Reynolds
Aye
A. Lomeli
Aye
S. Mohamed
Aye
E. Unruh
Absent
M. Avilez
Absent
K. Tomono
Aye

***CERTIFICATEOFSECRETARY***

 

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 April 27, 2023.

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:20 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
L. Sanchez